Gods, I am the ancient Greek god of joy

Zagreus lived quite comfortably in this gods' realm. Unlike the underworld which was mostly dead silent, the gods' realm was bustling as it also governed the human world. He had a dramatic nature and was somewhat influenced by it. He liked to sit in the sky and watch the mortals on the earth. The love, hatred and vengeance between them always brought him some joy in his boring days. If he met someone he liked, he would leave gold or wine as a reward.

What Zagreus left behind was not just ordinary wine, it contained his divine power. Some of the wine could prolong a person's life, while others could cure all diseases. He would leave suitable wine according to the person's situation as a reward for pleasing him.

It is unknown when, those who had received his favor began to form an organization. At first, they traveled around the world as bards with musical instruments. They traveled around with wine merchants, and the first poem praising gods in the Greek pantheon was born.

People at that time had few entertainment activities, and the poems of these bards brought great joy to people. The moving music, catchy tunes, and some interesting stories about gods were so popular that even people with little education could quickly learn and spread them. Even in remote areas, the stories about Dionysus could be circulated.

These bards also received his blessing. All the temples of the god of wine and the forces of wine merchants would sponsor these bards, hoping that they would spread the good name of the god of wine further.

However, fame brings trouble, and countless people knew that the god of wine liked to be lively. At that time, a powerful king built an unprecedented huge Colosseum for him. The king wanted to gain immortality, so he often drove a large number of wild beasts and slaves to fight in it. He believed that such an action would definitely attract the attention of the god of wine.

As the news spread, Zagreus of course also learned about this incident. He also went to see it, but he was not interested in these man-made "episodes", and he had seen more tragic scenes in the underworld.

However, these brutal and bloody actions seemed to trigger the mutterings in his memory that had not appeared for a long time, and these mutterings appeared more and more frequently, causing him a headache even with the suppression of the Godhead of Joy.

Finally, when his headache became unbearable one day, a new fight broke out in the Colosseum. The strong smell of blood made him irritated. Looking at the spectators on the ground with distorted faces and the seemingly distorted madness made him even more uncomfortable.

Zagros, attracted by the cheers, could no longer hold back and summoned the divine thunder. Countless people saw his appearance and the cheers became louder.

The king was so delighted that he thought he had been favored by the god of wine and wanted to express his wish to him immediately.

At this moment, everyone was surprised to see Zagreus in the air suddenly swung his arm, and then a huge bolt of lightning rose into the air from his hand like a giant snake. The dazzling electric light made it almost impossible to look directly at it.

In the blink of an eye, this terrifying lightning bolt struck directly towards the Colosseum below with the force of thunder! In an instant, it seemed as if the whole world was shaking, and countless people were directly knocked unconscious. The king, who was originally so proud and arrogant, was directly struck by this divine thunder and turned into ashes, without even a trace of residue left!

At the same time, due to the violent impact of this powerful force, some of the walls of the Colosseum could no longer withstand the pressure and began to crumble. Finally, these solid walls also collapsed, raising a cloud of dust and rubble! The audience who were cheering enthusiastically were caught off guard and had no time to dodge. For a moment, screams, cries and cries for help resounded throughout the venue.

Just as Zagros was about to swing the divine thunder again, Zeus arrived in time. He stared at Zagros, who had already lost his mind and fell into a state of confusion, and immediately exerted his powerful divine power to forcibly disperse the violent and raging divine thunder in Zagros's hand. Then he summoned a divine eagle and personally took Zagros back to the realm of gods.

The power of the divine thunder naturally attracted the attention of countless other gods. That was the authority of Zeus, and no god except Hera had ever been able to control it. Zagros had never used it openly in public.

But this incident, coupled with Zeus' attitude, seemed to further confirm the gods' original guess, and they also had some hidden worries in their hearts. If Zeus and Hades fought, it would inevitably be another war. In addition, Poseidon had long been eyeing the throne of the King of Gods. Would the curse of the previous generation of the King of Gods finally come true because of this incident?

Underworld

Hades was enjoying the long-lost time alone with Persephone. Ever since he threw Zagreus to Zeus, his underworld had become much more peaceful, and the obvious malice from Tartarus had gradually subsided.

Looking at the noisy commotion outside, even the underworld was making a big fuss about this incident due to the spread of the news by people with ulterior motives. Several underworld gods mentioned the matter many times in front of Hades intentionally or unintentionally. Hades showed anger on the surface, but he had secretly remembered the people who had caused trouble.

It seems that their father god has left behind a lot of tricks. There are probably many spies in the gods' realm and the ocean who are constantly causing trouble. Hades is worried that these lunatics will set their sights on Persephone again. It just so happens that it is time for her divine power to change. For the sake of safety, it is better to let her return to the gods' realm. At least she is protected by the goddess of fertility and no one can touch her.

After a few days, everyone in the underworld saw Hades walking out of the temple angrily, and seemed to have had an argument with the Queen of the Underworld. Then the Queen of the Underworld drove her horse directly out of the underworld and returned to the realm of gods. Everyone immediately felt that something was wrong in the atmosphere, and for a moment no one dared to approach Hades.

Sanctuary

Zeus also had a headache after listening to the message from Hades. The underworld was like this, and who knew how many remnants were lurking in the base camp of the King of Gods. There was at least a group of Titans who would only obey orders and not decrees.

Those original Titans born by Gaia had been sealed in Tartarus because of rebellion, but there were still a group of Titan gods with Titan blood. Because they did not participate and they were also powerful, Zeus had no reason to kill them all. However, Zeus never ignored their ambition to release the original Titans.

Hera knew what Zeus was thinking, so she simply packed up these Titans. She often sent these Titans to carry out some dangerous or unspeakable tasks. Many of Zeus' illegitimate children who were wandering outside and out of control were killed by these Titans.

However, those illegitimate children were not easy to deal with either. They possessed divine blood and often fought back to kill the Typhons. Anyway, Hera had always had a bad reputation outside, and these Typhons had long been tacitly regarded as her lackeys. When the gods saw those who were alone, they would secretly kill them. This also led to fewer and fewer Typhons, which also solved a problem that Zeus had been thinking about.