"Deputy Lord of the Divine Court, Aphrodite, you actually agreed to his conditions!”
In the empty temple, Zeus roared angrily at Hera.
The Queen of Gods said with an aggrieved expression,""I did it all to save you. Otherwise, why would I have to kneel in front of Apollo and suffer such humiliation?”
"To save me?" Zeus sneered.
Standing on the throne, he said coldly,""Why would I need you to save me? I've already made plans to deal with a mere Typhon. It's all because of you that you ruined all my plans.”
"It's because you never told me your plan. If you trusted me one-tenth as much as I trusted you, this wouldn't have happened."”
Zeus was silent for a long time before he said indifferently,""I didn't tell you because you weren't capable enough. Instead, you would have delayed my work. Isn't that what happened now?”
"Deputy Lord of the Divine Court, what a prominent position this is. It's not inferior to Hades and Poseidon's status. I'm going to give it to him like this!”
" And Aphrodite…" He stopped halfway.
" What's wrong with Aphrodite?" Hera sneered." Are you the one who still wants to marry her?" Well, it just so happens that you're very dissatisfied with me, the Divine Empress. Why don't you let her take over?”
"Hera, you know I never thought of this.”Zeus frowned.
"Really? I remember that from the first day Aphrodite entered the Divine Court, you never gave up on her idea. However, you were always worried about her mysterious background and my obstruction, so you didn't make a move.”
Hera's beautiful face was cold.
Staring outside, she whispered," That's why I've always wanted to marry her off. Aphrodite and her child are too mysterious. It might be a good thing to let her marry Apollo."”
" Maybe it's as you said." Zeus was silent for a while.
Just as Hera had said, even he feared Aphrodite and Eros.
Otherwise, with his personality, how could Hera really watch over him for nearly ten thousand years without touching the most beautiful pearl among the gods?
"What about the Deputy Lord of the Divine Court? What do you have to say about this position?”Zeus rebuked.
"Do you think this position is really important?”Hera asked back," The foundation of all positions is strength. If you let an ordinary god become the Deputy Lord of the Divine Court, would you be afraid of him?”
"No, because he doesn't have the ability to threaten you.”
" And today's situation has proven that even if Apollo doesn't have the title of Deputy Lord, he's still an existence second only to you in Olympus. He can still threaten you.”
"In the end, this is just an empty title. If you can defeat him, so what if you become his deputy? If you don't have the ability to resist him, then even your Godly King position will be his sooner or later.”
"So since he already has the strength to match the position of Vice Lord, there's no harm in giving him a title. At least it can stabilize him temporarily.”
Hera's words made Zeus fall into deep thought. After a long time, he nodded heavily.
"Alright, then I'll give him this title.”
Zeus gritted his teeth as he looked at his right thigh.
"I didn't expect that even after fusing with his power, I still couldn't take down Apollo. However, this is also because he hasn't been born yet. After he is born on my leg, all his power will be left in my body. At that time, I will become stronger!”
Seeing that he kept looking at his thighs, Hera asked curiously,"What are you thinking about?"
"There's something I need you to do," Zeus suddenly said.”
"What is it?"
"During this period of time, I'll be dating a mortal princess. Then, you have to think of a way to kill her.”
"What do you mean?" Hera was so angry that she almost jumped up.
" I'll release the news later," Zeus said calmly." When she died, she was already pregnant with my child. In order to prevent the child from dying prematurely, I sewed it onto my thigh.”
"Thigh? Child?" Hera stared blankly at his thigh.
……
"The life throbbing in the thigh, born from Zeus 'thigh…Dionysus, the God of Wine?”
Apollo's eyes were deep as he recalled the battle with Zeus.
In Greek mythology, Dionysus, the God of Wine, was a very strange existence.
Legend had it that he was the son of Zeus and a mortal princess. He was supposed to be a demigod.
But before he was born, his mother was killed by Hera.
In order to save him, Zeus sewed him into his thigh and nurtured him. Finally, he washed away his bloodline and became a true god.
The power of the God of Wine wasn't the best among the many Main Gods, but his status and influence in Greek mythology were not inferior to Athena and Apollo.
The biggest festival in Greece was called the Dionysus Festival.
