Greece: I am Zeus!

Chapter 172 Demeter's Feelings

Zeus also officially bestowed upon the children the honors they deserved, the nine Muses, and Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty who had just arrived at Mount Olympus and was immediately welcomed.

At the end of his announcement, Zeus emphasized that Metis, the goddess of wisdom, was the eternal and first wife of the king of the gods!

The gods must respect Metis as they would the King of Gods!
no matter who!

Even His other wives must respect Metis!
All the other wives were required to personally go to the temple of the goddess of wisdom on the morning of the first day of the first "moon of Zeus" each year to offer her the sweetest mead.

Those who cannot do this must voluntarily give up their status as the wife of the God-King.

Zeus, deeply moved by the immense sacrifices made by his beloved goddess, also spared no effort in maintaining Metis's dignity and prestige.

This approach is more than sufficient. Even goddesses of higher birth and seniority than the goddess of wisdom, if they wish to become Zeus's wife, must still show sufficient respect to Metis.

These news items have caused a huge stir!

It was entirely within the gods' expectations that the Goddess of Civilization's Memory would become His Majesty the God-King's wife.

There was no god unaware of their relationship, and the nine beautiful Muses made the entire Olympus even more lively.

It is also normal that the goddess of wisdom did not object to this.

After all, the goddess of wisdom herself went to greet the king of gods' lovers and children.

Moreover, His Majesty the God-King's attitude was very clear: even if the other goddesses became his wives, the Goddess of Wisdom would still be the "greatest"!

Furthermore, all the gods were required to show the utmost respect to the goddess of wisdom, under which the goddess of wisdom had no further reason to object.

But when did the goddess of divine justice and order become the wife of the god-king?!
I hadn't heard a single word about this, it's so sudden!

Now things have really gotten complicated. The two goddesses who originally limited the God-King's power, his right and left seats, have now both become his wives.

So what else can this restrict?

Although no one had expected that these two goddesses could actually restrain the God King.

But at least everyone can find some solace in their hearts.

After all, the gods completely trust the goddess of justice; if anything happens, the goddess of justice will at least stand up and speak out for justice.

Now, everything has completely submitted to the will of the God-King.

The power and authority of the current God-King have completely surpassed those of the former God-King.

It is important to know that no ruler would dislike the goddess of order.

The former king of gods also coveted the goddess of order, but he had no hope whatsoever.

The fact that the Goddess of Order did not personally oppose Him is already because the Lady of Justice adhered to her principles.

Even more strangely, the goddess Dione was not recognized as his wife by the king of gods.

It's strange that the Mother Goddess, who bestowed such important authority upon her children, is merely a minor deity whose status is not formally recognized.

However, although the gods had different thoughts, none of them dared to speak out.

This is, after all, a family matter of the God-King. Since neither the God-King nor the goddesses involved have raised any objections, it is not their place to comment.
After much deliberation, the gods all felt that it was probably because His Majesty the King of Gods was concerned about the dignity of the Goddess of Wisdom that he had not yet announced her as his wife.

Dione was, after all, the sister of the goddess of wisdom, and the king of the gods also bestowed honor upon his own child, so this could be considered a relative balance.

And there was an even more explosive piece of news that quietly spread throughout Olympus.

It is said that as long as His Majesty the God-King is willing to acknowledge a goddess as his beloved, and as long as that goddess herself is willing to become His Majesty the God-King's wife, then she can rightfully become His Majesty the God-King's wife.

The goddess of wisdom, as the first wife, would not interfere in this matter.

It is said that this news was announced personally by Themis, the goddess of justice, on behalf of the goddess of wisdom.

Although there has been no official announcement, the goddess of justice has never denied it.

That means the rumor is indeed true!
Upon hearing this, the gods could only sigh in their hearts: God-King, you truly deserve to be called God-King!
After these events, coupled with the news, many goddesses who were originally melancholy and depressed instantly perked up!
Since the God-King already has three publicly acknowledged wives, he probably wouldn't mind having a few more, right?
As for sharing his true love with other goddesses.
Well, let's get our hands on it first!

I'll try my best to become your one and only true love in the future!

The goddess of wisdom was not wise at all, for she could tolerate the king of gods openly having multiple wives.

In the end, whether you can keep your position as the first wife is another matter entirely!
Several goddesses are already eager to compete, full of fighting spirit and determined to win!
Of course, there are also goddesses who can't be happy. One ancient goddess, currently residing in the underworld and wishing to remain anonymous, lamented—why am I not on the publicly announced list of wives?!
However, upon considering the humiliation of having to offer wine to the goddess of wisdom every year, the proud goddess immediately abandoned the idea.

