Gods, I am the ancient Greek god of joy

Chapter 21 Dionysus-Zagreus

Zagreus could be said to have lived a very carefree life in the body of the God-King. Every day he watched his godhead being slowly repaired, and there was always a large amount of pure divine power for him to absorb. Even if he slept all day, the energy would actively flow into his body.

But as a hundred years passed, Zeus couldn't stand it anymore. Zagrous was simply a huge drain on his energy, not to mention that his previous injuries had not healed yet. Seeing that Zagrous was out of danger, it seemed that it was finally time for Zagrous to be born.

Zagros, who was originally planning to continue to live off his parents, was suddenly awakened by a strong light. Then he found himself held in the hands of Zeus. Suddenly facing this big face, he was almost scared to scream.

Afterwards, a surge of divine power surged in his body, and his status continued to improve. In the end, he even crossed several thresholds and was directly raised to the status of the main god.

However, his birth did not cause much commotion, as almost all gods now knew the origin of this "prince", and no one would bother the King of Gods at this time, and most of them would just give gifts as a formality.

However, all the records about the god of wine in the world, Zagreus, has been erased from the origin by Zeus and replaced by the name of Dionysus.

Yes, due to the death of his previous physical body, he is now a dual-person god. In the future, he will always have different believers. They believe in different gods, so naturally there will be some distinction in the names they use.

Once they call the name of Zagreus, they will face the god of the underworld. Zagreus's code of conduct will be closer to the style of the underworld. If they call Dionysus, his code of conduct will be biased towards the realm of gods. After all, he is made of flesh and blood, and he can only determine his attributes according to the believers who call him.

Therefore, the god recorded by Zagros in the Origin of the Divine Realm became two, namely Dionysus-Zagoreus.

However, he was used to the name Zagreus, and people close to him would usually call him that. Others would either call him His Majesty Dionysus or simply call him the God of Wine.

As for the outside world, he established his theocracy as the god of revelry and wine. These two priesthoods were his most famous symbols, and they could better attract faith from the outside world.

In fact, every god in the Greek pantheon does not necessarily have only one priesthood, but generally speaking, the higher the rank, the more divine power one possesses. Those gods of lower rank have a hard time nurturing one or two lower-level divine powers, and they simply cannot afford the extras.

In his spare time, Zagreus pondered over his divine power, and if he thought carefully, it turned out to be quite a lot.

In addition to the two high-ranking gods of pleasure and Hades, there are also gods of fruit, drama, and wine.

However, these godheads have become a burden to him now, but fortunately, several of them are supported by the godhead of Dionysus. The godhead of Dionysus is like the entire finance minister of the family. After satisfying himself, he can make some extra profits and distribute some faith to nourish other godheads.

"Alas~ After hundreds of years of hard work, I'm back to the time before I was born." Thinking about the many messes he still had to deal with, the first one was his own Paradise of Elysee. All the fine wine ordered by the gods was burned. In order not to break his promise, he could only brew it again.

Some materials are easy to find, but different divine wines require different divine powers, which makes it difficult for Zagreus.

Moreover, his believers in the mortal world have reached saturation. Although his family business is large, his expenses are also high. Although there are many believers in the god of wine, most of them are general believers. The divine power they provide is pitifully small after being shared, and can barely support the consumption of brewing wine. Then he himself has no profit at all, and it will be a long time before he can recover.

By the way, although he is now the main god, his strength is far inferior to that of the main god. Now he is only the strength of a middle-level god, and he himself is just a baby who has just learned to walk compared to the growth of a god. Although his high-level godhood does not require faith, the divine power he absorbs is used to supply his own growth.

If he wanted to restore the damaged divine powers, he would need a huge amount of resources. When Zagreus thought of that huge amount, he suddenly felt dizzy.

Originally Zagros looked like a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old, but now he has regressed to about four or five years old. He has only grown to this age with the "subsidy" from Zeus and Hera.

He touched his forehead worriedly, and then found that the horn on his head had disappeared. He felt even worse. He didn't know where the horn had gone after his death. He tried to look for it, but the original Temple of Dionysus had been razed to the ground by the divine thunder, and only the breath of the divine thunder remained there, making it impossible to find it.

"No, I am the god of happiness. Besides, I am still a child. Why should I be crushed by the burden of life now?"

The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. Ever since Zagreus was unwillingly thrown out of his body by Zeus and he had seen his father, the God King, briefly a few times, he had not shown up.

Last time he said that it took a lot of divine power to conceive me, so I have to recuperate in the temple recently. It seems that I am indeed not a good son, and it is time for me to go visit the old father.

He did what he said, and then used the little divine power he had to brew a jar of Zeus' favorite wine, and walked towards the residence of the king of gods.

When he arrived at the door of the temple, waiters had already come out to greet him. He had always been rumored to be the most beloved son of the God King. He had been to the God King's temple more than once, so the waiters naturally would not stop him.

He handed the wine to the waiter. Before he could say anything, Zeus on the throne opened his eyes and said:

"I already know your intention, but I can't give you too much help. The previous battle with the previous God King consumed a lot of divine power, and even mobilized the original power of the God Realm. Later, in order to resurrect you, it is not easy to directly give birth to a main god. Now the entire God Realm is in a state of deficit, so all you can do is rely on you."

After hearing this, Zagreus was also stunned for a moment, and then he thought that it was indeed true. Not to mention the unknown war, but he was sure that Zeus paid far more than he said.

As for nurturing a main god, it is already not easy. Now, including this counterfeit, there are only twelve main gods. The most worrying thing is that a bunch of troubles will come together. It seems that it is not easy to be the King of Gods.

However, since the way through the divine realm is blocked, then he might as well take a look at the underworld. After all, he is also the main god of the underworld.

But Zeus saw right through his thoughts.

"Don't even think about Hades. He is in a similar situation to me. Besides, the Underworld is also used to protect Tartarus. Your own godhood is not weak, so it is definitely impossible for you to provide the resources you need."

Then Zagreus thought about it and realized that it made sense. The appearance of the underworld was similar to that of the gods, but there were very few main gods in it. He didn't know why at first, but it turned out that it was used to deal with Tartarus.

Well, this makes things a little tricky. Does my hope of recovery really have to rely on time?

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