Chapter 190 The Fall of Themis (8k a Day)

A few days later, on an isolated island.

The stars were hanging in the sky and the night was like water. Themis leaned on her chair and looked through the dozens of parchments in her hand called "Collection of Fables of Esopus".

The stories in it are short and concise, with appropriate metaphors, vivid images, and humorous language. If you read it carefully, each of them contains hidden philosophy, which can be understood by people of different ages and creatures in different moods.

Soon, Themis finished reading the previous dozen fables, and her eyes were immediately attracted by the interesting story in one of them.

The general content is that the father killed his daughter in order to sacrifice, the mother held a grudge and killed the father with her accomplices, and the son killed his mother in revenge.

The result of the arbitration was that the son should be acquitted.

This kind of righteous revenge should be forgiven.

"Is this kind of penalty too ridiculous?"

After pondering for a moment, Themis raised her head, looked at the figure beside her, frowned and shook her head.

As the author, Lorne thoughtfully poured a glass of ice-cold honey water for the goddess of justice, smiled and explained.

"In the eyes of the son, the mother is just the murderer of his father and an enemy. Putting aside the concept of mother, shouldn't it be a righteous act to avenge his father?"

Themis thought for a moment and gave a serious rebuttal.

"If the son is not guilty, then what fault does the mother who avenges her daughter have? There is no need to whitewash her act of parricide. If the sins of each other offset each other, he just killed an innocent woman."

Lorne paused for a moment to think, then fired back with a quote from the story.

"According to the judge, the father is the real sower, and the mother is just the vessel for conception. The father is more important than the mother. The justice of a son avenging his father is more noble than the bad behavior of the mother venting her personal grudges, and should be forgiven."

Lady Justice slid her fingertips on the parchment, her expression calm and solemn.

"In raising children, the father provides the seeds and the mother provides the hothouse. These successors are the blood conceived by both parties. The motherhood of breeding offspring and protecting children is the basis of the birth of the world. The mother's duty to uphold justice for her daughter Should our behavior be more noble?”

Immediately, Themis seemed to think of something, and the corners of her lips slightly raised.

"Moreover, if we judge from the justice of the status of parents... a child can live without a father, but not without a mother. Even Uranus, the father of the world, was bred by Gaia, the mother of the earth. Doesn't that mean that the mother created the father? Isn't it more reasonable for the mother to avenge her daughter?"

After listening to this theory, Loen was convinced, and a subtle look flashed in the depths of his eyes.

In fact, this interesting case is based on the play "Orestes" adapted from the myth by the ancient Greek writer Aeschylus.

In the future famous Trojan War, the army led by the ancient Greek commander King Agamemnon encountered storms. In order to calm the storms brought by the sea god, the father sacrificed his daughter Iphigenia to the sea god Poseidon (originally Artemis, but of course the sea god was chosen to take the blame).

In order to avenge her daughter, Agamemnon's wife Clytemnestra committed adultery with someone, and assassinated Agamemnon at home when Agamemnon triumphed 10 years later. Her lover took power.

Agamemnon's youngest son, Orestes, was only 12 years old at the time. He fled to a foreign land and vowed to avenge his father when he grew up. Many years later, Orestes really returned to his hometown and killed his mother and her lover with his sister Electra.

Orestes, who had avenged himself but was guilty of matricide, went mad and was repeatedly entangled by the three goddesses of vengeance. He could not rest and had to flee everywhere.

Finally, Apollo guided him to Athens to seek the fair judgment of Athena, the goddess of wisdom.

The sun god who defended Orestes claimed that the father was the real sower, and a person could have only a father but no mother, just as Athena was born from Zeus's head.

In the end, Athena, who was forced to stand on the side, cast a crucial vote, and Orestes, who had murdered his mother, was declared not guilty and returned to Mycenae to ascend the throne.

If the goddess of justice also participated in it and threw the argument that the earth mother Gaia created the sky father Uranus unisexually in Apollo's face, the expression of the sun god must have been very wonderful.

After all, the original fathers were created by mothers. Shouldn't it be more advocacy for mothers to avenge their daughters and then kill their ruthless fathers?

Don't forget that the father was castrated by his son Kronos at the suggestion of Gaia.

