Chapter 420: Which god should we pray to for oracles?
Chapter 420: Which god should we pray to for oracles?
After all, having already offended the Queen of Heaven Hera, she dared not offend a second god.
Under Su Xing's silent observation, Alcides slowly grew up.
Soon, he was eight months old.
On this day, when the servants left the palace, two green poisonous snakes quietly slipped into Alcides' palace.
Looking at these two poisonous snakes, Su Xing's mouth twitched.
This familiar operation, and this familiar venomous snake, with just one glance, he guessed who was behind it.
Hera!
This is His normal operation!
Looking at this scene, Su Xing couldn't help but wonder if there was something wrong with Hera.
Whether it was dealing with the newly born Apollo and the others, or dealing with himself, or dealing with other guys, he never did it himself, but always did it indirectly.
If She, the Queen of Heaven and the Lord God, came down in person and took action, even if Alcides was lucky, he would surely die.
But they still chose to release the poisonous snake.
Softhearted?
Su Xing shook his head, too lazy to think about the conflicted Hera, and focused his attention on Alcides.
He had no intention of taking action.
Sure enough, the next moment.
As if hearing the hissing of a poisonous snake, Alcides, who was only eight months old, stood up from the cradle.
He caught two poisonous snakes with his bare hands, one in each hand.
With a casual pinch, the two poisonous snakes died instantly.
This scene was later seen by the servants who rushed into the palace.
"God!"
"It's a poisonous snake!"
"Alcides..."
Exclamations rang out one after another, and they looked at Alcides in shock.
Soon, Alcides' deeds spread throughout the palace.
The feat of the infant Alcides killing two snakes with his bare hands became his first heroic deed, and was widely circulated and talked about by people.
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Mount Olympus.
Having learned from previous experience, Hera watched the whole process this time, and he gritted his teeth.
"Damn you brat!"
He moved his right hand, wanting to use some more tricks.
Suddenly, Hera thought of something and a sneer appeared on her face.
He thought of a better idea to punish Alcides!
Death is the easiest thing, and there are some things that are more painful than death!
……
Time passes slowly.
Under the secret observation of Su Xing and Hera, Alcides grew up rapidly in the blink of an eye.
He grew up to be a hot-tempered and rebellious young man.
Then, time passed again.
For gods, time is the least valuable thing, but for ordinary people, it is a lifetime.
Soon, Alcides got married and had children. He had a beautiful wife and three children.
That afternoon, Alcides was playing with his children, and his wife was looking at him with a smile on her face, giving a feeling of a peaceful and tranquil life.
Unfortunately, disaster struck at this beautiful moment.
Under Hera's manipulation, the originally normal Alcides fell directly into madness, that is, insanity.
The children and wife in front of him gradually changed their appearance and turned into enemies and beasts.
He grabbed a child by the neck.
"Father……"
The children were astonished, and Alcides' wife was also stunned.
Soon, screams and cries echoed throughout the area.
When Alcides came back to his senses from his madness, he saw his wife and children lying on the ground. Seeing this scene, Alcides collapsed.
"what……"
"What have I done!"
He fell into extreme pain and regret.
He was almost going crazy, howling in a pool of blood and tearing his hair.
After a while, he even thought about committing suicide.
However, he was soon dissuaded from suicide by his friends who discovered the incident.
In order to prevent him from committing suicide, his friend Theseus made a suggestion.
Atonement!
Alcides wasn't the only one who felt bad about killing his wife and children.
According to current laws, things like killing one's wife and children cannot be forgiven!
However, there are exceptions to everything!
Perhaps by praying in the temple, Alcides could find a way to atone for his sins and cleanse himself of them?
At the same time, it also gave him a way to repent.
After hearing this, Alcides stopped committing suicide.
"Correct!"
"I should atone for this!" Alcides murmured to himself.
In order to atone for his sins, after dealing with the bodies of his wife and children, he ran towards the temple, wanting to pray to the gods for judgment or forgiveness.
The nearest temple happens to be the Temple of Delphi, the temple of Apollo, the sun god.
According to fate, he will receive Apollo's oracle in the Temple of Delphi and know how to cleanse his sins and obtain forgiveness and liberation.
However, because of Su Xing, things changed a little.
On the way to the Temple of Dephir, he met the blind prophet Tiresias.
Although blind, the prophet Tiresias had a keen sense.
Alcides just passed by, but he noticed that Alcides was in a strange mood.
"Child, you seem to be in some trouble?" the prophet Tiresias asked doubtfully.
Alcides, who was dressed in rags, refused food, and was unwilling to contact anyone during this period, subconsciously turned his head and looked over.
Looking at the prophet Tiresias who was surrounded by a group of people, there was a look of surprise in his eyes.
Although he had never seen the prophet Tiresias, he felt that the old man in front of him was extraordinary at first sight.
Soon, Alcides learned his identity through the explanation of the followers around the prophet Tiresias.
The prophet Tiresias!
Alcides' eyes lit up.
The title of prophet is not something that ordinary people can have!
Even the high priests in many temples are not worthy of this title!
The prophet, rumor has it, can communicate with the gods...
He had originally planned to go to the temple and pray to the gods for an oracle so that he could be freed and atone for his sins.
Now there is a prophet before us, perhaps...
After thinking about it for a while, Alcides told the whole story.
Soon, the expressions of the prophet Tiresias and a dozen of his followers changed suddenly, revealing shock.
At the same time, the prophet Tiresias also felt embarrassed.
What Alcides did was indeed outrageous.
After doing something like this, if you want to cleanse your sins and gain forgiveness, you can only ask God.
Seeing Alcides' expectant look, the prophet Tiresias couldn't help but think of Athena and Apollo.
As a prophet, he has a close relationship with these two gods and usually consults them when he has matters.
At this moment, another god appeared in his mind.
The Lord of Ilonus?
Come to think of it, he had also contacted the Lord God of Ilonus, so maybe he could ask him?
Moreover, Alcides has a little relationship with this person.
After all, King Amphitryon had asked about Alcides, and it was the main god Ilonus who told them the truth.
For a moment, the prophet Tiresias was in hesitation.
(End of this chapter)