Chapter 2022

"Still thinking about Zeus?" Just when Kai couldn't figure it out, Thoth came.

"You know?" Kai turned his head to look at Thoth in surprise.

I saw the Egyptian God of Wisdom pinching his eyebrows: "These barbarians are so good at drinking."

Egyptians also loved drinking, and drinking played an important role in the lives of ancient Egyptians. Alcohol can sterilize and help people maintain good health. Beer made from barley has a light taste, is not easily intoxicating and is rich in nutrients. It is regarded as a good food by people. The workers who built the Giza Pyramids drank it every day. Three or four times to replenish energy. Wine is a more precious drink. Generally speaking, only people in the upper class can afford it. It can be seen in the ancient Egyptian tomb murals with banquet scenes that wine is provided to guests as a precious drink. At the banquet, the guests were drunk and staggering, but this was not a rare thing in ancient Egypt, because people at that time regarded drunkenness as an important entertainment activity.

Through countless papyrus paintings, tomb murals, pottery figurines, and reliefs, we can still clearly see scenes of ancient Egyptians kneading dough for brewing beer, picking grapes, storing wine, drinking wine, and sobering up. There is extensive research proving that beer brewing originated in ancient Egypt. The ancient Egyptians piled water-soaked barley on flat stone slabs to germinate, and then allowed it to dry in the sun or with firewood after a few days. Pound the dry wheat into powder, put it into a wooden barrel, add an appropriate amount of warm water, and trample the malt powder into dough in the wooden barrel. After the yeast in the air causes the dough to ferment and swell, it is manually kneaded into a bread shape and baked to cement the starch and solidify the protein. Then mash it again, mix it with hot water, and filter it through a sieve or fig leaves to get the wort. The wort was poured into clay pots for fermentation, and honey, herbs, and spices were added to brew a sweeter, non-foaming, and richer beer that was different from today's.

After a day's work, people also like to gather in the "beer house" to drink from clay pots using straws as straws, or pour beer into cups to drink to relieve the fatigue of the day. This scene, if you think about it, is quite similar to today's bar. At the same time, beer is also a good medicine. There are more than 700 prescriptions recorded in a medical document from 1800 BC, of ​​which the word "beer" appears in about 100 of them. People also buried beer as a sacrifice. There is a saying in the tomb of ancient Egypt: "Beef, poultry, bread and beer will make his soul rest in peace."

Although wine originated not in Egypt but in West Asia, the Egyptians, like the Sumerians in West Asia, regarded the grapevine as the "tree of life" and wine as a gift from the gods. In Egyptian mythology, the goddess Isis became pregnant by eating grapes and gave birth to Horus, the king of the gods. Wine was believed to be the sweat of the sun god and the eye of the god Horus. Therefore, wine, a sacred beverage, has always been used as a sacrifice to the gods and the dead. Since the color of wine is similar to the color of blood, wine also represents the rebirth of life. Wine was widely used in various religious festivals in ancient Egypt because it was believed to help connect this life with the next life and ensure that The Rebirth of Pharaoh. Like beer, wine is often paired medicinally with other substances. Ancient Egyptians used wine and wheat porridge to treat indigestion, wine and salt to treat coughs, and wine and dill to relieve pain. Laxatives in ancient Egypt were composed of wine, honey, etc., while insecticides were composed of wine, frankincense and honey. Grapes and figs can also be used to exorcise evil spirits.

To be honest, Egyptians are still very good drinkers.

But it depends on who you compare with. Compared with the ancient Greeks, it’s still half a pound to half a pound.

But the Asgardians are much worse than...

It seems that the further north you go, the better you drink it, especially the people who live in a world of ice and snow.

This is especially true for the Asgardians. Their mead has been improved over the years. For ordinary people, it is simply an intestinal poison. Only some fruit wine for children can be tolerated by people on earth. Facts have proved that the gods can also I can't stand the alcoholism of these beasts in Asgard.

"What do you know?"

Kai asked.

"I don't know, but I probably guessed it. Zeus did it on purpose."

? ? ? ?

Kai looked at Thoth with a black question mark on his face.

In fact, Kai could see that Zeus did it on purpose, but the question was why?

"It's actually very simple...he doesn't want to take risks!"

"Huh?" Of course Kai knew the reason.

But again, why do you want to do this?

Looking at Kai's expression, Thoth also knew that Kai could not quite understand Zeus's brain circuit.

But Thoth understood.

"Zeus is actually not stupid. He knows that Ger is a huge threat, but he is afraid."

Geer's Black Death Sword is simply the nemesis of the gods. Not only can it easily harm the gods, but it also becomes more powerful the more gods it kills. The gods actually turned into the nourishment of a weapon. This was a very incredible thing in the eyes of the gods.

It is also because of this that Zeus is very afraid of confronting Ger.

If you lose, it's over.

But if he wins, Zeus feels like he won't gain anything. What does Geer have? A bad life!

Zeus is no longer the leader of the gods in that area of ​​the earth. He has now left the earth and gone to the universe. His thinking cannot be limited to the pattern of a gang leader. He couldn't really do something meaningless just for a moment of anger.

Although this is very bloodless...but the problem is that it is useless for him to be bloody!

So, he still resisted to confront Gol.

But he was rational and knew that if he let it go, he would still be the one who suffered in the end.

So what should he do?

Naturally, let others take the blame!

Who?

Earth and Asgard!

Otherwise, why did he sell out the secret of the Eternal Altar?

But he was afraid that Earth and Asgard could not bear it.

After all, Gol's strength has been fully demonstrated.

So when he caught Thor and Kai, his anger was not pretended. He was really angry... Why don't you two bastards fight Gol to death, but come to me? Invite Gol again!

