And on the Cape Sounion side.
This is a small town, but because there is a magnificent temple of Poseidon, there are still many residents here.
Now, Sounion was originally relatively peaceful.
But it caused quite a stir.
"Where am I going?"
A girl wearing a long blue robe and exquisite gold jewelry, accompanied by several priests, walked on the road to the Temple of Poseidon. The girl had long dark brown hair and a few freckles on her face. She looked about thirteen or fourteen years old, and in her hand, she tightly grasped a trident. The trident seemed to be made of pure gold, and it shone brilliantly in the sunlight.
When the civilians around saw this scene, they knelt on the ground and began to worship.
"Am I really the oracle of Lord Poseidon?"
"Of course, my Lord."
The priest said very respectfully:
"Of course you are the respected Oracle."
"But……"
The girl still couldn't believe what was happening before her eyes.
How did she, a fisherman's daughter, become Poseidon's oracle?
The third tune, the fifth section, the ignorant Rod
But in fact, this is the case. When the girl was fishing on the seashore, she saw a strong man with a burly figure and a thick beard. The man told the girl that she should save Athens, so he gave her a golden trident as a symbol.
The girl had no idea what this meant. She thought she had met some bad guy, so she ran back home to tell her parents. However, her parents realized that this was definitely not a trivial matter. To be favored by Lord Poseidon must be a very important thing.
It just so happened that many local civilians respected Lord Poseidon very much. After this situation occurred, the girl's parents rushed to the Temple of Poseidon as soon as possible and told the local priests about the situation. The priests were worried about the current difficulties in Athens. When they heard the news, they did not dare to delay and welcomed the girl to the Temple of Poseidon as quickly as possible.
After a few days of testing.
The girl was exactly as her parents said.
Gained the power from Poseidon.
The most untamed horse in the entire Cape Sounion became as docile as a sheep in front of this girl. The turbulent waves on the coast of Cape Sounion, the girl only needed to gently wave the trident in her hand to calm the waves, or make the waves become more ferocious.
Not only that, the thin-looking girl also gained great strength. The trident in her hand was a heavy weapon that three men could not lift, but she waved it like a feather. The girl could easily smash the solid marble wall. This series of signs showed that the girl named Rhodes was indeed the oracle of Poseidon, the god of the sea.
But the girl Rhodes did not realize what was happening.
She grew up in a fisherman's family.
I don't know much about these.
When she was brought into the Temple of Poseidon and looked at the majestic statue of Poseidon in front of her, she felt only fear in her heart. At this time, the temple priests, who the girl had originally thought were high and mighty and kept their distance from, all knelt on the ground and said in unison: "Greetings, Lord Oracle!!!"
"Hey???"
Rhodes was a little panicked.
"Master Priest, please don't kneel down."
"In the presence of the Oracle, we dare not not kneel."
These priests knew very well that the girl in front of them was the hope of Athens, the hope of Athens to defeat the hero from Sparta. And these priests also had their own ideas in their hearts. You know, they were sent to Cape Sounion to serve as priests of the Temple of Poseidon. In terms of status, they were indeed not as good as the priests of the Temple of Athena in Athens.
But now it is different. A series of signs indicate that Athena may have abandoned Athens, and the god who guards this place is actually Poseidon, the god of the sea. You should know that Poseidon has a very special status in the Greek pantheon. He is the brother of Zeus, representing the powerful power of the ocean. His power is second only to Zeus. With the favor of such a powerful god, defeating Sparta is a foregone conclusion.
"My Lord Oracle."
At this time, a priest looked up and said to Rhodes:
"May I ask if Lord Poseidon has told you anything?"
"I'm sorry... I can't remember clearly."
Rhodes was shaking all over.
"really?"
"certainly……"
The priests were a little puzzled, why did Poseidon choose such a girl, who was obviously just a fisherman's daughter, had no other skills except fishing, and was so afraid of strangers. Although the priests were very confused, the girl in front of them was 100% Poseidon's oracle, and they had no choice but to obey.
Since this girl is not very useful in many things, these priests need to give her proper guidance so that she can finally serve Athens.
"that……"
At this time, Rhodes plucked up his courage.
She looked around and said:
"My family still needs me to help with fishing..."
"You don't need to do this menial job anymore. You are the Oracle, a hero favored by God. The temple will pay for your parents' care, and they no longer need to do such hard work to support their family." A priestess who looked to be in her 50s smiled and said to Rhodes, "Lord Oracle, you can go home to see your parents at any time. I assure you that the temple and Athens will definitely take good care of your parents."
"really?"
Hearing this, Rhodes was also a little surprised.
After all, it's their home.
Relying on fishing, the family was barely able to avoid being sold into slavery.
Life is hard enough already.
Now such a thing happened, directly changing the lives of the whole family. For Rhode, this was something he could not even imagine. Now she really understood that because of the sudden appearance of Poseidon and her identity as an oracle that even she herself was not quite clear about, other people immediately changed their views of her.
Although Rhodes has no knowledge.
But she's not stupid either.
She realized how good these people were to their family.
There must be something you want.
So, Rhode asked nervously, "Excuse me...is there anything I can do for you?"
