Chapter 6 The Tale of Theseus-6

After Theseus established a new country, he regarded the goddess Athena as the patron saint of Athens, and at the same time, he also admired Poseidon very much, and regarded himself as the darling of Poseidon's special care.He held a holy wrestling match on the Isthmus of Corinth.At this moment, Athens was faced with an unexpected and novel threat of war. In the early adventures of Theseus, he reached the banks of the Amazon River on his crusade.The strange thing is that the warlike Amazon women did not fear the burly hero, but treated him as a guest and gave him many gifts.Theseus not only liked these gifts, but also took a fancy to a beautiful Amazon woman named Hippolyta.Theseus invited her to come on board, and when she got on board, Theseus immediately untied the ship.After he returned to Athens, he married Hippolyta, but the warlike Amazon woman was outraged by his abduction.For a long time, they have been looking for opportunities to revenge.One day, they suddenly drove a fleet, landed on land, besieged the city, captured Athens, and even set up camp in the center of Athens.The inhabitants had already fled into the castle in terror.The two sides confronted each other, not daring to attack rashly for a long time.Later, Theseus sacrificed to the Nemesis and received an oracle before he began to patrol the castle and organize battles.In the beginning, the men of Athens were violently attacked by the Amazon women and retreated to the temple of Erinius, the goddess of vengeance.Later, the right wing of the Amazon women was repulsed and many were killed.Queen Hippolyta joined her husband in battle against the Amazons.A dart hit her from beside Theseus, stabbing her to death.In memory of this Amazonian woman, the Athenians erected a pillar in her honor.Later, the war was resolved peacefully, and the two sides concluded a peace treaty.The Amazons left Athens and returned to their own country.