I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 51
It was near noon.

Erechtheus entered the port of Eleusis with a hundred ships of all sizes.

At this time, the Athenians had commanded the men of the Eleusis tribe to transport hundreds of thousands of catties of grain and tens of thousands of catties of olive oil to the natural pier of the port.

After the ships from Athens anchored in the port, the Athenians immediately ordered the men of the Eleusis tribe to move grain and olive oil to the ships.

After the grain and olive oil were moved onto the ship, the Athenians ordered the Eleusinians to board the ship with their families.

After one-third of the population of the Eleusis tribe boarded the ship, Pandion took Erechtheus, Loi, and two little leaders on board a big ship, because Pandion was going to lead the fleet back to Athens and accept Athens. Blessings to the victors.

Pandion's personal guard soldiers will continue to stay in the Eleusis tribe and manage the remaining 2000 population of the Eleusis tribe.

After noon.

Pandion led the fleet into the port of Piraeus.

Roy stood on the bow deck with Chione and her three maids, and saw thousands of Athenians gathered in the port of Piraeus from a distance. Lochne and Philomela stood in the crowd under the protection of fifty personal guards.

After the flagship ship moored at the pier, Pandion led the crowd to disembark, and Zeuxiper immediately came over to greet her with Procne and Philomela. She and Procne held olive branches woven by themselves. corolla.

Pandion walked up to Zeuksipo, and the two smiled at each other. Pandion lowered his head tacitly, and asked his wife to put the olive branch wreath on his head.

After Zeuxipe presented Pandion with the wreath of olive branches, Procne went to Erechtheus.

Erechtheus bowed his head and let Procne put the olive branch wreath on his head.

Watching Pandion and Erechtheus accept the wreaths presented by their wives and sisters, Roy couldn't help feeling envious and jealous.

In this era, dedicating the corolla to the victor is regarded as a reward and blessing for the victor.

If you can get the corolla presented by a noble woman, it is considered a kind of honor.

So in Greek mythology, the goddess of victory is a very busy goddess.

Because the goddess of victory will personally send rewards such as flower crowns to the winners.

At this moment, Philomela, who put her hands behind her back, walked up to Roy and said.

"Priest Loi, lower your head."

Why make me bow my head?
Is it a custom of the Athenian tribes for victorious men to bow their heads to women?
Although Roy was full of doubts, he still lowered his head obediently.

The next moment!

Something is worn on Roy's head.

Roy's eyes widened in surprise, and he looked up at Philomela in front of him in disbelief.

"Don't think about it!"

Philomela blushed and said.

"I saw my mother and sister making a flower crown, so I made one too. My mother and sister dedicated the flower crown to my father and brother. I couldn't find anyone to present the flower crown, so I gave it to you."

After speaking, Philomela returned to Procne as if fleeing.

Then Roy noticed that Pandion and Zeuxiper looked at him with complicated eyes, and Erechtheus stared at him with fire-breathing anger.

After Pandion hurried away with his family, Kaone came to Roy and asked.

"Priest Luoy, is that girl just now your fiancée?"

Roy immediately shook his head and said.

"Don't talk nonsense, she is Princess Philomela, the daughter of the leader of Pandion."

Kaone said suspiciously.

"We unmarried girls usually only give the flower crown to the father, brother or future husband. If she is not your fiancée, why would she give the flower crown to you?"

After hearing what Keone said, Roy finally understood why Pandion, Zeuxippo, and Erechtheus had the reaction just now.

Feeling that the corolla on his head suddenly seemed like a mountain was pressing on his head, Roy said with a helpless wry smile.

"Princess Chione! Princess Philomela was a naive little girl, she would give me a wreath, and maybe she wanted to give it away just because she made it. I knew very well that she didn't fall in love with I, let alone regard me as a future husband."

After Pandion and his family returned to the Acropolis surrounded by the Athenians, the two little chiefs began to command the people to transfer the grain and olive oil brought by the fleet to the Acropolis.

After the food and olive oil were unloaded, the [-] Eleusinians who were transported to Athens by the fleet disembarked with their families.

These Eleusinians stood in a strange land, and none of them knew where to go.

Roy had been waiting here with Kione and the three maids, and seeing a thousand Eleusinians disembarking from the boat, Roy immediately walked over with Kaone and the three maids and said.

"Everyone from the Eleusis, I am Roy, the priest of the Athenian tribe who served the goddess Metis. The leader of Pandion handed over half the population of the Eleusis tribe to me to manage. Now I will lead you to find a good place for You build a new home. Please trust me and obey all my orders."

It was all because the Athenian tribe conquered the Eleusinian tribe that the Eleusinians were forced to leave their hometown and come to Athens, which they were completely unfamiliar with.

Hearing Roy's words, most of the Eleusinians looked numb, and some even looked at Roy, an Athenian, with hatred.

"Everyone, please believe what Priest Loy said."

Kaone stood next to Roy and shouted.

"Although Priest Loi is also an Athenian, he is not our enemy. I witnessed with my own eyes that when the Athenian soldiers wanted to take your wives and daughters away, it was the Priest Loi who persuaded the leader of the Athenians, Pandion, to forbid the Athenian soldiers from taking you away. possessions, wives and daughters."

Seeing the white-haired and blue-eyed Kaone, even the Eleusinians who have never seen Kaone can recognize her.

"Princess Cheone, the daughter of the leader of Celeus."

"Can we trust Princess Chione's words?"

"Princess Kayone has always protected us like a warrior, I am willing to trust the princess."

The Eleusinians all looked at Kaone with hopeful eyes, feeling the burden on her shoulders, Kione said excitedly.

"Everyone! I will build a new home with you. If the priests of Loy and the Athenians bully us, I will be the first to stand up and resist. I will risk my life to protect you and fulfill my mission as the leader of the clan. Now please trust me, trust Priest Loi, we will definitely find a way to take care of you."

In this era, the chief family of the ruling tribe and the royal family ruling the city-state, while receiving support from the tribe and the city-state, also shouldered the mission of protecting the tribe and the city-state.

Legend has it that when the seven heroes attacked the city of Thebes, in order to let the gods help the city of Thebes, the smallest royal family in Thebes city voluntarily became a sacrifice to please the gods, so that the city of Thebes could win the war.

Before the start of the Trojan War, Iphigenia, the daughter of the commander-in-chief Agamemnon, voluntarily sacrificed to the gods, so that the warships of the Greek coalition forces could leave the port smoothly.

Kaone, who is the daughter of the leader, also has this spirit of self-sacrifice.

(End of this chapter)