[Greek mythology] Queen of the Underworld

The turmoil in the underworld affected Olympus, and Demeter, who had been sleeping, opened her eyes at the moment the shock occurred, and she woke up.

Having experienced the battle of the Titans, she naturally knew what the shock was, and she also knew very well why there would be turmoil in Tartarus every once in a while.

The reason is not complicated, even unbelievably simple.

In fact, it is the gap between Zeus and Pluto. Zeus always hopes to find some trouble for Hades. Although Poseidon has a good relationship with Hades, Tartarus does not belong to his territory after all. Seeing that both his elder brother and younger brother settled down with a perfunctory attitude, he naturally didn't take it seriously, and it didn't do him any good.

The attitude of the three brothers also led to the current situation on Tartarus.

Demeter knew that, in fact, Poseidon secretly hoped that the Titans in Tartarus would appear again, because it was obvious that Poseidon was dissatisfied with Zeus sitting in this position. If there was another Titan war, maybe he would There is a greater chance of taking Zeus's place.

Back then, if Zeus hadn't approached his mother first and the two had made an agreement, it would be really hard to say who was sitting in that position after the dust settled.

But these don't need her to care about. After the Titan War ended, after Poseidon was unable to defeat Zeus and left Olympus with hatred, there was already a gap between the three brothers. If there was another big battle one day, she No surprise at all, which is why she wanted to leave Olympus in the first place.

The reason why the shock woke her up was because she thought that her son was still in the underworld.

If it wasn't because Melos was still in the underworld, even if the Titans really ran out, she would not be moved by it.

Demeter knew very well that although Zeus didn't care much about imprisoning the Titans, he would not want them to escape after all. At the beginning, it was because everyone was working together, but now, if there is another big war, who can guarantee Everyone is on the side of Zeus, at least Demeter believes that Poseidon will be the first to find trouble for Zeus.

So Zeus hoped that the Titans would find some trouble for Hades, but he would never want them to run out of Tartarus.

Demeter opened her eyes, and the plants around her began to disperse, and because of her awakening, the plants in the palace that had lost their vitality also began to recover.

Standing naked in the middle of the palace, she wove a beautiful dress out of flowers.

Then she called her scepter.

As the only goddess with a scepter in Olympus, she can use it to do things that can deceive people.

For example, she transformed her daughter back from a star, concealed her aura and let her appear in her palace.

Beautiful light can be seen everywhere in Olympus. Sometimes when Apollo loses his temper, the light from the Sun Temple can illuminate half of the Olympus God Realm.

The light that flew from the sky to Demeter's palace was ignored as soon as the light of Persephone became a star.

At this moment, although Zeus wanted to delay time, he still had to take his wife and son—yes, Apollo persuaded him, and he agreed that Apollo and Hermes followed him to the underworld—together Go to the underworld, because he knows Hades, and according to Hades' personality, he is definitely not the kind to worry about the safety of Olympus.

But just as they were about to leave Olympus, they found Demeter, who had disappeared for a long time, slowly approaching.

"Demeter?" Hera raised her eyebrows in surprise.

"I'm going too." Demeter's expression was a little tired, and she didn't look very good, but she just changed the law of the growth of all things in the world before she fell asleep, so at this moment she has such a situation, they don't care Surprised, "I'm going to see my daughter."

"Are you sure?" Hera asked, pursing her lips.

Demeter was restrained by Zeus and could not leave the Olympus domain, let alone enter the underworld. Once she really followed them in, from the moment she stepped into the underworld, she would feel uncomfortable every moment.

"I want to make sure that my daughter is safe and sound." Demeter raised her chin proudly and said, but her tone still couldn't hide her yearning for the child.

Zeus didn't speak all the time, and he didn't say to revoke the imprisonment on Demeter. Hera didn't say anything unexpectedly, but nodded to show that she didn't have any opinion on it.

Hermes and Apollo looked at each other without speaking.

Since Persephone was brought to the underworld, not only Persephone has changed, but Demeter has also changed, and now she has become even colder.

The carriage from the underworld was already waiting for them. Seeing the ominous darkness of the carriage, Zeus frowned obviously in disgust. Demeter walked into the carriage first without speaking, and then summoned his scepter , The next moment, vines from nowhere surrounded her. Strange leaves grew on the vines, and the white flowers were particularly conspicuous in the green.

