Chapter 40 Alien God Hercules

Then, Lysias said seriously: "This time, Athens sent Isocrates as an envoy to Dionia, knowing that I had been here for many years before inviting me to accompany him to Turii—"

"Are you saying that Athens sent you as an envoy Dionia?" Kunogolata looked surprised, apparently he didn't get a bit of wind beforehand, thinking that Lysias just came from Athens to visit his old classmate.

"You know, my father is not an Athenian citizen, so even if I have lived in Athens for so many years, I can't become an Athenian citizen, and I can't be a messenger at all. I can only assist Isocrates." Lysias didn't understand Kuno Gorata was surprised and explained it specifically, and he was obviously a little resentful about it.

"Since this is the case, you should take these pots back, I can't take them!" Kunogolata immediately refused.

"Why?" Lycias was very surprised.

"There was a lot of trouble in the trial of the traitor in Turiyi before, I believe you have heard of it." Kunogolata saw Lysias nod, and then said firmly: "I don't want to be the second Polyxis!"

"But...Athens just wants to express its friendly will to your Dionysian Alliance, and at the same time conclude a covenant." Lycias hurriedly said.

"Now that Athens is at war with Sparta, who is this covenant aimed at?" Kunogorata, a political veteran, immediately guessed Athens' motives: "Sparta? No, Dionia does not have the strength to face Greece yet. The wrath of the Overlord. Syracuse, a steadfast ally of Sparta? Unfortunately, we have just signed a friendly agreement with Syracuse."

Lycias was a little overwhelmed by Kunogolata's words. He was different from Isocrates. Although he lived in Athens, he was excluded from political life for many years because he was not an Athenian citizen. As far as court defense is concerned, because he is not an Athenian citizen, he cannot defend himself on the court. He can only write a speech for the lawsuit after careful preparation and planning. All the year round, he also lacked a little quick wit, so he didn't know what to say for a while.

Kunogorata sighed: "You take these Athenian pottery back first. Since the Athenian messenger has come from afar, of course, the Dionysian League cannot be seen. I will make a proposal to the Senate tomorrow to let the Athenian Messenger, get ready."

"It's okay, it's okay..." Lycias breathed a sigh of relief.

"Lysias." Kunogorata stared at her and asked suddenly, "You were a citizen of Turii before, have you ever thought about returning to Turii and becoming a citizen of Dionia?"

Lycias was stunned.

"In Athens, you are a foreigner, no matter how talented you are, there is no bigger stage to play. And come back to Turii..." Kunogolata said, the conversation changed: "You Do you know Ancitanos?"

Kunogolata's words made Lysias a little uneasy, and he murmured: "...Well, I know...he is a student of Herodotus, and we often communicated when we were young."

"Our consul, Lord Davos, once proposed the establishment of a Dionysian Academy in Turii, which will bring together the outstanding scholars of the whole alliance in the academy, whether it is studying mathematics, studying medicine, or studying literary rhetoric... …They will all enjoy the special salary given to them by the alliance, while continuing to do their own research with peace of mind, while teaching their academics and theories to outstanding students, let their fame spread to the Greater Greece and even the Mediterranean!  …” Seeing that Lycias was listening seriously, Nogorata showed a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"In the academy, there is a branch dedicated to teaching students literature. Ancitanos is not only the elder of the senate, but also the dean of the liberal arts college. While teaching rhetoric, he also wrote his history book. He recruited more than a dozen students and imparted knowledge. The Senate also specially allocated some funds for him to hire some people to search for materials all over Greece for him to write books... But I think that although Ancitanos is in the field of historical research No one can compare, but literary rhetoric is not his forte.

And that's exactly what you're good at. I heard that in Athens, many of your speeches were copied and used as sample essays. If you can stay in Dionia, our lovable Lord Davos will definitely ask the Senate to grant you special approval to become a citizen of Dionia, and to serve as the director of the Faculty of Letters, teaching students, writing books, Your fame will be as famous as Ancitanos in Greater Greece! …”

With Kunogolata's knowledge of Davos, he dared to make such a promise. But these words smashed into Lysias' heart like a stone, causing countless splashes and ripples...

