hotmtlnovel Chapter 649: 221 Trial and Omen
Chapter 649: 221 Trial and Omen
Chapter 649: Chapter 221 Trial and Omen
About Zeus’ Divine Child, there were always many legends in the Mortal Realm.
After all, in the past thousand years, no one but Zeus himself knew exactly how many offspring he had left behind.
Among these beings with the blood of the Divine King, there were mortals, demigods, and true gods, although the vast majority of them eventually became known to the world over time, there still were two children, for various reasons, to this day have not made a name for themselves in the mortal realm, and barely a few people have heard of their existence.
The first was a natural deity, a son Zeus sired hundreds of years ago, and he was also the founder and builder of Thebes, the outside grandson of Cadmos. This prince, who had earned his merits during the chaos of Typhon, had with the Goddess of Harmony Harmonia not just one child; Semele was amongst the most beautiful of them.
Then, during one unexpected (?) encounter, the young princess happened to meet the King of All Gods, who was disguised as a mortal. Calling himself Klonides (son of Cronus), Zeus easily captured the princess’s heart with his exquisite craft and quickly conceived a progeny with her.
But, as the old saying goes, the women who get involved with Zeus usually don’t end up very differently if they aren’t deities: they either die or live in agony.
And so, as always, wherever Zeus strayed, Hera was sure to follow closely behind.
When Hera learned of Semele and her child, the Heavenly Empress naturally flew into a rage, and she immediately disguised herself as an old woman to meet with the pregnant Semele, starting her routine journey of persecuting the mistress.
He was far from being an adult, and even his name had only been given recently because of Hera’s presence. But since Zeus had thought of him at this time, there certainly must be a reason for it.
“‘Glory of Hera’... he should be called ‘Heracles.’ Heh, having been born and immediately managing to strangle the serpent sent by Hera, such exceptional talent surely won’t be inferior to that of the King of Athens.”
“Son of the Divine King, having accidentally suckled Hera’s milk and killed a serpentine demonic monster shortly after birth, truly guided by fate. I initially wanted to make you king of Mycenae, a leader among my many offspring in the mortal world, but now it seems you might be able to do even more for me.”
This was a multifaceted matter, after all, the weird fluctuations of World Power had not occurred before the child was born, and so Zeus had thought to sire such an offspring who would unite his divine descendants on earth to strengthen the link between Sovereignty and humans, and even from then on make his name Zeus a symbol in human civilization.
But plans cannot keep up with changes; now he rather not have his progeny stand out to rule the mortal world.
With a great war looming in the mortal realm, it would be better for All Gods to involve themselves. With that being the case, this child of exceptional talent naturally has much more value.
“Exactly, that’s right.”
As he crossed the gates of the Underworld, and his thoughts shifted, Zeus suddenly realized he might truly need such a capable son in the Mortal Realm.
Perhaps many of his tasks could be accomplished with his help, like improving his image in the Underworld, or dealing with an ancient god who had been holding up the sky for half an era, to see if he had any intention of repentance.@@@@