If Apollo dares to say that the father's status is higher than the mother's and revenge for the father is more just, he is slapping the face of the Greek grandmother.

Of course, Loen can also use this theory for himself.

After all, he and Zeus have a feud of killing their mother.

Since Themis, the goddess of "justice", believes that the mother's status is higher than the father, then revenge for the mother and kill the old man in Olympus, isn't it reasonable?

Thinking of this, Loen narrowed his eyes and asked maliciously.

"So in your opinion, a son whose father kills his mother should be punished with death?"

Themis, the goddess of justice, still shook her head, pondered for a moment, and then answered.

"If I were to go to trial, I would choose exile over death."

"Oh? Why? This is a serious crime of matricide."

A little surprise appeared in Lorne's eyes, and he curiously asked the reason.

Themis's five fingers, as white as onions, gently stroked the parchment, exuding a demure temperament, and pursed her lips in thought.

"It is understandable for a mother to avenge her daughter. However, she pushed her lover to the throne. The prince, who was only twelve years old at the time, would naturally become a thorn in the side of the rebels. The reason for avenging his father is indeed Can't stand still.

But when one's own life and safety are threatened, the extreme behavior taken to protect oneself should be forgiven and forgiven by justice. "

Goddess of Justice paused, her brows gathered together, and her tone was gentle and calm.

"However, the prince was threatened as a child and finally escaped safely. He came to take revenge as an adult and killed his mother and her lover.

This somewhat exceeds the time limit and limit of self-protection. Therefore, although it is worthy of sympathy, the basis cannot completely absolve it.

However, before he was tried, he was cursed by the Furies and had been mad for several years. Therefore, the sentence should be appropriately reduced.

Taking into account the multiple factors mentioned above, depriving him of his most valuable right to inherit the throne, excluding his life, and banishing him forever is the most appropriate punishment I can think of. "

When the trial was over, Themiston felt her heart full of joy.

However, the faint gaze on the other side made the goddess of justice on the opposite side slightly stunned, and she subconsciously glanced at the parchment in her hand a few more times.

"What's wrong? Did I make the wrong decision?"

Lorne came back to his senses, his head shook like a rattle, and he was sincerely amazed.

"No, no! Yes! That's so right! Your understanding and intuition about legal arbitration are simply beyond my imagination!"

These praises are sincere, without a trace of water.

Because, in the ancient Greek Age of Gods, this goddess of justice introduced concepts such as [legitimate defense] and [excessive defense] into the case based on her own feelings and experience, and the concept of the judgment was logically self-consistent, and the sentencing result was also convincing.

Even in the future legal society with a more complete judicial system, there are probably not many people who can achieve this level.

Moreover, this kind of behavior attributed to matricide, which is similar to excessive defense, plus the killer weapon of mental illness history.

The Mycenaean prince will at most be deprived of political rights for life, plus life imprisonment, and may even be released on medical parole, stay in a mental hospital, live in a single room, and be isolated from the world.

Isn't this equivalent to exile and abolition of inheritance rights?

In the wild Age of Gods, we can actually see a judgment similar to that of a modern court.

What else can I say?

Even if this result does not completely conform to his malicious guidance, Loen has already madly buttoned a series of "66666" for Themis in his heart.

By the way, he couldn't help but deeply despise Astraea, another goddess of justice who was guarding outside the door.

Astraea had also seen the same case, but the sentence given was - the prince could be released, but Poseidon had to be beaten first.

Because this was the culprit.

Well, this is indeed in line with Astraea's usual style.

What else could Loen say? He could only choose to respect and bless silently in his heart.

"Public law one, the law is a gift from the gods, universal, and no special law can be made for the benefit of any individual."

"Public law two, no intellectual individual can be lynched without trial."

"Public law three, under the witness of the mother goddess Gaia, men and women build a family relationship under the law through marriage. Both parties shall not hurt each other without reason, and shall respect and support each other. Glory and suffering, property and hardship, responsibility and obligation shall be shared by both parties..."

The content on the last page of parchment stopped abruptly, and Themis suddenly raised her head as if she was scratching her heart, and asked anxiously.

"Where's the back?"

"Gone……"

Lorne spread his hands and answered sincerely.

