Among the many Greek myths, there are many interesting or profound stories about human nature, but one is very deplorable, the mother killed her son with her own hands, in the face of the deepest blood bondage, what forced a mother to make such a choice?
The story takes place in the Greek city-state of Caludon.
Caludon's queen was named Artea, and she married her cousin, King Onius of Caledon.
The love of the green plum bamboo horses was able to blossom and bear fruit, and they were so happy.
Not long after the marriage, Queen Artea gave birth to a boy.
The Three Goddesses of Destiny
One night, the queen had a fantasy dream in which the three goddesses of fate told her that the child was doomed to die.
Because the spinning cone in the hands of the three goddesses of fate is the fate of all the people in the world, the sad queen immediately begged the goddesses how to make her children live a hundred years.
Watching the queen plead bitterly, the three goddesses of fate felt compassion, so they took a piece of wood from the burning stove and handed it to the queen: "Poor motherly heart, we will give the fate of this child to you as a mother, and the wood will burn out when he will die." ”
After saying that, extinguish the burning wood and place it on the queen's pillow.
When she woke up the next day, the queen found the wood on her bed, and knowing that everything was a sign of the gods, she quietly treasured the wood without telling anyone.
The boy was named Melearglos, which means hunter.=
Time flew by, and Meleaglos grew into a handsome young man.
When he was 23 years old, the king and queen chose a gentle and kind fiancée for him.
Artemis, the goddess of the hunt
The year coincided with a great harvest, and a grand celebration was held in the palace, but when offering sacrifices to the gods, the daughter of Zeus, Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, was missed.
The despised goddess sent one of the fiercest wild boars to Caludon, trampling on the seedlings in the field and digging up countless vineyards and olive groves. The farmers were afraid of the wild boar.
Meleaglos decided to eliminate harm to the people, and after obtaining his father's approval, he announced a great hunt and invited the heroes of the city-states to participate.
So the famous heroes came to participate in the event, including the queen's two brothers, the uncle of Meleaurus.
One of these heroic hunters is very unique, her name is Atalanta, and she is the only female hunter to carry out the hunt.
Everyone else expressed curiosity or admiration for her, except for Toxus and Bericcibus, two of Méleaglos's uncles, Toxus and Pereksipbus, who showed great contempt, believing that women should only embroider and spin threads and not be able to hunt with men.
Meleaurus was upset with the hunter Atalanta and publicly refuted his two uncles.
The hunt soon began, and Periksipbus (whose name was too long, referred to as "Uncle Bo") first found the wild boar, hit the grass snake, and threw a spear, but did not hit the wild boar.
Hunt wild boars
The crowd came from all sides, and the female hunter Atalante shot the boar in the ribs, but the beast was so tenacious that after hurting one of the hunters, it was finally killed by Meleaurus.
The heroes in attendance roared with thunderous cheers, and Meleaglos peeled off the boar's hide and wanted to present it to the female hunter Atalanta as the first hunter to shoot the boar.
Caludon Hunting Wild Boar, Rubens, oil on canvas
The two uncles were greatly dissatisfied at this time, uncle Bai said that he was the first person to find the wild boar, the honor of the wild boar skin should be given to himself, Toxus (referred to as "Uncle To") pushed away the female hunter, and went forward to grab the pig skin himself.
Meleaglos was furious, so he and his two uncles fought on the spot, and the two sides spoke harshly to each other, without showing weakness.
Perhaps this was fate's arrangement, and the enraged Meleaurus, having lost his mind, killed two uncles by mistake.
The hunt turned into a murder, and for a moment, everyone dispersed silently.
Mere agros had calmed down at this point, trembling with fear.
The servants had to return the bodies of their two uncles to the palace and hand them over to the queen.
The people who were waiting happily in the palace were waiting for such bad news at this time. The eyes of the people looking at the queen were filled with sympathy and compassion.
The weeping queen quietly returned to her room, took the precious wood from the treasured box, and threw it at the fireplace.
The wood burned rapidly in the raging fire, and Meleaglos, who had returned to the palace, was dying.
"My poor son, why are you forcing your mother into such a situation?" Sons can be reborn, but brothers will not have again, you will not pay for your life, I will face my parents without face..."
With the breath of Meleaglos, the queen also committed suicide. The royal family members can only sigh, and now this is the best ending.
This human tragedy did not escape the prophecy of the three goddesses of fate after all.
Such a tragic human tragedy is truly tragic and lamentable. What practical educational significance does it bring to future generations?
First of all, if virtue is not worthy, there will be disasters.
The two uncles, as magnates, did not have a measure and pattern that matched their status, first sneering at the weak (female hunters), and then speaking evil words in order to compete for a pig skin.
People who are bullied like this will one day meet the real strong and make them pay a terrible price.
Second, extravagance is the root cause of a family's or personal decay.
Meleaurus grew up under the pampering of his parents, and did not develop a patient character, although he was upright and brave, he was also very reckless, pride is easy to be impatient, and he will lose his virtue, so he holds a sharp weapon in his hand and kills the killer in the case of losing his mind.
He was a good boy, but he was also a child who was prone to trouble. So fate played a big joke on him.
As for the queen, she was also a poor person, her blood relatives killed blood relatives, and the difficult choices of the world were in front of her. The unbearable weight of life is a proposition that will never have an answer.
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