Chapter 248 Zeus, the King of the Egyptian Pantheon

The oldest civilization is not the same as the most advanced civilization.

Just like the ancient civilization in the East invented gunpowder, but was later destroyed by foreign invaders with muskets and cannons.

Although the Egyptian region had entered the Bronze Civilization 3,000 years ago, the technology tree in the Egyptian region was destined to become more and more crooked since the successive pharaohs were obsessed with building pyramid tombs to deify themselves, and the priests and nobles were addicted to pleasure. It could only rely on waves of foreign invaders to bring the oldest Bronze Civilization to a more advanced state.

The city of Avaris.

This city built by the nomads in the Phoenician region is now the capital of Egypt.

The nomads who now rule northern Egypt are called Hyksos by the Egyptians - foreign rulers.

This is not the exclusive name of the Phoenician nomads by the Egyptians.

Because as long as they are foreign rulers, whether they are nomads from the Phoenician region in the east, Libyans from the west, or Nubians from the south, they can be called Hyksos.

There is a version that interprets the Hyksos as shepherds or nomads.

But this still cannot make the Hyksos exclusive to the Phoenician nomads.

Because the Libyans and Nubians did not have a mother river like the Nile to turn them into farming peoples, they should have been nomads at that time.

The nomads from the Phoenician region were not a single ethnic group.

The 15th Dynasty of Egypt, which was established and ruled in the city of Avaris, should be dominated by nomads who worshipped the storm god Set [Zeus] - perhaps now the Hyksos can be used as their exclusive name.

The 16th Dynasty of Egypt, which was established and ruled in the city of Tanis, the sea people who worshipped Aphrodite - the Phoenicians who crisscrossed the Mediterranean, and the Light People who worshipped the almighty god, were all allies of the Hyksos.

Since 2,000 BC, the Hyksos, Phoenicians, and Light People were all nomads living in the Phoenician region in the south of the eastern coast of the Mediterranean and the Syrian region in the north.

The long-term nomadic life resulted in the inability of the food they obtained to feed the growing population.

In order to survive, the Phoenicians along the coast transformed into a maritime nation. They not only seized food and colonies from the backward civilized areas of the Mediterranean, but also obtained various materials through maritime trade.

Aphrodite, the patron saint of the Phoenicians, also possessed the godhood of the god of navigation protection as a sky god in order to meet the Phoenicians' safety needs for maritime navigation.

The Hyksos, who worshipped Zeus, still lived a nomadic life of constant migration. Eventually, they invaded the Egyptian region, which had very backward military technology, and successfully conquered northern Egypt, making southern Egypt and western Egypt nominally surrender.

The Light Clan, who worshipped the almighty god, also came to Egypt during this period.

In the myth of the Light Clan in another world, their ancestors migrated to Egypt to escape local famine.

Because the Light Clan was a foreign conqueror who invaded Egypt with the Hyksos, the 18th Dynasty of Egypt conquered the entire territory of Egypt and the Phoenician region, and demoted the weaker Light Clan to slaves.

Later, the myth of the Light Clan had the deeds of the ancestors splitting the Red Sea and taking them out of Egypt.

Roy and Ramses II rode two horses and arrived at Avaris before nightfall.

Before entering Avaris, Roy was shocked by its huge size.

As the capital of the Kingdom of Egypt, the total population of Avaris inside and outside the city definitely exceeded 100,000.

This was the first city with a population of more than 100,000 that Roy had seen since he came to this era.

What shocked Roy even more was that there was a huge and magnificent temple floating over Avaris.

Roy looked up at the temple and could see a throne of the king of gods deep in the temple. The supreme king of gods sitting on the throne had the same face and figure as Zeus, the patron god of the Mycenaeans.

Roy was not surprised at all, because no matter whether the Hyksos god, the king of gods who was above the Egyptian gods, was named Set or Zeus, he and Zeus, the patron god of the Mycenaeans, were the same pillar god.

Below the throne of Seth [Zeus], ​​there are two rows of thirty thrones. Some of these thrones are occupied by great gods, while others are empty.

Obviously, the gods who appeared in the Pantheon were all subordinate gods who submitted to Seth [Zeus]. The owners of those empty thrones may have fallen or betrayed Seth [Zeus].

In the Pantheon of Seth [Zeus], ​​Roy did not see the goddess Aphrodite.

In another world, in Zeus's mythology, Aphrodite was either Zeus' wife, Zeus' sister, or Zeus' daughter.

But this was ultimately just a fabricated relationship in Zeus's mythology.

The origins of Zeus and Aphrodite can be traced back to 2,000 years BC. The Hyksos who worshipped Zeus were nomadic people, and the Phoenicians who worshipped Aphrodite were seafaring people.

The people who worshipped Zeus and Aphrodite were different. Aphrodite was not a subordinate god of Zeus, and certainly not Zeus' wife, sister or daughter.

Because the Hyksos and Phoenicians lived in the same area, and the Phoenicians were allies who ruled northern Egypt with the Hyksos, Aphrodite can be regarded as Zeus' sister god in a broad sense.

Of course, these are all relationships in reality.

Myths are stories that are made up to brag about themselves, and in myths, of course, the relationship between Zeus and Aphrodite can be made up at will.

"Your Majesty, the King of Athens!"

Seeing that Roy had been looking up at the sky above Avaris, Ramses II said to Roy.

"Your Majesty Cepheus entertains guests in the palace every night. We are going to the palace now, just in time for the banquet. If we waste time slowly, we may only be able to eat the leftovers after the banquet."

"You can't see it?"

Roy said in surprise when he saw that Ramses II's eyes were not attracted by the temples above Avaris.

"Ramesses II, can't you see the temples above Avaris?"

"Temple?"

Ramses II looked up at the sky above Avaris in confusion, then smiled and said to Roy.

"Are you teasing me on purpose? I have never seen a temple that can fly in the sky. Perhaps only the temple where the gods live can fly in the sky."

"You really can't see it!"

After saying that, Roy rode his horse into the city of Avaris.

Ramses II followed Roy into the city of Avaris. A sun god with a dazzling light immediately descended behind Ramses II, as if he was the patron saint of Ramses II.

"Ramesses II, does your Ramses family also have a patron saint?"

Hearing Roy's question, Ramses II nodded and said.

"Our Ramses family has always served the great sun god Ra, so the sun god Ra is the patron saint of our family, and I am the heir to the highest priest of the sun god Ra."

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