Themis couldn't help but get angry and looked straight at the young god in front of her.

"Why don't you write it down?"

"Well, this is a collection of fables. The last one was accidentally included..."

Lorne blinked, looking innocent.

Themis realized that she had lost her composure, and immediately her breath stagnated, she put down the parchment in her hand angrily, and sighed helplessly.

"A few fables are just a pastime after dinner. Even if there are hundreds of fables, they are not as valuable as these last few sentences in my opinion..."

Lorne nodded and answered honestly.

"Well, I think so too. Two things, the more deeply and persistently I think about them, the wonder and awe they arouse in my soul will change and grow with each passing day. This is the starry sky above my head and the sky in my heart. Moral law.”

Hearing this, Themis couldn't help but look at the young god next to her in surprise, with deep approval on her face.

"In the age of the gods who are pursuing power, it is really rare that someone can fear the law..."

"Of course, he is the clerk of Crete, the successor of King Minos, the head of the three judges of Hades. Even King Minos was full of praise for his judicial attainments."

Accompanied by a lazy voice, Hecate walked from the inner hall, with a subtle smile on her face.

And Thetis, who had just been able to get out of bed and walk, followed her, holding honey water and cakes in her hands, ready to express her gratitude to Themis in public.

Seeing the gradually rosy complexion on the ocean goddess's face, Lorne's heart sank.

The time to stay here is running out, so hurry up!

"You are too kind. It is all because of King Minos's good teaching." Lorne first smiled at Hecate who had praised him, then turned to Themis with a regretful and embarrassed expression, "In fact, in order to repay the kindness of that adult, I wanted to complete a written code of law so that this chaotic world can have a law to follow and justice can be upheld..."

"Written code of law?"

When Themis heard this, a light bulb suddenly lit up in her mind, as if she had grasped something crucial, and she looked straight at the young god.

Under the gaze of the goddess of justice, Lorne smiled shyly and explained casually.

"Well, before, the city-states had no written laws, only traditional customs. The nobles with divine blood used their power to arbitrarily interpret and distort the law, which was not fair. So, based on experience, I want to engrave some more practical laws on stone walls or copper plates in a written form and announce them to the public. In this way, any judgment will have a traceable path, and it will not be entirely based on the personal likes and dislikes of judges or nobles, resulting in countless false and wrongful cases, and the abuse of power for personal gain will be effectively curbed."

"Good idea!"

Themis was once again amazed at the young god's wonderful ideas in front of her, and her words were full of praise.

However, Loen immediately showed an embarrassed expression.

"It's just that I lack experience and ability, and I have seen too few precedents. I want to complete this code by myself, but I am willing but unable..."

Then he paused, picked up the last piece of parchment, pointed to the third article on it, and said shyly.

"To be honest, the content of the marriage law still depends on your wisdom..."

Themis was silent for a moment, and looked at the young god in front of her, with a look of scrutiny in her eyes and a cold attitude.

"So, you want me to help you?"

Sure enough, this first-generation goddess of justice is very sharp, not as easy to fool as her disciple.

However, just like the time in the Temple of Memory, he is still using an upright conspiracy now, not afraid that the other party will not take the bait.

Facing Themis's scrutiny, Loen nodded calmly.

"To be honest, although Crete was destroyed, the civilization of the Minoans was not cut off. Some of them moved to Athens and established an [Athens Academy] there. These survivors have always hoped to pass on the Minoan rule of law civilization. Unfortunately, the things related to the judicial level are too fragmented. I want to help, but I am powerless.

So, I have been traveling around the Greek states recently, hoping to find like-minded partners to complete a universal code of law and practice justice together.

If you can participate, I believe this code will definitely bring more fairness and justice to the world! "

However, Themis shook her head with a gloomy look.

"What's the use of enacting it? Laws without binding force cannot be truly implemented, and in the end they are just empty words. "

After saying that, the goddess of justice put down the parchment in her hand, stood up somewhat uninterested, and walked into the house without saying a word.

Looking at the lonely back and the parchment with three lines of law written on it that was taken away from the table, Loen's eyes flickered faintly.

Disappointment is disappointment, as long as the heart is not dead, it's fine.