Myth: The Ruler of Spirituality-Chapter 649 - 221 Trial and Omen

Chapter 649 -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.

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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.

She first subtly led the princess to mention her husband, who was often away, and then voiced doubts when Semele boasted. She claimed that the man could never be Zeus, King of All Gods, that it was all just hubris on Semele’s part, or she herself had been deceived.

Hearing these words, the princess was naturally angered, but she also felt some doubts and unease in her heart; after all, Zeus had never shown a divine demeanor, so was he really the Divine King?

The young princess immediately decided that the next time they met, she would demand Zeus to reveal his true form—to display the sacred shape that would signify his Divine Authority. And coincidentally, on the very day of their next meeting, Zeus promised the princess that, to make up for his long absence, he was willing to grant her a reasonable request.

The rest of the story quite naturally followed: the unknowing mortal princess and her palace were reduced to ashes amidst thunder and fire, and the true god no longer had a non-divine mother. Only as an immortal deity did her son with Zeus manage to survive by chance.

Well…what other stories lie behind this one, the world does not know. How that deity, who had not yet been born from his mother’s womb, continued to grow, is also unclear to anyone.

In any case, this natural deity, a Son of the God-King, to this day has no notable stories passed down about him. Even considering that no divine phenomena occurred during the third era, the existence of this god said to be named ‘Dionysus’ is still doubted by many on Mount Olympus.

However, as a son of Zeus, he still has a bit of presence.

Dionysus is the first, and the second of Zeus’ unknown children is this ‘Glory of Hera’.

If the former is unknown because, under the influence of some power, no related news was spread in the mortal world, then the latter is purely because he is too young.

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.