Chapter 2 Welcome to Ancient Greek Mythology
"What are you talking about?!"
Eros doubted if he had misheard, his whole mind went blank.
No way! Is this era so messed up?
"No, what about the thunder just now?"
After a moment of confusion, Eros immediately realized that the key point was not about that.
The woman who looked extraordinary just now had emerged directly from the thunder.
"Heh, mortal, you ask who I am?"
The thunder indicated her anger, rolling in.
"My name is Hera! Daughter of Cronus and the ancient god Rhea! The queen of Olympus!"
This thunderous name and title instantly made Eros's mind crash again.
Damn it! So this is Greece! And the mythological version!
In that instant, many names flashed through Eros's mind.
Like Athena, Artemis, Aphrodite, and even names like Helen, Europa, and so on.
Bah! Why am I only thinking about these goddesses and princesses? Shouldn't I be thinking about how to survive now?
What did she just say about herself? Hera, the queen of the heavens?
Then... Eros looked down at the girl in his arms. Hera is his wife.
Eros instantly broke out in a cold sweat, quickly let go, and jumped up.
Damn it! It's Zeus!
Who is Zeus? The chief god, the almighty, the one who defies fate.
But along with countless reputations, among countless mythological figures, Zeus and his elder brother Poseidon are among the top perverts.
If he were just an ordinary stallion, it would be fine, after all, he's the king of the gods, fought battles all his life, what's wrong with enjoying himself?
But Zeus's romantic history is too outrageous, regardless of taboos.
He even likes to transform into animals, natural phenomena, and even his own daughter to seduce others.
The only one comparable to him is his elder brother Poseidon, others are just turning themselves into animals.
Only he is different, he likes to turn girls into animals, worthy of being called the pioneer of the perversion era.
But all this is not the point for Eros now. The point is that Zeus is the god with the title of the chief god.
In other words, what just happened... No! Nothing happened!
Thinking of Zeus and those ridiculous things, Eros shuddered.
In other mythologies, being handsome is a good thing.
But only in Greece, being too handsome is not a good thing at all.
You might be targeted by Apollo or Zeus.
Better yet, you might be chosen by some passing nymph or minor goddess to be their pet
.
Of course, there are luckier ones, you might be favored by the goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite, and then have a fling.
It's just that afterwards, you might attract the attention of the jealous Ares and easily incur revenge.
Now, at least he didn't provoke the petty Ares.
Provoking someone even more petty and vengeful, Hera the queen of the heavens.
Her pettiness and jealousy are heavyweight, and very few can survive under her.
But now that he thinks about it, it's a good thing Hera came, otherwise, who knows who would provoke whom later, it's too scary.
Looking at the changing expressions of Eros, the noble queen Hera finally showed a hint of satisfaction.
"Mortal, it seems you are not so ignorant after all."
But the smile lasted only for a moment, and the next moment it turned into bone-chilling coldness.
"So, for your offense against the dignity of the queen, you shall pay the price."
Hera raised her hand, pointing directly at Eros, with a malicious curse brewing in her throat.
This time it's really over! Zeus! Give me some help, Zeus!
Now he couldn't care less about whether this big thigh had leg hair or not, survival is paramount.
"Stop it, Hera!"
The girl-like Zeus stopped Hera's actions and stood in front of Eros.
Eros breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but look at the delicate and beautiful figure in front of him.
Leaving aside everything else, Zeus's changing appearance is really XP-worthy.
But the truth revealed after the unveiling is really hard to accept.
Sigh. Why Zeus? Why not change to another goddess?
Even if it's Aphrodite, he wouldn't mind.
The benevolent goddess, anything is better than pretending to be a girl.
"Zeus!"
Hera shouted angrily, and the dark clouds in the sky rolled.
And Zeus, under the name "Dione," also appeared in the thunder. White hair?
Hmm, after changing his appearance in the thunder, except for changing into a more handsome outfit and turning his blond hair white.
It seems there is nothing different from just now.
Eros scoffed inwardly.
Old thing, still pretending to be a girl to deceive people?
He absolutely wouldn't be fooled, it's just hair, so what? Just a sneak attack, so what?
To him, it's nothing—nothing at all!
And Zeus, who revealed his true self in the thunderclouds, did not notice Eros's many criticisms, just said to Hera in a flat tone.
"There's no need for that, Hera. The humans of this era are about to be destroyed, swallowed by the earth."
"You don't need to waste your energy cursing him, I just came to see what this unusual human looks like."
Hera glared at Zeus angrily. She really wanted to say, "What about seeing him up close?"
But obviously, when Zeus insisted on protecting Eros in front of her, she couldn't do anything.
So, after understanding this fact.
Hera stared at Eros's face as if to firmly imprint his handsome face in her mind.
"I have remembered him, Zeus, don't think about protecting him and bringing him to Olympus."
"When the earth is swallowed up, he will have nowhere to escape."
After saying this classic harsh word, Hera disappeared with the dark clouds.
Eros breathed a sigh of relief, his perfect day was almost turning into his last day.
This is how it is in Greece, you never know which will come first, accidents or the disasters of the gods.
But after Hera left, there was only Eros and Zeus left.
Looking at Zeus walking towards him, Eros felt a little panicked.
This old thing won't still want to finish what he didn't do just now, will he?
For what? Just because I'm a bit handsome, not like Ganymede, why are you so fixated?
Sure enough, Zeus is worthy of being Zeus, quite the stallion!
But the actions of the girl in front of him were not as he expected, she just stood in front of Eros without getting too close.
"Darling, I know you have many questions and grievances, but there's no need to panic."
"Please wait patiently for a while, I will find a way to take you to a safe place, and then I will explain these to you."
With that, Eros realized that he seemed to have overlooked something more important that they revealed in their conversation just now.
What does this era mean?