In the Temple of the God King.
Facing the kindly smiling God King, the heroic Athena's expression remained unchanged, her eyes flashed, and she said: "Guarding Mount Olympus is what I should do as a god. Father God, you must be the best for me.
of commendation.”
Zeus shook his head.
She chuckled and said: "All the gods have received rewards. If you don't, wouldn't it mean that I don't care about my children? Tell me what you want."
Athena was silent for a while and responded quietly: "Then please ask Father God to give me a golden apple."
The golden apple is a magical fruit from a golden apple tree given by Gaia, the mother of the gods, when the god Zeus and the queen Hera were getting married. Anyone who eats the golden apple can gain immortality and no longer have to be trapped in the world.
Birth, old age, illness and death.
The golden apple is the supreme divine object for mortals.
However, for the goddess of wisdom, who is the main god of Olympus, the value of the golden apple is not high. It is just to enjoy the moist taste. The extraordinary divine power cannot improve the mood at all, and it has no big effect. The God King married the Queen of Heaven.
At that time, all the gods had enjoyed golden apples.
After hearing Athena's request, Zeus smiled and shook his head and said: "My proud daughter Athena, you are too humble."
"How can a golden apple match your valor?"
I said I didn’t want a reward, but Zeus insisted on giving it.
Now it is clear that he wants the golden apple, and Zeus wants Athena in exchange.
For a moment, the extraordinarily intelligent Athena frowned slightly, thinking quietly, and did not ask for rewards easily.
"Father God, please let me think carefully."
She said this and then fell silent.
At this time, the tall and majestic Poseidon, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke, interrupting the thinking of Athena, the goddess of wisdom.
"Athena's performance is obvious to all."
"She deserves the best reward."
After a pause, Poseidon looked deeply, his face was calm, and he said in a low voice: "King God, I suggest that Athena be given the position of the underworld."
"Hades was punished and suppressed and sealed. Now there is no god in charge of the underworld. It just so happens that the goddess of wisdom can take charge of it."
Athena raised her head in surprise and met Poseidon's eyes for a moment.
She felt that Poseidon's eyes seemed to be filled with stormy oceans.
Give the position of Pluto to Athena...the gods have different eyes.
Athena is already a powerful Olympus god. If she becomes Pluto again, her power will increase again. It is hard to imagine what it will reach.
Hades doesn't want to be Pluto, not because Pluto's identity carries too much of a burden.
On the contrary, if ordinary gods could become Pluto, they would definitely be ecstatic.
This is a great authority.
Mainly, compared with Poseidon and God King, Pluto's reputation and treatment are not very good, and Pluto does not have the status of Olympus God, so he can only stay in the underworld on weekdays.
"Give me the throne of Hades?"
"Although I am said to be in charge, all the gods know very well that once I get the position of Hades, even if Hades returns, I will not be able to let it go easily."
Athena looked away, no longer looking directly at Poseidon, and pondered in her heart.
At the same time, the God King smiled and said: "That's a good idea."
"Athena serves as the king of the underworld and takes charge of it on her behalf. I believe all the gods can rest assured."
Zeus lowered his eyes and looked at Athena.
"My daughter, you will definitely like this reward."
Athena stretched her eyebrows and shook her head decisively in rejection. She did not waver in her thoughts because of Zeus's words and said, "I don't think I am qualified to control the underworld."
"Although the underworld has no owner now, it can be controlled by the judge, the god of death and other gods."
She felt that Poseidon or her father God had evil intentions.
Hades, the previous Hades, had just been suppressed to Mount Olympus. What if she took over the underworld and something happened to Tartarus again?
She can't stay in the underworld forever.
Athena liked a bright environment, and the gloomy and silent underworld disgusted her.
At this time, Zeus's face darkened slightly.
"Athena, you should not refuse this gift from the God King."
She said with a smile without a smile, thunder flashed in her eyes.
Zeus's attitude caused silence in the palace, and the atmosphere became solemn.
She was obviously angry, as streaks of lightning flashed through the air.
Zeus was headstrong and could not tolerate rejection, even if it was a gift from the gods.
At this time, the sun god Apollo, who had been silent before, spoke up and said: "Father God, please calm down, the position of Pluto is very important, and Athena is indeed not suitable to be Pluto."
[The previous article has been revised. It has been changed to read that the Sun God did not express his allegiance to the God-King, but hid among the gods, and was in the dark with the Poseidon.]
The thunderous wrath of the God King gradually dissipated.
The Sun God came to Athena's rescue and said: "Athena, if you don't know what you want, I can give you a suggestion."
Athena wanted nothing.
I wanted a golden apple before, but Zeus rejected it.
When she heard the words of the Sun God, her eyes moved slightly and she whispered: "Please speak."
The Sun God nodded, with a bright and sunny smile on his handsome face, full of youthful vitality, and said: "You are the god of wisdom and war, and also the god of virginity, the patron saint of women's labor and fertility, and are highly respected by heaven and earth.
The love and reverence of wise women in the world.”
Most of the creatures who believe in Athena are women.
"Why don't you ask the God King to issue an edict to further improve the status of women."
Athena was thoughtful.
She smiled and continued: "The light of the sun does not shine in a biased manner based on the superiority or inferiority of living creatures. I think that all things are equal under the gods, and women should enjoy the same status as men."
The improvement of the status of women means the improvement of the status of my believers.
I can gain higher influence, and my divine power should be improved... Athena thought.
This sounds like a good idea.
And even if she is not motivated by interests, deep down in her heart, the kind and wise Athena does not want to see the oppression suffered by many women.
In the Olympus multiverse, due to the weakness of all things and the various rules set by the gods, there are not many civilized worlds where a hundred flowers bloom. The social situation is basically that men are respected and women are inferior.
This injustice even manifests itself at the legal level that is supposed to embody a fair order.
After Athena thought about it carefully, she looked up at the almost expressionless God King and said, "Father God, just like Apollo said."
"I hope to make men and women equal."
“How exactly is equality achieved?”
Zeus asked and accepted Athena's request.
All the gods were interested in this topic, so they discussed it one after another, and finally determined some situations that could be tried to change.
for example.
Men shall not violate a woman's will or force her to give birth.
Due to the natural physical weaknesses and inconveniences of most women, women need to be given preferential treatment, and women must not be discriminated against in labor. Heavy labor, hard labor, etc. do not require women's contribution.
If a couple divorces, regardless of the facts, women should be given more compensation.
In terms of law, the natural differences between men and women should be taken into consideration and treated differently, and weak women should not be treated too harshly and ruthlessly.
All kinds of things.
To be continued...