If it can't be announced publicly, then it can't be.

Asking her to bow down and become a concubine to other goddesses is absolutely impossible.

As long as Zeus is in the underworld, he can only be hers!
However, there is someone even more heartbroken, and everyone knows who it is.

Of course, it's that pure-love goddess of war, the steadfast and devoted Hera.

For her, love absolutely requires exclusivity and loyalty.

She did this herself, and she demanded the same of her beloved husband.

Zeus's blatant promiscuity only hurt her more deeply.

It seems she has the same opportunity, but she would rather not have it.

This is not because she did not love Zeus; she loved Zeus to the core.

Rather, it is her proud divinity and unwavering divine character that constantly demand of her that she can only choose a unique and singular love!

Zeus replied, "Behold my methods!"
In fact, there are quite a few goddesses with strong subjective initiative.

Right after the meeting ended, a goddess couldn't resist coming to his door.

Zeus knew that a goddess would take the initiative, but he never expected that it would not be Hestia as he had imagined, but rather the most gentle and delicate Demeter!
As soon as He returned to the temple and sat down, a faint, life-filled fragrance of rice quietly drifted in.

Immediately, Maia, daughter of Atlas and the eldest of the seven Pleade sisters, strode quickly to report that Demeter, the goddess of harvest and agriculture, was outside the palace requesting an audience.

Zeus hesitated for a moment, then had Maia invite her into the palace. During this time, he did indeed neglect Hestia and Demeter.

There's no way I can be in two places at once when there are just too many goddesses.

During this time, He was busy weaving the Heavenly Dao system, hurriedly uniting with the goddess to conceive offspring, and also comforting His beloved goddess. He was truly not idle at all.

His Majesty the God-King is truly exhausted.

After all, Your Majesty bears the weight of the entire universe on your shoulders!
As soon as the lovely and gentle Demeter entered the temple, Zeus very considerately asked all the nymphs around him to leave temporarily, leaving only the two gods in the magnificent temple.

Today, Demeter wore a bright pear-yellow gauze dress meticulously woven from the sunset, her head adorned with a crown of a hundred flowers, her long, flowing, green hair cascading down to her waist, and a delicate gold belt tied around her waist. Her attire was as fresh and pleasing as ever.

Zeus was instantly captivated by her.

The goddess of agriculture, symbolizing abundance, is both gentle and mature; both delicate and lovely.

Anyone who sees it will absolutely fall in love with it from the bottom of their heart.

Who in the world doesn't love a bountiful harvest?
The goddess of harvest, agriculture, glanced at the empty temple. After confirming that only the two of them were there, this usually shy and delicate goddess immediately transformed into a gentle breeze filled with fresh and sweet fragrance and rushed straight into Zeus's arms.

The moment she threw herself into Zeus's arms, her eyes immediately welled up with tears. She cried out in a soft, aggrieved voice, "Zeus~~~"

The goddess of harvest, with her soft, delicate arms wrapped around Zeus's neck, said with a mixture of grievance and heartache, "Zeus, my beloved Zeus, have you forgotten me? Have you completely forgotten me after Metis and the others came into your lives?"

Dear Demeter, this passionate and direct display of enthusiasm truly surprised even Zeus.

He thought to himself: Demeter seems to be really anxious, otherwise, she, who is usually shy, would never say such things, let alone make such a bold move.

That's not necessarily true.

Demeter never hid her love for herself.

She appears shy and delicate, but in many ways, she is much bolder and more direct than Hestia and Hera.

Zeus then embraced the alluring goddess of harvest tightly, his handsome face displaying a genuinely gentle smile that made Demeter dizzy.

The amorous god said with utmost tenderness, "My dearest Demeter, even if I forget myself, I can never forget you. Look at you, how could you say such hurtful words to me?"

The goddess of agricultural abundance was no less beautiful than the daughter of the ocean. Upon hearing Zeus's words, she immediately lowered her head and wept, her beautiful emerald eyes filled with a layer of shimmering water, as if they were about to drip at any moment.

She whispered, "Zeus, all you do is say nice things to coax me. If you really haven't forgotten me, then why haven't you come to see me at all these days?"

"Don't you know how much I miss you? Don't you really know how I feel about you?"

(End of this chapter)