So he was very angry at that time.

But he couldn't do anything to them.

After all, if he really dealt with them, who would deal with Gol for him?

Besides, these two people are not little sheep. If they really fight, who knows how many people will die.

It's not worth it!

As a result, Thor wanted thunder and fire.

Zeus thought about it and gave it to him.

Otherwise, why would he perform acrobatics in front of Thor?

He is not a person who likes to promote the younger generation.

The gods are not all saints with noble character. On the contrary, most gods have evil similar to human nature. It can be said that many times, the gods are more ruthless and cruel than humans. Their desire for power is even worse than that of humans.

Among them, the three generations of gods in Greek mythology did not hesitate to hurt their children to ensure their control over the world. The first generation of gods, Uranus, the god of the sky, the second generation of gods, Kronos, the Titan god, and the third generation of gods, Zeus, the god of thunder, were first victims and then became perpetrators. Among them, the cruelest one was Zeus, who swallowed the mother and child before the child was born. Today, I will tell you in detail how the three generations of gods in Greek mythology hurt their children.

Uranus is the first generation of gods in Greek mythology. He is the god of the sky created by the earth goddess Gaia from her own body. Later, in order to create more descendants of gods, Gaia and Uranus became husband and wife. They gave birth to the earliest group of gods in the world: twelve Titans (six men and six women), three Cyclops, and three hundred-armed giants. These earliest gods were not only huge in size, but also had great power. This was a good thing, but it caused their father's concern. As the first generation of gods, Uranus was afraid of the powerful power of his children and worried that they would unite to rebel against him one day, so he imprisoned them all in Tartarus as soon as possible. Tartarus is the abyss of hell created by Gaia and the god of space Aether. It is located at the bottom of the earth and is more terrifying and gloomy than hell. As a mother, Gaia was tired of her husband's brutal rule, so she instigated her youngest son, the Titan god Kronos, to rebel. She took out the diamond from her body and made a scimitar. Kronos took it and cut off his father's genitals while he was asleep, and drove him to the distant horizon. Later, Kronos rescued his brothers and sisters who were imprisoned in Tartarus (the Cyclops and the Hecatonchus were left inside), and ruled the Greek mythological world with them. Although Kronos drove his father away and ruled the world, his father gave him a prophecy before leaving: Your rule will eventually be overthrown by your children.

Because of this sentence, the seeds of sin were planted in Kronos' heart. In order to ensure that the prophecy would not come true, he asked his wife Rhea to hand over the newborn babies to him, and then cruelly swallowed them. In total, he swallowed five children, including Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Poseidon and Hades. Zeus escaped the fate of being swallowed by his father by chance and grew up healthily. When he grew up, Zeus decided to seek revenge on his father and rescue his brothers and sisters. So he asked the goddess Metis to make a bottle of emetic potion and secretly put it into Kronos's meal, successfully rescuing the swallowed brother and sister.

This story is simply a replica of the previous story.

Later, Zeus united with the rescued brothers and sisters to overthrow the rule of his father Kronos, and then defeated the rebellious Titans and became the third generation of gods who ruled the Greek mythology world. After Zeus became the third generation of gods, he thought he could rule the world steadily, but suddenly one day, the goddess of fate Moirai told him that the son born by the goddess Metis would overthrow his throne. Because Zeus knew that his grandfather and father were both robbed of the throne by his children, he was more worried that the words of the goddess of fate would come true. At this time, the goddess Metis was already pregnant with his flesh and blood. Because he was afraid of repeating the old path of his grandfather and father, he couldn't wait until the child was born to deal with this matter. So he used sweet words to trick Metis and swallowed her and the unborn child together. But things did not develop as Zeus expected. After swallowing Metis and her child, Zeus felt a pain in his head, and as time went on, the pain became more and more intense, reaching an unbearable point. Later, Zeus called his son, Hephaestus, the god of craftsmen, and asked him to split his head with an axe to see what was causing the pain.

Hephaestus could only obey his father's order, picked up the axe and chopped his head fiercely. As a result, the wisest and bravest goddess in Greek mythology, Athena, was born from the crack. Athena was born as a female warrior in armor. She not only inherited the power of her father Zeus, but also had the wisdom of her mother, the goddess of wisdom Metis. She was both civil and military. Zeus thought of the goddess of fate saying that Metis's son would take his throne, but Athena was a girl, so he didn't have to worry about it anymore. Later, Athena became his favorite child and his most capable assistant. And Zeus became the last generation of gods in Greek mythology and the eternal master of the three realms.

But in fact, this curse has always existed.

This caused Zeus to never like his children.

Especially his sons.

He has always had an extraordinary fear of them.

Except for Hephaestus, because he is a cripple and not good at fighting.

Compared with Apollo or Ares, Zeus is still quite defensive.

For his daughter, he should be much more assured.

There is even a legend claiming that he will be killed by Hercules... I don't know if it's true or not!

So Zeus actually hates young people because it means he is old. The reason why he lets his children share his power is that on the one hand he is afraid of his brothers and sisters and is afraid that they will snatch his power, so he needs his children to help him consolidate his power, and on the other hand it is to prevent his children from betraying him.

His grandfather and father set a good example for him.

Suppress your children tightly and don't give them any benefits and power. What's the result? They are still overthrown.

He is much more open-minded and can share power with his children.

But at the same time he is still afraid of the curse.

He is afraid that he will be overthrown when he wakes up one day. You know, his father's generation is more miserable than the previous generation. His grandfather was just exiled, but his father was sealed into the abyss by his own hands.

He dare not imagine what will happen to him after he is overthrown.

So Zeus gave Thor thunder and fire not out of help, he just hoped that Thor could defeat Gol!