After Zeus and Hera got into the carriage, Apollo and Hermes stepped up.

It's not that they don't have a road from Olympus to the underworld, but that road has been closed since Zeus made those things last time.

So at this moment, if they want to enter the underworld, they can only get on the carriage from the underworld.

Hermes can freely enter the underworld, but now Pluto sent Cerberus to guard the entrance. Once Hermes forced his way in, Cerberus would find out, and so would Pluto.

So, Hermes would never risk his life.

After leaving Olympus, the interior of the carriage gradually darkened. Apollo opened his palm, and a ray of light appeared in his hand, illuminating the interior of the carriage.

Demeter was surrounded by vines, but they found that the vines looked like they were about to wither. The leaves on the vines gradually darkened and then withered. As soon as the leaves fell, they disappeared, but the small flowers on the vines gradually faded away. It began to grow larger, and the original white petals gradually turned black.

Demeter, who could be seen from between the vines, was closing his eyes, his brows were slightly frowned, and he looked uncomfortable.

When the carriage stopped, the last black flowers on the vines surrounding Demeter withered.

Someone is already waiting outside.

The people who came to greet him were not Hades himself, but the twins of Sleep and Death, and Akarari and Gakbel.

Hera glanced at Zeus and didn't say anything about it. It hasn't been long since the trouble Zeus caused last time. It's no wonder Hades would come to greet them in person.

The vines on Demeter's body faded and turned into patterns on her skirt.

The other part wrapped around her scepter.

She has not loosened her brows since the carriage stopped. It is conceivable that she is not comfortable in such an environment, but she still straightened her back, inspected the few people present, and then said: "My Where is the daughter!"

She came not because Tartarus was shaken, but because of her daughter.

Akarali remembered Meros' order before, and stepped forward to salute Demeter: "Your Highness is in the inner hall, please follow me."

Demeter nodded. Everyone noticed that her hand holding the scepter was gradually tightening. It can be seen that leaving God's Domain had a great impact on her, but she still followed Akarali without saying anything. .

The remaining people will be placed elsewhere.

"The sea king and sea queen have not arrived yet, please wait for a while." Thanatos said to Zeus.

Knowing that Poseidon didn't really care about it, Zeus nodded and said nothing. The seal was made by three people, and three people were needed to strengthen it. If Poseidon didn't come, he and Hades couldn't do anything. , and once the seal is strengthened, he needs to rest for a while, if Poseidon does something during this time, then he will be in trouble.

Therefore, if you want to be exhausted, it is best for the three of you to be exhausted together, and no one can make waves.

And this time he came to the underworld, he did have other thoughts.

Zeus, who failed to meet Persephone, has always been unwilling to do so. It is not easy to come to the underworld once. He still hopes to finish what he has not done before.

Seeing his expression like this, Hera snorted coldly and said nothing.

She knew what Zeus was thinking. Back then, she was able to get Persephone to the underworld, but now she naturally has a way to make Zeus see or not eat it!

And Apollo, who tried to take this opportunity to find Daphne, was not in a good mood, so naturally he didn't notice what was wrong with the Zeus couple.

Only Hermes, who had nothing to do, saw everything in his eyes.

He lowered his head expressionlessly, no one could see his expression.

On the other side, Demeter, who was brought into the inner hall by Akarari, embraced Meros as soon as he saw him.

"My child." The "punishment" of leaving Olympus never made her cry, but now that she saw Melos, she was trembling and crying uncontrollably.

Even if her vines brought her news of her son, but she couldn't see him with her own eyes, she was still uneasy.

"Mother, don't cry..." Melos was a little at a loss. He tried to wipe away Demeter's tears, but he found that he would never be able to do it well, which made Demeter look even more embarrassed.

He seemed to be looking at Hades for help, but Hades still didn't have a good way to do it.

At this moment, the vines on Demeter's scepter were scattered and transformed into Persephone who had not seen for a long time on the ground.

Everything in the underworld still affects Persephone. She doesn't look very good, but she still smiles when she sees Melos standing in front of her, smiling, she and Demeter Like me, I cried too.

Melos was even more flustered, not knowing whether to comfort his sister or his mother.

In the end, he could only hug his sister and mother and tell them softly: "I'm fine, I'm fine..."