Chapter 288 Pandion I, King of Athens

In the era of the founders of the city, of course, Cadmus was not the only founder.

In addition to Cadmus, the founder of Thebes, the founder of Athens, Pandion I, the founder of Corinth, Sisyphus, the founder of Mycenae, Perseus, the founder of the Kingdom of Mycenae, and Pelops, the founder of the Kingdom of Inlis - all these great kings of the founder level are still alive.

In order to deal with these great kings of the founder level, Luo Yin must have the identity of the King of Thebes who can get along with them on an equal footing.

So even if Luo Yin has no ambition for the throne now, he cannot immediately return the throne to Cadmus's legitimate heir.

Hearing Luo Yin's words, Cadmus asked with a serious expression.

"Penthos, will you really return the throne to your cousin Labdacus?"

Luo Yin nodded seriously, and Cadmus lowered his head with a shameful expression.

"Then try to gain more benefits for you and your family before returning the throne to Labdacus!"

Although Luo Yin is not the legitimate heir of Cadmus, he is also Cadmus' grandson.

Cadmus does not want to force Luo Yin to give up the throne.

After Cadmus left the hall with Polydorus and Labdacus, Agauer said angrily with gritted teeth.

"Father is so partial. Both daughters and sons are his children. How can he only let his son and grandson be his heirs to the throne? Has he forgotten that we are descendants of the Phoenicians, and daughters also have the right of inheritance."

In nations that worship goddesses, daughters usually have the right of inheritance.

Not only the Phoenicians on the eastern Mediterranean coast, but also the Hittites and Egyptians have such customs.

The Egyptian pharaoh royal family intermarried because the royal daughters had higher inheritance rights than the illegitimate sons.

So when the queen only gave birth to a legitimate daughter but not a legitimate son, she could only let the legitimate daughter and the illegitimate son become husband and wife to prevent others from using the legitimate daughter of the royal family to seize the throne.

Looking at Agae who was indignant for him, Luo Yin smiled faintly and said.

"Mother, I really have no interest in the throne. And if I have ambitions, there are thrones in all of Greece - the entire Mediterranean that I can seize. I don't need to compete with Labdacus for the throne of the small Thebes."

After comforting his mother, Luo Yin looked at his envoy and said.

"I heard that King Pandion of Athens has two young and beautiful daughters, Procne and Philomela. I want you to go to Athens and ask Pandion to give me the two Athenian princesses. If Pandion dares to refuse me, I will conquer Athens with war and take Procne and Philomela away personally."

Hearing Luo Yin's order, the envoy showed an embarrassed expression on his face.

After all, Athens is also a large city-state, and King Pandion of Athens is the respected founder of the city, and it is impossible for him to accept Luo Yin's request.

But the messenger could not refuse Luo Yin's order, so he could only leave the hall with his head down.

After the messenger left, Agauer asked excitedly.

"My child, do you want to conquer Athens and let Labdacus be the king of Athens, or do you want to be the king of Athens yourself?"

Luo Yin instinctively wanted to deny it.

But the words of denial came to his lips, and looking at Agauer's expectant eyes, Luo Yin finally said.

"If there is no better throne for me to choose, I will consider becoming the king of Athens."

"Being the king of Athens is not as good as being the king of Thebes."

Although the Kingdom of Athens will be the strongest city-state in Greece in the future, and the patron goddess of Athens, Athena, will also be the strongest goddess in Greece, the current Athens does not have the potential to establish hegemony, and Athena has not evolved into the strongest form.

It can even be said that the goddess Pallas Athena has not yet been born.

The patron saint of Athens is still the goddess of the sea, Metis.

The Kingdom of Athens, the strongest city-state in Greece, not only rules the entire Attica Peninsula, but also rules half of the Isthmus of Corinth, with an area of ​​3,000 square kilometers.

But now the Kingdom of Athens only rules the Attica Peninsula, with an area of ​​2,000 square kilometers.

On the contrary, the Kingdom of Corinth, founded by Sisyphus, the founder of the city of Corinth, rules the entire Isthmus of Corinth, with an area of ​​3,000 square kilometers.

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Amphitrite, the sea goddess who protects the Kingdom of Corinth, is naturally a more powerful goddess than Metis, the patron saint of the Kingdom of Athens.

Later, the Kingdom of Corinth was conquered by the Kingdom of Mycenae, and half of the Isthmus of Corinth was seized by the Kingdom of Athens. Athena [Metis] became a more powerful goddess than Amphitrite.

The fallen sea goddess Amphitrite also used the two identities of Amphitrite and Eurynome to become the Queen of the Sea of ​​Poseidon and the third wife of Zeus.

Coming to this era when the Kingdom of Mycenae had just risen, Luo Yin naturally wanted to meet Perseus - even though he was now an old man.

To reach Mycenae safely, of course, they had to conquer the Kingdom of Athens and the Kingdom of Corinth along the way.

Athens.

Royal Palace.

The envoy of Luo Yin met the King of Athens, Pandion, in the throne hall.

After the envoy stated his purpose, Pandion on the throne asked with a serious face.

"Your King Pentheus didn't ask you to propose on his behalf, but asked me to give him my two daughters?"

The envoy nodded with cold sweat on his forehead.

"King Pentheus didn't say he wanted to propose to your daughter."

"Young Pentheus dares to humiliate me like this. Even if he proposes, I will not give him my daughter in marriage."

"King Pandion! Please think carefully. If you refuse King Pentheus's request, the city of Athens will face an unprecedented war."

"No need to think about it! Even Perseus couldn't conquer the city of Athens. Could it be that Pentheus is more powerful than the young Perseus?"

Even in the era of the founders of the city, Perseus was undoubtedly the strongest hero.

The messenger naturally did not dare to say that Luo Yin now was stronger than Perseus when he was young.

After Pandion drove away Luo Yin's envoy, two young and beautiful girls hurried to the palace.

They were Pandion's daughters Procne and Philomela.

Procne and Philomela came to Pandion's throne, and Procne asked curiously.

"I heard that there was an envoy from Thebes today. Why didn't my father entertain the envoy with a banquet?"

"Because his master Pentheus is a madman."

Pandion said with uncontrollable anger.

"Penttheus actually asked his messenger to ask for you, and asked me to give you both to him. If Pentheus asked his messenger to propose marriage, maybe I would consider making him the husband of one of you. Since he is so arrogant that As the city of Athens becomes his vassal, I will naturally not agree to his rude request."

After listening to Pandion's words, Philomela said with a worried expression.

"But father, the city of Thebes is more powerful than our city of Athens! If crazy Pentheus really launches a war, can we defeat him?"

Pandion was silent for a moment and said with a twinkle in his eye.

"If the city of Thebes really launches a war, I will seek help from King Yinlis, Oenomanus, the son of Ares, the god of war."