Give Them a Dignified End 1/4
Since the end of the War of the Old Gods, the Greek World, which had long been under the rule of the ancient Titans and had gradually fallen into stagnation, has once again prospered and developed.
Olympus, having become the center of divine power, shone its light upon the sky, the earth, the sea, and the abyss, growing ever stronger.
Fertility worship is a widespread belief in various mythological systems, and it is also a way for gods to demonstrate their abilities and continue their bloodline.
Zeus, as the King of Gods, began to have more and more consummate his family and consolidate his position by having more and more children with goddesses, thus filling the power vacuum in the Greek World.
Over several decades, Zeus married six wives in succession: Metis, Goddess of Wisdom; Euryonome, the goddess of the sea; Demeter, the goddess of fertility; Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory; Leto, Goddess of Childbirth; and Queen Hera.
He had the famous Three Goddesses with the sea goddess; Queen Persephone queen of the underworld, with his sister Demeter; and after marrying Mnemosyne, he had the nine Muses who ruled over the arts.
More importantly, he had Artemis, Goddess of Hunting, with Leto, Goddess of Childbirth, and Apollo, the God of Light; Ares, the god of war, and Hephaestus, the god of fire, with Queen Hera, the Hephaestus of the gods; and after his infidelity, he also had Hermes, the Divine Envoy, with the daughter of Atlas who held up the sky.
The Twelve Olympian Gods were filled by these five outstanding children, and the pantheon was greatly developed.
As for Zeus's first wife Metis, Goddess of Wisdom, she was merged with the King of Gods due to the ancient Titan curse, becoming his thoughts and wisdom.
Metis left no children, and her name became a taboo among the gods, never mentioned and gradually forgotten.
Furthermore, following the example set by the ruler, Zeus, with his abundant energy and reproductive desire, set a good example.
Therefore, apart from a few exceptions such as Hestia, Goddess of the Hearth who vowed to remain chaste, and Artemis, Goddess of Hunting, the entire Olympus was permeated with an intense atmosphere of lust.
Furthermore, in addition to the catharsis of sexual union and unisexual creation, a creative frenzy also arose, with various birds, fish, beasts, and insects being created one after another.
The species diversity of the entire Greek World became increasingly rich and diverse, the food chain became more and more complete, the chaotic mass gradually took shape and stabilized, and the boundaries became clearer and clearer.
Faced with the growing power of the Olympus families, the older Titan Gods wisely retained their divine positions, chose to retire, and handed over their authority to the gods.
As for those who don't get along, they can only be forced to lie down and help maintain appearances.
Such things were not uncommon in the succession of Greek Gods.
It is said that even Pontus, the old sea god among the four Origin God, was beaten to the point of shattering his divine status during the ten Titan Gods, and gradually disappeared.
Otherwise, how did Oceanus, the Titan Gods and the god of the ocean currents, get his 6,000 river and ocean offspring?
In a sense, these bloodline descendants inherited Divine Spark Fragment of the old sea Pontus.
Legend has it that Zeus's two wives, Metis, Goddess of Wisdom, and Euryonome, the goddess of the sea, inherited the two largest pieces of Pontus's Divine Spark Fragment.
While Olympus was experiencing a period of prosperity, the Chryseis Marsh, shrouded in mist, remained Calamity Jane and deep, as if keeping all the noise and strife at bay.
In the early morning, dappled sunlight filters through the hazy mist and gaps in the leaves, scattering across the forest.
A brownish-yellow male deer with glossy fur and forked, sharp antlers looked around and, finding no danger, buried its head in grazing on the lush moss on the rocky ground.
"Whoosh!"
"Puff!"
A sudden, sharp sound came from behind the hidden bushes; an arrow pierced the air and precisely struck the stag's neck.
A moment later, the branches rustled, and Chiron the Wise, the centaur sage wielding a long spear, strode over and knelt before his prey, whose struggle was growing weaker and weaker.
Having been shot in a vital spot, the dead leaves beneath the stag were already soaked with blood, its eyes gradually lost their luster, and scarlet foam spilled from its mouth, making it appear to be in considerable pain.
Chiron gently stroked the prey's head, leaned close to its ear, and whispered softly to soothe it.
In the brief moment it relaxed, the centaur sage twisted his arms around the stag's neck violently.
"Snap!"
With a sharp crack, the stag, its neck severed, thrashed a few more times before ceasing its convulsions and dying completely.
"Alright, everyone come over and examine this stag. See what the gods' creation is made of and what its internal life structure is. Later, we'll also be practicing trace tracking and herbal identification."
Chiron turned back and murmured softly. Amidst a rustling sound, a group of students, who had been keeping their Presence Concealment, cautiously approached.
They control the ether within each other, maintaining a maximum height of one person, either as gods or in human form.
Among them, the two figures on the left and right are the most eye-catching.
The silver-haired goddess on the left, with several spears on her back, is as still as an elegant and profound ocean, and as dynamic as a raging and majestic thunderbolt, possessing two completely different qualities, and her steps are confident and high-spirited.
The purple-haired fairy on the right has a purplish-red serpentine divine pattern on her forehead, which is well-defined and graceful. Her vertical pupils are deep and dark, and she is both cold and charming when she moves. Her whole body exudes a mysterious feeling that is like poison, making people want to explore.
The two are intertwined, exhibiting both an instinctive clash and a peculiar harmony.
It's quite obvious that the faces appearing in the Chryseis Marsh are those of Athena Medusa as adults.
Behind them, a corresponding group was formed because of their study group.
Harpy, Sphinx, Hydra, Gorgon, and Nemean Lion leaned against Athena's side, obeying her commands.
Cerberus the hellhound, Ladon, Colchis Dragon, the lion-headed goat-bodied monster Chimera, and the other two Gorgon sisters are led by Medusa.
As for the end, Samael, with his hands behind his back and clasped behind his neck, swayed leisurely as he walked side by side with the blindfolded goddess who strolled serenely beside him, chatting happily, while the other was responsible for flanking from both sides.
When the two arrived, the two groups of students ahead were already squatting on either side of the stag, using its spine as the central axis, cutting the prey into halves, each taking half and cutting it open.
After placing half a venison on clean grass, Athena drew her bronze dagger, skillfully peeled off the skin and separated the muscles.
The Goddess of Wisdom explained to her companions how the blood of these creations circulated, the functions of their organs, and the effects of piercing them.
The Typhon's Offspring, who relied on instinct to hunt, listened to the descriptions and watched the captain's actual feedback after destroying each of the officers. Their vague sense of the structure of life became a little clearer.
As for the topic of body ether storage, which was assigned as classwork, she invited the participants to explore it together.
Similarly, Anna's other group also began a lively discussion.
In fact, moved by the changes the gods had brought to the world, they began to discuss with great interest what kind of creation they would have made if they were in their shoes.
Amid the enthusiastic atmosphere, Samael's eyes were filled with satisfaction, as if he could see through time and space the scene of heated discussions on the subject at Plato's Academy in Greece.