More importantly, in most versions of Greek mythology, Zeus was the eternal king of gods, the subordinate of fate, and the one who could not be overthrown.
However, there were still some exceptions.
In one version, Dionysus, the God of Wine, replaced Zeus and became the fourth generation of God Kings.
He was the only one recorded to have successfully overthrown Zeus.
"Dionysus, God of Wine, what kind of background do you have?”Apollo murmured as he gazed at the night sky.
Putting aside his thoughts, he walked forward.
He arrived at the Temple of the Goddess of Beauty.
"It's…it's you!"
Eros, the little love god, saw the figure coming from afar, and his little face was filled with nervousness and fear.
However, he still stood guard at the door and shouted,"I know I did something. Don't make things difficult for Mother. If you want to punish me, punish me.”
"Oh, you really want to do this?" Apollo looked at him calmly.
Eros 'body trembled, but he still stubbornly raised his little face."Even if you break my wings like you did to Hermes, I'm not afraid.”
"Aiya, that reminds me. Your wings are quite beautiful.”Apollo chuckled and glanced at Eros 'thin wings.
Little Cupid trembled even more. Tears of fear flowed from the corners of her eyes, but she still blocked the door.
At this moment, a gentle voice came from inside."Apollo, don't scare him. He's just a kid.”
Apollo looked over.
Under the bright light, the Goddess of Beauty, Aphrodite, was wearing a long white robe. She walked barefoot, accentuating her slender figure. Her snow-white arms hung low at her chest, and her cream-like smooth skin was so soft that it could break.
Under her fluffy hair, her flawless and gorgeous face was even more pleasing to the eye. Her eyes, nose, mouth, and ears were flawless, but there was a hint of sadness between her brows.
It was this sorrow that erased the formula and mechanical feeling of her perfect face, adding 30% of her charm.
After observing her for a while, Apollo said lightly,""Why do you think I'm scaring him?”
"As the Deputy Lord of the Divine Court, the Divine Light God who can compete with the Divine King, would he be calculative with a child?”Aphrodite gazed at him with intoxicating eyes.
"Is he a child?" Apollo suddenly laughed. His golden eyes were so deep that they could see through time.
Aphrodite's flawless face suddenly trembled. She forced a smile and said,"
" Although Eros is much older than you, Apollo, he was born with a defect. His mind has always been stuck at a young age. Of course, he can only be regarded as a child.”
"Yes, I almost forgot my age. Speaking of which, I really suffered a great loss when I chose you, Goddess Aphrodite, an ancient existence born at the end of the first generation of the Divine Court.”Apollo sighed.
"If you really think so, you can cancel our engagement.”Aphrodite's face was full of anger.
No matter what kind of woman she was, she would always get angry when she was said to be too old.
"Why should I cancel it? It was Sister Artemis who spent so much effort to get me to marry you. It wasn't easy.”Apollo said calmly.
"Yes, Artemis is the best to you. There's also Hecate, Astria, and even Athena. They're all excellent goddesses, noble and pure, and have extraordinary backgrounds.”
Aphrodite's eyes were filled with grievance as she led Eros inside.
Apollo stood rooted to the ground, his expression a little surprised.
Aphrodite seemed very sad?
After Aphrodite settled Eros down, he walked to her side and said indifferently,""If I remember correctly, you are also the daughter of the first generation of God King Uranus. Although the way you were born is a little embarrassing, why did you say that you were born in the wild?”
Hearing this question, a hint of uneasiness flashed across Aphrodite's flawless face.
She quickly explained," I'm not the daughter of the first king of gods. The 12 Titans have never acknowledged me. Back in the Titans, they even thought that I was a remnant of Uranus and almost killed me. It was not until Zeus and the others overthrew the Titans that I managed to gain a foothold among the gods and enter Mount Olympus.”
"Yes, it truly has not been easy for you. Among the twelve Sovereigns, only you have no relationship with my father. The others are either his children or his wives.”
"There will be one soon. No matter what, you are his son, and I am naturally his daughter-in-law. The huge Divine Court had always been a large family clan that did not allow outsiders to have a foothold.”
Aphrodite said sadly.
Apollo nodded and suddenly leaned close to her flawless face. He slowly said,"" But I'm more curious about your relationship with Eros and Uranus.”
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