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Davos glanced at the information Ancitanos gave him, with a surprised look on his face: "There is also a great altar of Hercules built in the urban area of ​​Rome, are you sure?"

"Yes, my lord. This great altar is close to the cattle market in Rome. At first we got it from the Capua merchants who traded with Picocis, and sent someone to confirm. Your lord, you should know, Hercules once stole the herd of Gerion and brought it back to King Aurethus after a long journey. Therefore, many races that live on livestock in the Western Mediterranean use Hercules as the protection of livestock. God..." Ancitanos didn't think there was anything great about Rome's worship of Hercules, on the contrary, when he talked about the topic of Hercules, he started talking nonstop.

In fact, the study of Hercules' activities in the Western Mediterranean was a special task given to Ancitanos by Davos. Because after conquering the Brutes, Davos discovered a strange phenomenon: in the Bruti area, there are many altars and statues of Hercules, and the Bruti people even claim to be "Herac" descendants of Les, for their first ancestor Brutus was born of the hero Hercules and their queen Valentia."

This statement surprised Davos that an alien could claim to be a descendant of a famous Greek god, which allowed the Dionian League to find common ground for the assimilation of the Brutians, since they were all "same race" Well.

However, it also made Davos pay attention to Hercules, the Greek mythological god, and then what he learned from Ancitanos and others made him suddenly realize: it turned out that Heracles Ruth is actually very famous in the Western Mediterranean. According to legend, half of the "12 great feats" he completed occurred in the Western Mediterranean. This alien among the Greek gods spent most of his time wandering in the Western Mediterranean. He had been to Sicily, traveled north to Italy, crossed Gaul, came to the Iberian Peninsula, and was stealing Hesparid. Before the golden apple in his garden (the 11th great feat), in order to cross the Atlas Mountains, he used his divine power to divide the mountain range in two, thus connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Western Mediterranean Sea, which is also known as the Greek population. The origin of the "Pillars of Hercules".

Hercules reached the farthest to the mysterious island of Erythia in the Atlantic Ocean at the westernmost end of the world, killed Gryon, took away the herd, then drove the herd, traveled through Western Europe again, and finally returned to Greece... ...In his adventure stories, because his heroic deeds of chivalry and righteousness are widely circulated, he has been loved and recognized by many people of different races. In many parts of the Western Mediterranean, there are legends that he and the noble women of the local race have produced many children, and the Brutians are just one of them...

Davers picked up the research material again and read it carefully.

Ancitanos was not in a hurry at all, he leaned back in the chair leisurely, closed his eyes, and began to think about the history book he wanted to write.

After a long time, Davos closed the pages of the book, put the information on the wooden table, rubbed some sour eyes, and asked, "Master Ancitanos, as a historian, through the information you have collected, you will Go to the dust of myths and legends, what do you see?"

Ancitanos opened his eyes, Davos' question was quite interesting, but isn't that what a historical researcher is good at, so he thought about it and said, "What I see is the relationship between the elegant Greek culture and the The strong attraction of these savage mountain races, they all want to be associated with Greece to show that their origins are not barbaric."

"Yes, this is also what we hope to see." Davos nodded lightly and said in a deep voice, "It seems that we need to build a magnificent temple of Hercules in Turii and hold a ceremony for him every year. Celebration to strengthen the identification of the aliens with Dionia."

"My lord, your decision is very wise!" Ancitanos complimented.

"However—" Davos picked up the information on the table and changed the conversation: "Master Ancitanos, you only see the meaning of this information on the surface, and you have not discovered the deeper meaning."

Is there a deeper meaning? Ancitanos looked at Davos suspiciously. Before handing over this material to Davos, he had read it many times.

"Look here—" Davos turned a page and read aloud: "While Hercules was driving his cattle back to Greece, a lost bull swam across the Strait of Messina and came to A place called Eryx in Sicily was collected by a local ruler. After Hercules discovered it, he killed the ruler, took back the bull, and agreed to return the land to the local oppressed natives, and made an agreement , 'Once his descendants appeared in Sicily, the natives had to return the land to them.'"

"Yes, there is such a legend about Hercules in Sicily." Ancitanos nodded.