Chapter 490: Hecate, the Goddess of Arzava

The leaders of the rebel army, including the governor of Adana, launched the rebellion in order to live a better life, not to die with their families.

So under Roy's threat, the leaders of the rebel army finally chose to give up their power and become big businessmen under Roy's arrangement.

These rebel leaders were willing to surrender to Roy, not only because they knew they could not defeat Roy, but also because the policy of the Athenian Empire favored the lower-class civilians.

After truly incorporating the city of Adana into the territory of the Athenian Empire, Roy led 3,000 troops to another large city-state in the Kizuwatna area, the city of Talsa.

The rebel leaders in Talsa also surrendered under Roy's threat and handed over their power.

After Roy led 3,000 troops to take over the city of Talsa, he implemented the policies of the Athenian Empire here.

1599 BC.

Late April.

The policies of the Athenian Empire were implemented throughout the Kizuwatna area, and Roy returned to Adana alone, taking Nefertiti back to Athens on an Athenian warship.

Three days later.

The Athenian warship that Roy and Nefertiti were on passed through the sea between Cyprus and Kizuvatna and entered the southern sea of ​​the Antalya Plain.

The Antalya Plain is the most beautiful area in the Anatolian Peninsula.

It is located on the Mediterranean coast, surrounded by countless mountains, with the beautiful Konyaat Beach in the east, the endless Lara Beach in the west, the clear Mediterranean Sea in the south, and the lush Taurus Mountains in the north.

The port city of Parha on the Antalya Plain is one of the important trade ports on the northern coast of the Mediterranean.

Now the Antalya Plain is ruled by the Arzawa people who worship goddesses, and the Lydian region is to the west of the Antalya Plain.

In the history of another world, the residents of the Arzawa Kingdom were originally Arzawa people.

From the Mycenaean era - 1600 BC, the branch tribes of the Aryans began to migrate here, giving the Arzawa Kingdom a new ethnic group.

In the myth of another world, Bellerophon is a Mycenaean hero who migrated to the Kingdom of Arzava.

In the heroic myth of Bellerophon, Bellerophon came to the Lydian region. Although the local king Iobates accepted him, he also assigned him many difficult tasks.

Bellerophon's first task was to deal with Chimera, the son of Typhon and Echidna.

The prototype of Echidna is actually Istanus, the patron saint of the Kizuwatna region.

Echidna's son is the Cilician protected by Istanus.

Bellerophon's first task was to help the Arzava people fight against the Cilicians in the Kizuwatna region.

Bellerophon's second task was to deal with the barbaric Solumeans.

The prototype of the Solumeans may be the Palaeks in the north of the Kingdom of Arzava.

Bellerophon's third task was to deal with the Amazons.

The Amazon Kingdom ruled by the queen in Greek mythology is actually the Hittite Kingdom that worships goddesses.

The Amazons in Greek mythology lived in the Anatolian Peninsula. Their territory reached the southern coast of the Black Sea in the north and bordered the Lydian region in the south.

In real history, the only kingdom in the Anatolian Peninsula that met the Amazon Kingdom setting was the Hittite Kingdom.

Although the Paleks also met the setting of the Amazons, the Apollo worshipped by the Paleks was a male god, and there was no historical record of a princess inheriting the throne.

The Hittite Kingdom not only worshipped goddesses, but also had many historical records of princesses and her husbands inheriting the throne.

When Roy's warship passed through the southern waters of the Lydian region, he stood on the deck and looked north at the territory of the Kingdom of Arzawa. Roy was full of curiosity about the patron goddess of the Kingdom of Arzawa.

The territory of the Kingdom of Arzawa mainly included the Antalya region, the Lydian region, the Caria region, and the Ionian region.

In the history and mythology of another world, there is no clear record of the patron goddess of the Kingdom of Arzawa.

However, the goddess Hecate in Greek mythology is believed to have originated in the Caria region.

In Greek mythology, Hecate is the daughter of Asteria, the goddess of meteors.

The name Rhea may be a word related to mother.

If we interpret the name Asteria separately, Rhea [mother] Asteria - the name Asteria is obviously a variant of the name of Istanus.

In other words, Hecate is also a branch of the ancient earth goddess.

Perhaps just like Metis and Athena are both names of Metis Athena, in mythology, these two names are arranged as mother-daughter relationships.

The names Hecate and Asteria were originally the names of the same goddess.

In Greek mythology, Hecate is regarded as the most respected goddess by Zeus.

Zeus gave Hecate precious gifts, allowing her to share the earth and the sea that does not produce grain.

She also won honor in the starry sky and was highly respected by the immortal gods.

She is not only the goddess of the earth, but also the goddess of the sky and the goddess of the sea. This is the trinity of Hecate.

In Greek mythology, there are only two goddesses who are highly respected by Zeus, although they left no mythological stories like the invisible man and did not become Zeus' wife or daughter.

The first goddess is Hestia, who became Zeus's eldest sister in mythology.

The second goddess is Hecate.

As Zeus' eldest sister, Hestia is revered as the oldest and most sacred goddess of Mount Olympus, and the chief of all goddesses.

Hestia was respected by Zeus because when the Mycenaeans brought Zeus to the Argos region guarded by Hestia, the Argives guarded by Hestia accepted the Mycenaeans, giving the Mycenaeans the opportunity to conquer the Argos and Zeus the opportunity to usurp Hestia's territory and authority.

Zeus gave Hecate great respect, obviously because the Arzavas guarded by Hecate accepted the Mycenaeans immigrants brought by Bellerophon.

The Argives guarded by Hestia accepted the Mycenaeans guarded by Zeus——

The Arzavas guarded by Hecate also accepted the Mycenaeans guarded by Zeus——

This is why Hestia and Hecate, like transparent people in mythology, did not leave any mythological stories, but were respected by Zeus the most.

When the Athenians, Spartans, Thebans, and Pylos fought against the Mycenaeans, their goddesses were humiliated and degraded in mythology and became the wives and daughters of Zeus.

"Goddess Sauska of the Kingdom of Isova, Goddess Hecate of the Kingdom of Arzava, and Goddess Hesione of the Trojan region--"

When the Athenian warship sailed from the Mediterranean Sea into the Aegean Sea, Roy looked at the Anatolian Peninsula and said with a bright smile.

"You are all branches of the ancient earth goddess. Soon I will reunite you with other sisters and become goddesses of the Athenian Empire."

Hoo-hoo--

With the help of the howling southeast wind, the Athenian warship that Roy was riding was like an arrow from a string, sailing towards Athens at the fastest speed.

Athens at this time.

The Athens Royal Opera House planned by Roy, which can accommodate 20,000 spectators, was officially completed.