Chapter 7 The Story of Theseus-7

Theseus is strong, known for his bravery, and admirable.At that time there was also a world-famous hero Pirithous.He is the son of Ixion, and he really wants to compare himself with Theseus.So he deliberately stole some of Theseus's cattle.When he heard that Theseus was pursuing him in full armor, he was very happy, and waited by the side, ready to fight.When the two heroes approached, they each admired the other's bravery and courage, so they put the weapons in their hands on the ground at the same time, and then ran towards each other.Pirithous stretched out his right hand and asked Theseus to judge him for stealing the cattle, and Theseus replied with a gleam of joy in his eyes: "The only satisfaction I want is to have you as my friend." And comrades." The two heroes immediately embraced and swore to each other to remain faithful to their friendship forever.

Soon, Pirithous married Hippodamia, a Lapithian, and he invited Theseus to the wedding.The Lapitai are a famous race in the Thessaly region. They are fierce and rough mountain people. They were the first humans to tame horses.Although the bride came from this barbaric race, she was slender, with a beautiful face and a good nature.The guests all congratulated Pirithous on marrying such a happy wife.All the nobles of the Thessaly region were invited to the wedding banquet.The Centaurs, relatives of Pirithous, also came.They are half-man, half-horse monsters born in the clouds, and they are closely related to Ixion, the father of Pirithoos.Ixion turned out to be the king of Lapitai. He killed his father-in-law Daeion and fled to Zeus.He actually made an impolite request to the queen Hera.Zeus impersonated Hera with a cloud, and Ixion embraced the cloud and gave birth to those half-human, half-horse monsters.For this reason, the Centaurus people are called the "descendants of the cloud".They are the enemies of the Lapithians.But this time, because they were relatives of the groom, they abandoned their old hatred and came to the wedding banquet happily.

The wedding was carried out in a joyful atmosphere.Everyone drank to their heart's content.Eurytion, the most savage of the Centaurs, drank so much that he became intoxicated.When he saw the beautiful bride Hippodamia, he was bewildered and wanted to snatch her away.No one knew what happened, and no one paid attention to how it happened. The guests suddenly saw the angry Eurytion grab Hippodamia by the hair and drag her away.Hippodamia struggled and shouted for help.Some of the other Centauros, who were intoxicated, thought it was a call to action, and each of them dragged away a maid from the palace or a female guest who had come to the wedding.All of a sudden, the screams and shouts of the women became one, and the palace almost collapsed.The relatives and friends of the bride all jumped up from their seats in great anger.

"What's wrong with you, Eurytion!" cried Theseus, "you dare to insult Pirithous in my face, isn't that an insult to two heroes?" Eurytion snatched the bride back.Eurytion didn't speak, and waved his hand and punched Theseus in the chest.Theseus had no weapon in his hand, so he grabbed a copper pot and threw it at him.Eurytion couldn't dodge in time and was knocked down to the ground with blood dripping from his head. "Do it!" The other centaurs shouted, and immediately the cups flew and the wine bottles collided.Suddenly, a centaur grabbed the offering from the altar, and another centaur raised the candlestick and threw it towards the crowd.The third centaur fought back by taking off the antlers that hung on the wall as decorations and sacrifices, and beat the Lapithians horribly.

Pirithous was furious, and stabbed the spear in his hand at the big centaur Petreus.Potraeus, who was about to uproot a great oak from the ground for a weapon, was impaled to the trunk with a spear.Another centaur, Dictis, was knocked down by Theseus, breaking a thick ash when he fell.The third centaur came up to take revenge, but was beaten to death by Theseus.Chelarus was the fairest born of the Centauros.He had blond curly hair and a beard, a well-proportioned neck, shoulders, hands, and chest, and the lower half of his body, though horse-like, was handsome.He and his beautiful lover Xu Luo Nuomo came to the wedding banquet.They cuddled affectionately at the banquet, and now they support each other and fight together.Chelarus was shot by a sharp spear and died miserably in his lover's arms.Hyronomer bent down to him and kissed him, and she pulled out the sharp spear that had pierced Chelarus' heart, and fell on the point of the spear and killed herself.The battle continued fiercely, and finally the centaur was completely defeated.They trampled on each other as they fled, and many were killed by the pursuers.Only then did Pirithous secure his bride.Early the next morning, Theseus bid him farewell.Because of this common battle, their brotherhood is stronger and unbreakable.