Apollo is the only "god" who retained his original name after being transferred from the Greek pantheon to the Roman religious system. Many people in later generations only know him as the sun god in ancient Greek mythology, but in fact this "god" was originally
In the legends of the Greeks, "Zi" was only a god in charge of art. It was not until around the fifth century BC that he was given the functions of the sun god and the god of light. After the Romans included this god in their own religious system,
They did not give him a new name like other Greek gods, but directly retained the title of Apollo, and gave him various functions in the later evolution of the myth: music, medicine, prophecy, and light.
, the sun... In the Roman mythology system, Apollo had a lot of clerical power, which fully reflected the imagination power of the working people during this period, and...
The collapse of the kingdom of the gods.
The reason is very simple. When the Thunder Giants on Mount Olympus (that is, the Zeus family) were still prosperous, they directly ruled the creatures on the earth. Their existence was real and unquestionable, and the mortals on the earth
Naturally, he clearly knows who the gods he serves and what kind of power they have, but as the army of demon hunters breaks through the protective wall of Olympus, Zeus and his eighteen generations are involved in the war and are helpless.
After getting away, naturally there is no time to pay attention to things on the earth. For hundreds of years, the connection with the Kingdom of God has been intermittent, but the priests on the earth must find ways to maintain the status and influence of the gods they admire.
, then there seems to be no other good solution except creating fan creations for these gods.
As a result, each of the originally clear and definite gods became blurred. After being wrapped in a layer of mysterious veil, a lot of unknown priesthoods were attached.
On days when there are no religious activities and celebrations, the temple is relatively deserted. At this moment, the Romans have not yet entered that period when the whole country was drunk and dreaming. The people still need to spend a lot of time working, so on weekdays
Basically, the only people who walked into the temple were nobles or civilians praying for help when encountering disasters, and today was obviously a day when the temple had very few visitors. Hao Ren and his party stepped into the temple gate and saw that it was empty inside.
In the hall, the statue of the sun god Apollo and the altar stood majestically in front, while several monks were cleaning around the altar.
Hesiana glanced at the statue of Apollo and curled her lips: "The eyes are enlarged."
Hasselblad also raised his head and glanced: "I killed this one."
Hao Ren: "..."
The monks in the temple noticed this group of unwelcome guests who were commenting on the statue after entering the holy place. An old man wearing a white robe with purple edges came over. He glanced at the one-eyed Hasselblad warily, as he seemed to have been serving the statue for many years.
"God" made him have a certain sense of the demon hunter's aura: "Are you here to seek the guidance of the great Apollo?"
Hao Ren glanced at the old man: "Who is the chief priest here?"
The old man straightened his back, full of pride and nobility like every clergyman of this era: "I am."
Hao Ren nodded: If we want to talk to Apollo, help us contact him."
The old man was stunned immediately. This didn't sound like what someone would say if he came to the temple to pray for help or worship a god. In fact, he had been a priest here for most of his life and had never heard of anyone coming to make such a request.
: "No rudeness! Do you know this is a sacred place?"
Hesiana took a step forward: "Of course I know, so we come here to find Apollo, otherwise where can we find the external window of Olympus?"
The old priest blinked and suddenly thought that these few people in front of him were barbarians who did not understand the rules of the civilized world, so he patiently explained: "If you mean to listen to the gods' revelations, then you should first..."
Lily became impatient and suddenly took a step forward and grabbed the old priest's collar. A pair of energetic wolf ears popped out from her head: "Old man, you can't understand human language! We are just looking for Abo."
Luo, talk! Look at my ears, you still don’t understand what we are doing?"
The old priest stared wide-eyed at the wolf ears that suddenly appeared on Lily's head, and then saw a ball of bloody energy summoned by Hesiana, and finally realized what had happened: "You... you... are...
God?"
At this moment, the age of myth has not ended. Although the demon hunters have conquered Mount Olympus, aliens walking in the world can still be seen from time to time. To ordinary humans, these aliens have a unified classification: gods.
!
Although this weird social and religious form is a bit ridiculous to Hao Ren, who deals directly with the true God, in this era, it is indeed common sense and even part of human life.
Lily nodded with satisfaction: "As long as you know, we have something to discuss with Apollo, but now Olympus is closed, we know that priests like you have sacred objects that can establish contact with Olympus, so come
Looking for you."
