Chapter XXVI
At the northern end of the Selmai Gulf, on Mount Olympus, lovely nymph were chatting and joking around the hot springs, discussing the upcoming annual New Year's Day. For the twelve priests on the mountain, this was the most troublesome day of the year. This was because they had to pay tribute to Uruk during the festival and report a year's work to the rulers of the suzerain, the Sarafs. Hermes came to the main temple to talk to his father Zeus.
Hermes stepped forward and said,'Father, I have news from Uruk. King Salaf will question you at this year's New Year Festival about the dispute between Mycenae and Troia under your rule; Compared to Horus, the governor of Camelot, who had a much calmer rule, we, who were also stationed at the borders of the Empire, might be blamed.』
Zeus said," If the high-ranking priests in the capital blame me for giving authority to too many people, and even the areas under my jurisdiction are filled with greed, hypocrisy, slander, jealousy, pain, and war, it is better to blame these lives made of clay for being like this. No matter what kind of virtuous people are given to govern in special ways, the final result will be the same.』
Asina, who was dressed in a dazzling golden dress, stepped forward and said,"" Father, the officials and nobles of Uruk will not buy your words. On the contrary, they will blame you for shirking responsibility. Moreover, after so many generations, even in Uruk, the capital, few people knew the truth about the ancient times. Rumors vary from place to place. Even the Achaeans of the Peloponnesian tribes under our rule say that Uncle Prometheus and I created them. " Just because they see our power, they think that we are responsible for everything. Those high priests of Uruk will only pursue your responsibility for management.』
Zeus said,"Speaking of your uncle Prometheus, he is too much of a help to mankind to satisfy their extravagance." I warned him, but he insisted on causing those bad consequences, but what could I do? The only thing I could do was weaken his authority and banish him to the sparsely populated Kazbek Mountains, while the people on the ground would spread rumors that I had dealt with him ruthlessly and sent charming women to confuse them, causing the disease, disaster, and chaos on the ground. These rumors that no one took seriously at first actually reached the ears of the Salafs in Uruk. He even called me over for a lecture.』
Hera, the wife of Zeus, came forward and said,"Yes, husband, there are too many false rumors about you on earth. Every time you see a possible righteous person, you will divide the power that the general commander has given you into smaller portions and give them to these righteous people. They called you father, and as time passed, the senior officials of Uruk thought that you were using your powers to sow discord everywhere and increase the chaos on the ground. These rumors also tarnished the reputation of you and me.』
Zeus said, Have they forgotten why they gave me this power? Helan, the descendant of Yawan, who had moved here from Sinadi, corrupted quality and morality. He mated with wild beasts here and gave birth to deformed monsters and ugly giants, and imposed a barbaric and brutal rule. It was me who led the villagers to fight against them, eliminating these terrible scum on the ground, restoring the prosperity and harmony of the countries, and implementing benevolent policies. They saw that I was a righteous person who gave me this authority. Why do they not believe me now and listen to those foolish rumors on the ground?』
Poseidon stepped forward with his trident and said,"" Brother, in any case, you cannot go to the capital to pay tribute and participate in the New Year's Festival this year. Ever since you gave your authority to that arrogant young man Perseus of the Argos Kingdom, and after he learned the ability to betray me and turn his subordinate into an evil Gorgon, causing him to commit crimes everywhere, those Will-Mighty Envoys in the capital began to question your judgment in the ears of the Salaphs. Later on, Heracles, who had the authority granted by you, helped the Thessalians to travel, kill, and plunder everywhere on the pretext of finding a ridiculous wool, which once again ruined your reputation. Later, the news of you killing your father and marrying your mother in Siwei City spread throughout the world. Today, because of some very small differences at the banquet, the female priests had caused such a huge war and chaos for the prize of a beauty competition--the Golden Apple. No matter how eloquent you are, blaming all of this on the human nature on the ground, you will not escape King Salaf's punishment this time.』
Zeus asked angrily,"What can you do?"』
Poseidon replied,'You can lie that you are ill, and this year's festival will be attended by me and Nereids in your place. If the Salaphs asked me anything, I would answer them vaguely. As they were famous for being lazy, if you weren't present, they didn't have to pursue anything.』
Zeus said,"Well, then, take your nephews Apollo and Artemis with you." If my son Ares, who is naturally aggressive, insists on going, please keep an eye on him and don't let him cause any trouble.』
So the tribute group that was preparing to go to Uruk to participate in the annual sacrifice, after feasting on nectar and immortal food, flew down from the mountain and headed for Sumer, the center of civilization. They flew over the Sea of Waves, passed over the skies of Jaffeto, and then crossed the ocean. They landed at Heliopolis beside the valley and stopped. They met Governor Kermet in the temple, Horus with a falcon's head. They agreed to go to Uruk together to show the unity of the frontier.
Horus came forward to welcome them and said,"Welcome, my friends." Is everything alright in Helendi? Why didn't Zeus come with you?』
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