Chapter 244 I Want to Marry Atalanta

Although the Thebes region has a very important position in Greek mythology, the Calydon region to the west of the Thebes region and the Aetolia region on the ground of the Calydon region have not been integrated into Greek mythology. They only contributed the origins of two goddesses and the four heroic gods they gave birth to.

The goddess who came from the Aetolia region is Leda, the queen of Tyndareus, the king of Sparta.

It is said that before Tyndareus, the king of Sparta, inherited the throne, he was first robbed of the throne by his brother Hippocon, and Tyndareus was forced to wander to the Aetolia region.

The Aetolian king Testius ruled the Aetolia region and the Calydon region. He not only took in Tyndareus, but also married Leda, the goddess of the sea who protected the Aetolia region, to Tyndareus.

Strangely, after Leda married Tyndareus, she gave birth to twin brothers, one of whom was the son of Zeus, and the other was the son of Tyndareus. She also gave birth to twin daughters, one of whom was the daughter of Tyndareus, and the other was the daughter of Zeus.

This unreasonable contradiction may be caused by the fusion of the story of the Mycenaeans [Zeus] invading the Aetolia region and the Mycenaeans [Zeus] invading the Sparta region when people made up myths hundreds of years later.

Because the Mycenaeans' invasions of the Sparta and Aetolia regions all failed, they degraded the patron goddess of the Aetolia region to the wife of the Spartan king in the myth, and then claimed that the children born by the Spartan queen were all Zeus' children.

Using the method of spiritual victory, the failure of the invasion of the Aetolia and Sparta regions was rewritten as the victory of Zeus.

In real history, Leda, the sea goddess who guarded the Aetolia region, certainly could not be the wife of Tyndareus, the king of Sparta.

After all, Tyndareus failed in his fight for the throne and could not have wandered to the distant Aetolia region.

The goddess Althea, who was born in the Calydon region, was set as the queen of Oeneus, the king of Calydon, in the myth, and one of the two daughters of Testius, the king who ruled the Aetolia and Calydon regions.

Because Meleager is the son of Althea in mythology, Althea is now the adopted mother of Loin.

Surrounded by mountains on three sides, only the south side faces the Gulf of Corinth.

Loin brought Atalanta, whom he met on the way home, to his hometown that he had been away from for a long time.

Palace.

Because the palace guards guarding the gate recognized Loin's identity, Loin and Atalanta went directly into the palace and came to the palace where the royal family lived behind the hall.

Upon hearing the news of Loin's return, King Oeneus's real wife, Periboa, the mother of Tydeus, and his adopted brother Tydeus all came to the courtyard to welcome Loin, and even his sickly adopted father, King Oeneus, walked out of the palace to welcome Loin.

Loin's nominal adopted mother, Althea, the guardian goddess of Calydon, did not appear.

The adopted family surrounded Loin and Atalanta and came to the banquet hall. Everyone sat around a table. The adopted mother Periboa and the adopted brother Tydeus expressed their longing for Loin.

After Periboa finished speaking with tears in her eyes, her adoptive father Oeneus said to Luo Yin with dissatisfaction.

"Even if you marry into a foreign country and become the king there, you are just a puppet in name, and it can't be compared with your hometown. If you don't come back, the throne I left for you will be taken away by my brothers and your cousins. After all, your brother Tydeus is still very young and can't keep the throne at all."

Luo Yin became king alone in Colchis and Troyon. Normal people would think that Luo Yin must be a tool to help the foreign princess give birth to an heir.

Even if the news that Luo Yin has real power spread to Calydon City, Oeneus and others would not take it seriously.

Luo Yin had no interest in explaining to Oeneus, and nodded directly.

"I will inherit the throne according to my father's expectations and will not let others take the throne away."

Luo Yin's answer satisfied Oeneus, and he looked at Atalanta and said.

"This girl looks like the daughter of our Calydonian mountain people, but her beauty and temperament are very noble. Is she the wife you brought back?"

Atalanta took the initiative to speak without waiting for Luo Yin to introduce Atalanta's identity.

"I am a female hunter from the Arcadia region. I am the daughter abandoned by the king of Arcadia, Yin Assos, and I am also the priestess of the hunting goddess Artemis. Like Artemis, I have the idea of ​​never marrying."

Knowing that Atalanta's identity is the priestess of Artemis, Oeneus's eyes immediately showed hostility.

The goddess Artea, who guards the mountainous Calydon region, is not only the goddess of the earth, but also Artemis is a wandering goddess who has lost her territory and needs a territory as a foothold.

The Calydon region, which is also a mountainous region like the Arcadia region, is obviously a very suitable target for Artemis.

Seeing Oeneus's concerns about Atalanta, Luo Yin smiled happily and said, driven by love.

"Father! Mother! I fell in love with Atalanta the first time I saw her, so I want Atalanta to be my queen."

If Atalanta was not a priestess of Artemis, let alone a royal princess abandoned by her father, even if she was a female hunter of common origin, Oeneus would not object to Luo Yin marrying Atalanta.

But Atalanta's identity is the priestess of Artemis, and Luo Yin was also the one conquered by Atalanta in love.

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In the future, Luo Yin will become the King of Calydon and Atalanta will become the Queen of Calydon. Atalanta will most likely use Luo Yin to replace the goddess Artemis whom she serves and become the new queen of Calydon. 's patron saint.

Thinking of this possibility, Oeneus immediately said.

"Child! You will be the King of Calydon in the future, and your queen should be a real princess, not a common girl who was abandoned by her parents and can only call herself a princess."

Queen Polyboa also advised Luo Yin.

"My child, do you remember Oedipus and his daughter Antigone? Five years ago they came to Calydon City with your shield to ask for help, and we have been taking care of them. Just wait a few more years. It would be better to marry Antigone than Atalanta."

Seeing that Oeneus and Polyboa opposed his marriage to Atalanta, Luo Yin felt a strong murderous intention in his heart.

The next moment!

Luo Yin woke up from his murderous intention and suddenly understood the reason why Meleager killed his two uncles.

"In the myth, Meleager's killing of his two uncles was a fate already decided by the gods. Even if Meleager himself was not so crazy, the fate woven by the gods would distort his will. Now the power of myth Distorting reality also makes it difficult for me to control myself. If Atalanta becomes my woman, I don't mind surrendering to fate. The problem is that Meleager gives everything, but he can only be a licker until the end. Licking the dog.”