Hasselblad added nonchalantly to the side: "This is a great honor."
Cold sweat dripped from the old priest's forehead and fell on his shoulders. Then he seemed to suddenly react and shouted loudly to the subordinate priests and monks: "Quick! Close the temple door!"
The solemn and heavy door of the temple was slammed shut during the day, which would probably cause speculation and discussion among ordinary people outside, but for Hao Ren and his party who were just passers-by, these things were of no importance. They were led by the old priest to the depths of the temple.
, there is also a statue of Apollo and an altar here, but there is no open space around the statue for ordinary believers to worship. Obviously this is a place reserved for temple priests.
The old priest shivered and took out an exquisite brass box from the secret compartment under the statue. After opening the box, he took out a gold badge with a sun relief. He had a complex expression of excitement and awe on his face.
Pass this badge to Hao Ren.
When Hao Ren reached out to take the badge, the old priest suddenly took a deep breath and spoke: "You... you may not be able to contact the great Apollo."
Hao Ren raised his eyebrows: "Why?"
The old priest seemed to have gone through some psychological struggle. As a humble "mortal servant", he actually didn't really understand the world of "gods", and he didn't know whether his actions at this moment would please the gods or offend them, but
After some thought, he finally said it: "In fact... it is difficult for us to contact the kingdom of the gods now. Perhaps the depraved behavior of human beings has offended the gods. Since decades ago, they
It is rare for us to issue decrees directly, and our prayers can only be answered occasionally... Especially in the past ten years, I have not heard the voice of the great Apollo at all. Maybe... maybe we have lost God's care...
…”
The old priest's tone was a bit panicked. On the one hand, he was worried about the uneasiness accumulated by the gods' lack of response, and on the other hand, he was worried about offending the group of unknown "gods" in front of him.
Alien gods have never been kind-hearted people who are considerate of their people. They only need humans to continuously offer sacrifices to them and entertain them. In this era, humans are more in awe and fear of "gods".
Love, like Olympus, the Nordic Gods and other god families with more or less rules and regulations are better. If you want to face some wandering gods, a hundredfold caution and humility are really not enough.
The "gods" can be angry at any time, and even if they are not angry, they may massacre the entire city of human beings just for "joy". The old priest does not know whether these people in front of him are good gods or evil gods, so he is naturally uneasy.
After hearing what the other party said, Hao Ren and Hasselblad looked at each other.
The war that takes place in the "Kingdom of God" will not directly affect the human world, but its impact will inevitably spread to the human world.
The first ones to be affected are indeed the people living in the temples: due to the crumbling of the Kingdom of Gods, most temples in the mortal world have probably lost contact with the various "Kingdoms of Gods".
However, Hao Ren didn't care about this. As long as Mount Olympus was still there, he would naturally have a way to contact it.
Under the anxious gaze of the old priest, Hao Ren took the badge and put his spiritual power into it.
The gold badge is just superficial. There is a delicate magic structure inside this small metal device. Its function is to read the holder's mental signal, and after simple decoding and transmission, it is connected to the person in a different space.
On the Olympus Communications Center.
It's just a magic version of a walkie-talkie.
Moreover, in order to allow humans with weak mental strength and lack of magic skills to use it, this communication device has also deliberately simplified its functions and reduced the difficulty of use. Even so, there are still only a few trained and talented humans who can activate its power, but
At least the priests in the temple can use it.
Even ordinary people can master it after training. It would be even easier for Hao Ren to crack the decoding rules of this thing.
With almost no effort, Hao Ren erased the anti-theft module of the gold badge, then activated its function, and a faint golden glow began to appear on the surface of the badge.
The old priest looked at this scene in awe. He tried his best to make the badge respond a little bit. Those responses were completely different from the glorious scene. He realized that the "gods" in front of him
" was so powerful that he lowered his head even more humbly.
"Your strength is amazing."
Obviously, when the gods of Olympus were entangled by the demon hunters and had no time to care about the human world, there was not much "piety" left in the priest class under them. Their rule was originally maintained by violent intimidation, so naturally there was no
How 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 the secret between the gods."
The old priest was still a little hesitant about this request: "But..."
"Don't worry, Apollo won't blame you," Hesiana glanced at the old priest, "But if you don't go out, we will blame you now."
The old priest immediately trembled and left the place in a hurry.