"of course."
Seeing Rhodes get the hang of it so quickly.
The priestess also laughed happily.
"Athens is now under siege by the Spartans. Once Athens is captured, none of us will be spared. You don't want your parents to be forced into slavery after the Spartans attack here. Likewise, your friends and everyone you know may be forced into slavery after the war because of bankruptcy."
"Yeah……"
Hearing this, Rhodes also became a little nervous.
"But what can I do?"
"You are an oracle and a hero. Although you don't know anything yet, you have the ability to save the entire Athens from the Spartans. You can say that you are the hope of saving Athens."
"How could I be such a powerful person..."
Rhodes was somewhat frightened by the boasting of these priests.
"Your strength has been fully demonstrated to us in the past few days. You must have seen what you have done. With such a powerful divine power, there is no need to worry about defeating the Spartans." The priest walked up to Rhodes and patted her shoulder gently. "Please rest assured, we will definitely keep you safe. We will guide you step by step to become a hero of Athens."
"Um……"
Even though I was very worried.
However, Rhodes nodded and agreed.
"So what am I going to do now?"
"You will live in the Temple of Poseidon for now, and someone will tell you what to do in the end."
Rhode was a complete blank sheet of paper at the moment. She knew nothing and was not clear about anything. Even if you asked her to fight on the battlefield right now, she might be so scared that she wouldn't know what to do with the trident. So what needed to be done now was to give Rhode the courage and combat skills to fight the Spartans. Even if Rhode had the power of Poseidon, it didn't mean that he could go to the battlefield and squander it at will if he didn't know anything.
And Rhodes just lived in the Temple of Poseidon in a daze.
That night.
Pericles and Protagoras hurried from Athens to Cape Sounion. Pericles was the most anxious. When he heard the news, he did not stop to rest along the way, and did not even take into account the age of Protagoras.
It's really a bit excessive.
But he couldn't care less.
Now, the safety of Athens is the most important thing.
"Lord Pericles!"
When Perikles rushed to the Temple of Poseidon, the priests of the temple had never expected him to appear here. At this time, the priests looked at Perikles at a loss, and then said: "Why are you here? Isn't the city of Athens in crisis now?"
"Is Lord Poseidon's Oracle here?"
"Oracle?"
The priest showed a look of panic.
"What are you talking about?"
"Protagoras, isn't that true?"
"They don't want to tell you about this, Lord Pericles. They have actually sent messengers to contact Cleon. If the Oracle of Poseidon is controlled by Cleon and his group, then you will be in real danger."
"Protagoras, what nonsense are you talking about?"
The priest obviously did not expect that Protagoras would tell the whole truth. After hearing this, Pericles turned to the priest and said, "I don't care what your real purpose is. Since I am here now and I am the archon of Athens, I must see the oracle. Don't lie to me, otherwise I will go to the citizens' assembly and impeach you for delaying military operations."
"Yes……"
Although this priest is on Creon's side.
But he also knew very well that if Pericles was not allowed to enter now.
If he was really impeached, then his career as a priest would be over.
There was no other way, so he had to take Pericles and quickly walk into the Temple of Poseidon, and Pericles also walked in with a nervous mood.
"What's the situation, Lord Oracle?"
"She is a fisherman's daughter."
“That’s quite consistent.”
"But she is a very simple girl. She has no idea what war is, nor does she know what an oracle is. So even if you see her now, it will not be possible to send her to the battlefield to fight against the Spartans in a short time."
"You don't have to worry about this kind of thing."
Pericles gave the priest a cold look.
"You should take care of yourself first."
"Yes……"
The priest who was scolded could only lower his head obediently.
Chapter 3, Part 6: Welcoming the Oracle
In fact, what Pericles did not expect was that Cleon's power had spread to Cape Sounion. Cleon was a representative of the civilian faction and one of Pericles' biggest political enemies, with a relatively broad mass base. Originally, when Pericles was the archon, Cleon had no chance to overthrow Pericles, but now that Athens was facing the biggest crisis in history, many people were very dissatisfied with Pericles' policies and her exile of Hilde, which gave Cleon a great opportunity.
What Pericles disliked most was that Cleon had been flaunting Hilde's affairs everywhere. Cleon had been holding high the banner of Hilde and claimed that Hilde was the oracle of Athena, but was expelled from Athens by the old and dim-sighted Pericles. Now what happened to Athens was a punishment for what Pericles had done.
such behavior.
This made Pericles very angry.
After all, before Pericles exiled Hilde.
This Cleon always attacks Pericles because he has a daughter with a strange appearance. It was Cleon who said that Pericles was cuckolded, and it was Cleon who said that the daughter was cursed. And now it is Cleon who says that she is an oracle and a representative of Athena.
How could Pericles not be angry?
But he still suppressed his anger.
Now at least there is still the Oracle of Poseidon.
Everything is still in time.
So this is why Pericles was so anxious to see the oracle of Poseidon. He had many things he wanted to clarify. So Pericles followed the priest into the deepest part, and at this time the priest had no choice but to walk up to Pericles and say to him:
"Mr. Archon, please wait a moment. I will go into the inner room and ask the Lord Oracle."
