Apollo, the only "god" who retained his original name after the transfer from the Greek god line to the Roman religious system.Many people in later generations only knew him as the sun god in ancient Greek mythology, but in fact, this "god" was only a god in charge of art in the legends of the Greeks, and it was not until around the fifth century BC that he was given the functions of the sun god and the god of light, prophecy, light, sun......
In the Roman mythological system, Apollo had a large number of clerical powers, which fully reflected the power of the brains of the working masses of the people in this period, as well as ......
The fall of the kingdom of the gods.The reason is very simple, when the Thunder Giants (that is, the Zeus family) on Mount Olympus were still thriving, they directly ruled over the creatures on the earth, their existence was real and unquestionable, and the mortals on the earth naturally knew who the gods they served were and what kind of power they had, but as the army of demon hunters broke through the protective wall of Olympus, Zeus and his eighteen generations were involved in the war and could not get out, so they naturally had no time to pay attention to the things on the earth.The centuries-long connection with the kingdom of God has been intermittent, but the priests of the earth must find their own way to maintain the status and influence of the gods they admire, so there seems to be no good way to do it except to create fandom for these gods.As a result, the originally clear and definite gods became blurred, and after being wrapped in a veil of mystery, a large number of unclear priesthoods were hung.On days when there are no religious events and celebrations, the temple is deserted.At this moment, the Romans have not yet entered that period of drunkenness and death, and the people still need to devote a lot of time to work, so on weekdays, only nobles or commoners who pray for help in case of calamity enter the temple, and today is obviously the day when the temple is extremely sparsely populated.When Hao Ren and his entourage stepped into the temple gate, they saw an empty hall inside, with the statue of the sun god Apollo and the altar standing majestically in front of it, while several monks were sweeping around the altar.Heatherena glanced at the idol of Apollo and pouted: "The eyes are enlarged." ”Hasselblad also looked up, "I killed this one." ”Hao Ren: The monks in the "......" temple noticed this group of uninvited guests who stepped into the holy place but judged the statues, an old man wearing a white robe with purple trim came over, he glanced at the one-eyed Hasselblad vigilantly, it seemed that he had served the "gods" for many years and made him also have a certain sense of the breath of the witcher: "You have come to seek the guidance of the great Apollo?"
”Hao Ren glanced at the old man: "Who is your chief priest here?"
”The old man straightened his waist, full of pride and nobility like every clergyman of this era: "I am." ”Hao Ren nodded: "Okay, we want to talk to Apollo, you help us contact him." ”The old man was stunned, this did not sound like the words of a man who came to the temple to ask for help or to worship a god—in fact, he had been a priest here for most of his life, and he had never heard of anyone making such a request: "Don't be rude!"
Did you know that this is a sacred place?
”Heatherena stepped forward: "Of course we know, so let's go here to find Apollo, otherwise where to find Olympus's external window." ”The old priest blinked, and suddenly thought that these people in front of him were barbarians who didn't know much about the rules of the civilized world, so he patiently explained: "If you mean to listen to the revelation of the gods, then you should ...... first" Lily was impatient, and suddenly stepped forward and grabbed the old priest's collar, and a pair of spiritual wolf ears popped out of his head: "Old man, you don't understand people's words!"
We're just talking to Apollo!
Look at my ears, you still don't understand what we're doing. ”The old priest stared at the wolf ears that suddenly popped out of Lily's head, and then saw a ball of blood-colored energy summoned by Heatherian, and finally realized what was happening: "You......
You guys......
Is it a god?
”At this moment, the age of mythology is not over, although the witchers have conquered Mount Olympus, the aliens that walk in the human world are still often visible, and for ordinary humans, these aliens have a unified classification: gods!
Although this bizarre social and religious form is a bit ridiculous for Hao Ren, who deals directly with the true gods, it is indeed common sense and even a part of human life in this day and age.Lily nodded with satisfaction: "Just know, we have something to discuss with Apollo, but now that Olympus is closed, we know that a priest like you has a holy artifact in his hand that can establish a connection with Olympus, so I came to you." ”Hasselblad lukewarmly added, "It's a great honor." ”Cold sweat dripped from the old priest's forehead on his shoulders, and then he seemed to react suddenly, and shouted loudly to the lower priests and monks: "Quick!
