Chapter 328 The End of the Earth in the West
Colchis region.
Luo Yin, Eos and Selene were lying in the grass with flowers blooming, waiting for their bodies to recover to fulfill their wifely responsibilities, but they found that the passage of time suddenly became extremely slow, and every minute and every second became a torment for Luo Yin.
It was another morning when the sun rose in the east.
Luo Yin could no longer suppress the restlessness in his heart, and finally got up and left between Eos and Selene.
"Eos! Selene! Since I came to this world, I haven't appreciated the scenery at the end of the world in the west, so I want to go to the end of the world in the west to take a look."
Hearing Luo Yin's words, Eos and Selene did not object.
Because they could also keenly perceive that Luo Yin's heart was getting more and more restless.
Unfortunately, their bodies had not recovered, and even if they wanted to, they could not soothe Luo Yin's restless body and mind.
"My dear! Then you must come back before sunset."
"My sister and I will recover soon. To reward you for waiting for the past few days, my sister and I will meet all your requests."
After hearing what Eos and Selene said, Luo Yin nodded with a smile and agreed.
"Don't worry, I will never stay out all night."
After that, Luo Yin turned and walked towards the Apollo chariot.
After getting on the carriage of the Apollo chariot, Luo Yin just flicked the reins, and the four winged horses vibrated their wings and ran, pulling the Apollo chariot into the sky.
In the worldview of the Greek mythology world, the end of the world in the east is the east coast of the Black Sea, and the end of the world in the west is the east coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
In other words, the entire Mediterranean world is the Greek mythology world.
The Black Sea world is directly connected to the Mediterranean Sea, so it becomes a part of the Greek mythology world.
Luo Yin drove the Apollo chariot to the highest point of the sky, flew over the ocean and land at the fastest speed, and galloped towards the distant Atlantic Ocean.
In the stories of the Greek mythology world, there are actually two different descriptions of the end of the world in the west.
In the story of Hercules, the end of the world in the west is the Imbria Peninsula, which is a very rich land. The king who ruled this land was a world-famous rich man with the nickname of the Golden Sword.
As a symbol of wealth, this land has the famous Geryon cattle.
After the Mycenean King Eurystheus ordered Hercules to seize Geryon's cattle, Hercules brought a group of subordinates to the Imbria Peninsula, killed the local rulers, and established a new rule here.
Seeing this story, many people may be confused.
Hercules will leave here after all, why does he still want to seize land and establish rule in the Imbria Peninsula.
This is because Hercules' expedition to the Imbria Peninsula is not a fictional myth, but has a corresponding real prototype.
The Phoenicians, including the Mycenaeans, have been exploring the Mediterranean since 2,000 BC, looking for land where they can plunder wealth.
After hundreds of years of exploration, the Phoenicians explored the Imbria Peninsula at the western end of the Mediterranean Sea, and used advanced weapons and technology to conquer the locals and establish their rule here.
This is exactly the prototype of the Greek mythology in which Hercules came to the Imbria Peninsula to plunder wealth and inexplicably established his rule.
In Greek mythology, the island of Erythia ruled by King Geryon of Imbria was the sacred island of the sun god Helios.
And it was not accidental that Hercules threatened the sun god Helios with his bow and arrow before landing on the Imbria Peninsula.
Although the locals of the Imbria Peninsula did not worship the sun god Helios, they did worship the sun god.
Because the locals of the Imbria Peninsula are also descendants of the Caucasian race who migrated from Eastern Europe to the Imbria Peninsula 2,000 years ago, they may belong to the same ethnic group as the nomadic people who worshiped Helios in the Thracian region.
Even before the great migration, the sun god of the Imbria Peninsula was indeed the same sun god as the sun god Helios in the Thracian region.
In Greek mythology, another description of the end of the world in the west comes from the story of Perseus and Odysseus.
In the story of Perseus, there is no specific description of the land at the end of the world in the west, only that it is where the monsters born by Phorcys, the father of monsters, live.
In the story of Odysseus, the land at the end of the world in the west is connected to the underworld, where there is thick fog all year round, where the sun never shines, and there are two black rivers like the Styx that meet in front of the rocks.
From these two versions, it can be seen that because the story of Hercules is reflecting reality, the description of the end of the world in the west, the Imbria Peninsula, is very correct.
After all, the Phoenicians really went to the Imbria Peninsula to establish colonial rule.
In the story of Perseus and Odysseus, the description of the end of the world in the west is completely fabricated.
After all, Perseus and Odysseus really never went to the west coast of the Mediterranean.
Perseus lived too long ago, and due to the limitations of navigation technology, he could only imagine the end of the world in the west.
The story of Odysseus is later than the story of Hercules.
The story of Odysseus incorrectly describes the end of the world in the west, but it has not been denied. This is probably because the story of Odysseus is entirely false.
Those literati and nobles who were like Odysseus naturally had to carefully protect this only story praising literati [wise men] - even if it was all fabricated, without any corresponding real prototype, and completely inconsistent with the basic logic of Greek mythology.
After all, at that time, the warriors and nobles might not understand so many twists and turns, and the lower-level mud legs were even less likely to understand. Naturally, no matter how the literati and nobles told the myths, people at that time had to accept them all.
In the sky above the Mediterranean.
Luo Yin stood on the sun god chariot and looked down at the magnificent and beautiful Mediterranean. Seeing the fertile and rich land along the Mediterranean coast, he couldn't help but sigh at the magic of the Creator, who could create such a beautiful world.
Soon, the sun god chariot flew across the Mediterranean from east to west and began to dive towards the Atlantic Ocean on the other side of the Imbria Peninsula.
Just as the sun god chariot was about to land on the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, a goddess 100 meters tall suddenly appeared from under the sea and raised her hands to welcome Luo Yin's sun god chariot.
At this time, the sun god chariot had no time to stop, and could only fall into the goddess's hands.
"My dear brother, I finally caught you."
The goddess who caught the sun chariot with both hands was Hera, the adopted daughter of Oceanus, the god of the ocean, and also Luo Yin's adopted sister.
"Sister Hera--"
Luo Yin pulled the reins to control the restless sun horse, then looked up at Hera's delicate and beautiful face, and saw her beautiful white hair like waves and drops of sea water sliding down, Luo Yin couldn't help asking.
"You haven't been hiding under the sea waiting for me?"
"That's right!"
Hera said with a brilliant smile.
"Sister has done this for you, this time I will never let a bad woman take you away again."
After that, Hera put her hands together and took Luo Yin and the sun chariot into the depths of the Atlantic Ocean.