I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 427 Aphrodite Accepts Marriage Proposal

In the history and mythology of another world, priestesses who serve the gods are inviolable.

If the priestess is desecrated, not only the man who desecrated the priestess will be punished, but also the priestess who lost her purity.

But the king is clearly an exception.

Whether it is history or mythology, there are many examples of priestesses marrying kings.

Obviously, the king is regarded as a demigod or even a god, so the king has the privilege of blaspheming the priestess.

No matter how devoutly ordinary people pray in the temple, they probably won't get a response from the gods.

But in the myth of another world, when Orestes was hunted down by Nemesis for committing the crime of killing his mother, Orestes came to the Temple of Athena to pray for help, Athena not only responded to Orestes Stes also descended in person in front of Orestes to prevent the Nemesis from harming Orestes.

Athena would come to Orestes in person, of course not because Orestes moved the goddess Athena with his piety when he came to the Temple of Athena for the first time.

Simply because Orestes was the king of Mycenae - the overlord of the Peloponnese.

If it were an ordinary person, no matter how devoutly he prayed, it would be impossible for the goddess Athena to descend in person.

At this time in the Temple of Aphrodite in the main city of Tire.

Goddess Aphrodite descended in person and appeared in front of Roy and Hiran.

This is obviously because Roy is the emperor of the Athenian Empire, the overlord of the Mediterranean Sea, and Hiram is also the king of Tyre, which is favored by Aphrodite.

"Great goddess Aphrodite!"

Hiran was obviously surprised that the goddess Aphrodite came in person, and he said in surprise and joy.

"We came before you because we hope you can witness His Majesty's promise. If His Majesty and his descendants break their promise, you have the right to punish them."

"I already know everything."

Aphrodite smiled brightly at Hiran, then looked at Roy and asked.

"Do you want to guarantee that your promise is valid under my witness, and let me have the power to punish you?"

"Yes!"

Roy nodded calmly and said.

"I have no intention of breaking my promise, great goddess Aphrodite, you can always witness my promise."

After listening to Roy's words, Aphrodite smiled and said to Hiran.

"Xiran! Now that your business is over, you can leave."

"Eh?"

Hiran left the temple full of doubts, not understanding why Aphrodite drove her away, but left Roy behind.

After only Roy, Aphrodite and the two priestesses were left in the temple, Aphrodite stared at Roy with the eyes of a lioness on her prey and smiled.

"There are so many girls around you now, and they haven't betrayed your thoughts yet. The blessing I bestowed on you has a lot of credit. How do you plan to repay me?"

"Blessing? What you gave me is obviously a curse!"

Roy rolled his eyes and said.

"If I don't become stronger and stronger in the shortest time, these girls will only cause me trouble if they fall in love with me."

"But you can't deny that you enjoy that all these girls love you faithfully."

Aphrodite said jokingly.

"If you are dissatisfied with my blessings, I can take back the blessings I gave you. You can see how many girls around you will love you as deeply as they do now if you lose my blessings."

In the myth of another world, when Prince Paris of Troy was alive, Helen was willing to abandon her husband and daughter for Paris because he had Aphrodite's blessing on him.

But after Paris' death, Helen was no longer affected by Aphrodite's blessing, and she immediately became the wife of Paris' brother Deiphobus.

Helen, who once abandoned her husband and daughter for Paris, seemed to have completely forgotten her love for Paris from the moment Paris died——Aphrodite’s blessing no longer affected her, and she had no love for Paris. Nostalgia.

Of course, Roy believed that even if Aphrodite's blessing disappeared, the girl beside him would not leave.

Because they can only become the most noble women in the world and give birth to the most noble princes and princesses in the world only if they stay with the emperor of Athens.

But Roy doesn't intend to test whether their love for him is true or not.

"Goddess Aphrodite, I don't like to return things that others gave me. If you do unnecessary things, I will push your idol down from the pedestal."

"Oh—you actually threatened me by knocking down the idol. It seems that you care about my blessing very much."

Aphrodite bewitched with a charming smile.

"I will not take away the blessings given to you. I can also correct my blessings so that you can control the effects of the blessings. Before, you couldn't control my blessings. Even if the woman you hate keeps in touch with you, it will still be unsaveable." It's medicine to fall in love with you. But after you can control the effect of the blessing, only the girls you take the initiative to get close to will be charmed by my blessing and fall in love with you."

"What price do I have to pay?"

"I heard that you generously gave Persephone a territory of 20 square kilometers, and made her the head of the gods in the Apennine Peninsula. I also want to own a large territory and become the head of the gods who rule the gods .”

"Your blessing is not of such great value."

Roy said jokingly.

"If you are willing to marry me, I will consider meeting your request."

"Let me marry you—"

Aphrodite frowned dissatisfied and said.

"This request is too much! I am the most powerful and well-known goddess in the Mediterranean world. With the Phoenicians' trading bases all over the southern coast of the Mediterranean, I have a foothold in half of the Mediterranean world."

"In Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco on the southern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, there are indeed Phoenician trade bases. But this does not mean that these areas are your territories! You may be well-known in the Mediterranean world The tallest goddess, but the strongest goddess in the Mediterranean world is entirely your claim."

"Then can you make these areas my territory? As long as you can make these areas my territory, I will consider marrying you."

"I look like a fool?"

Roy rolled his eyes and said.

"The total area of ​​these areas exceeds 500 million square kilometers. Even if I suppress you and force you to marry me, I can't be crazy enough to win your favor with a territory of 500 million square kilometers."

"It's stingy."

Aphrodite said coquettishly.

"Most of these areas are deserts, and you are not willing to give them to me."

"I can give you the Sinai Peninsula, Cyprus Island, and Sicily as a wedding gift. Adding the Phoenician region, you will have a territory of more than 13 square kilometers. Do you want to accept my marriage proposal or reject me?" Proposal?"

"13 square kilometers... Will you give me more territory when I get married?"

"Of course! When you get married, I will give you a larger, more fertile and richer territory."

Aphrodite's eyes lit up, and she finally nodded and said.

"Then I will accept your marriage proposal! Combine the proposal and wedding gifts, you will make my territory exceed 30 square kilometers, and you must ensure that my territory is fertile and rich."

(End of this chapter)