Close the temple gates!
”The solemn and heavy door of the temple slammed shut during the day, which was afraid that it would cause speculation and discussion among ordinary people outside, but for Hao Ren and his party, who were just passers-by, these things were insignificant.They were led by the old priest to the depths of the temple, where there was also a statue of Apollo and an altar, but there was no open space around the statue for the common believers, apparently it was a place for the priests of the temple.The old priest shuddered and took out a delicate brass box from the dark compartment under the idol, and after opening the box, he took out a gold badge with a sun relief, and with a complicated expression of excitement and awe on his face, he handed the badge to Hao Ren's eyes.When Hao Ren stretched out his hand to take the badge, the old priest suddenly took a deep breath and spoke: "You guys......
You may not be able to connect with the great Apollo. ”Hao Ren raised his eyebrows: "Why?"
”The old priest seemed to have made a mental struggle - as a lowly "mortal slave", he didn't really know the world of the "gods", and he didn't know whether his actions at this moment would please the gods or anger them, but after some thought, he still said: "Actually......
Even we now have a hard time connecting with the kingdom of the gods, perhaps because the depravity of man has angered the gods, and since decades ago, they have rarely given direct orders, and our prayers have only occasionally been answered......
Especially in the last ten years, I have not heard the voice of the great Apollo at all, perhaps......
Perhaps we have lost the favor of the gods......"
The old priest's tone was a little apprehensive, on the one hand, because of the uneasiness accumulated on him by the gods' lack of response, and on the other hand, he was worried about angering the "gods" of unknown origin in front of him.The alien gods have never been good people who are sympathetic to their people, they rule over human beings just need human beings to constantly offer them offerings and for their pleasure and entertainment, in this era, human beings are more in awe and fear of "gods", such as Olympus, Norse gods and other gods and other gods who have some rules and regulations are better, if you want to face some wandering gods, it is really a hundred times more cautious and humble is not enough.The "gods" can get angry at any time, and even if they are not angry, just to "be happy", they may slaughter the entire human race in the city, and the old priest does not know whether these people in front of him are good gods or evil gods, so he is naturally uneasy.Hao Ren glanced at Hasselblad after hearing the other party's words.The war that takes place in the "kingdom of God" will not directly affect the human world, but its effects will inevitably spread to the human world after all.The first to be affected were indeed those who lived in the temples: due to the crumbling of the kingdom of God, most of the temples in the mortal world may have lost their connection with the various "kingdoms of God".However, Hao Ren didn't care about this, as long as Mount Olympus was still there, he naturally had a way to contact that side.Under the old priest's apprehensive gaze, Hao Ren took the badge and then probed his spiritual power into it.The gold badge is only superficial, and this small metal device has an intricate magical structure inside, and its function is to read the bearer's mental signals, and after simple decoding and relaying, it is connected to the Olympus communication hub in another dimension.It's a magic version of a walkie-talkie.And in order to make it accessible to humans with weak mental strength and lack of magical skills, this communication device has also deliberately simplified its functions and made it less difficult to use, even so, only a few trained and gifted humans can activate its power, but at least the priests in the temple can use it.Even ordinary people can master it after training, and it will be easier for Hao Ren to crack the decoding rules of this thing.With little effort, Hao Ren erased the gold badge's anti-leeching module, then activated its function, and the badge's surface began to glow with a faint golden glow.The old priest watched in awe—he could only get the badge to respond a little with all his strength, and those few responses were nothing compared to the glorious scene at the moment.He realized the power of the few "gods" in front of him, so he lowered his head even more humbly."
Your strength is amazing."
Obviously, when the gods of Olympus are entangled by witchers and have no time to care about the world, there is not much "piety" left under their priestly class, and the rule that was originally maintained by violent intimidation is naturally not very sustainable."
You go out first," Hao Ren thought of something, so he asked the old priest to leave first, "What we want to talk about is a secret between the gods. ”The old priest was still a little hesitant about this request: "But ......"
"Don't worry, Apollo won't blame you," Hethiana glanced at the old priest, "But if you don't go out, we'll blame you now." ”The old priest immediately shuddered and hurried out of the place.