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Chapter 2318
Chapter 2318
Sif is the goddess of the earth and the goddess of fertility.
This divine office is of paramount importance in any pantheon!
Both the land and its bounty are crucial to a civilization. For example, in the Olympian pantheon, the god of harvest was initially the second-generation god-king, Cronus. There's a famous painting on Earth called "Saturn Eating His Son," which depicts him. In ancient Egypt, this ancient civilization located in the Nile River valley of northeastern Africa, agriculture was the foundation upon which the brilliant ancient Egyptian kingdom flourished as early as 4000 BC. The goddess Isis, as the wife of Osiris, the mother of Horus, and the sister of Nephthys, occupies a pivotal position in Egyptian mythology and is considered one of the most popular goddesses.
In the Olympian pantheon, the goddess of agriculture who succeeded Crolus was Demeter. As Zeus's cousin and wife, she was revered as the goddess of agriculture and the four seasons, and her status was self-evident.
In the Americas, the feathered serpent god is typically depicted as a feathered serpent. This image can be traced back to the Olmec civilization, later known as Quetzalquato in the Aztec culture, and as Kukulkan in the Maya culture. He is the Maya deity associated with the rainy season, planting, harvesting, and abundant crops. In fact, he is an imported deity, a northern god brought by the Toltecs during their rule over Maya cities. This feathered serpent god is widely worshipped by various Mesoamerican peoples. According to legend, the feathered serpent god rules over the morning star, invented books, established laws, and brought corn to humankind. He also represents death and rebirth and is the protector of priests. The feathered serpent god's position in Maya culture can be observed in many ways. In the Classic period, the scepter held by Maya "real people" had one end in a small, delicate shape, the middle depicting a leg of a small human transformed into a serpent's body, and the other end a serpent's head. In the Postclassic period, various variations emerged, but the basic form completely changed, becoming the feathered serpent god with a fan-shaped upper body, a serpentine body in the middle, and a serpentine head at the bottom. The feathered serpent god arrived with the rainy season, which coincided with the Mayan corn-planting season. Therefore, the feathered serpent god became the most revered deity of the Mayan farmers. In Chicen-Iza, the largest surviving Mayan ancient city, there is a pyramid named after the feathered serpent god Kukulkan. On the north side of the pyramid, two serpent heads are carved at the two base corners. On the spring and autumn equinoxes each year, at sunset, the shadows cast by the serpent heads on the ground can be seen intertwined with many triangles, forming a dynamic flying serpent. This symbolizes the descent and ascension of the feathered serpent god on these two days, and it is said that this spectacle can only be seen on these two days. Therefore, it has become a famous tourist attraction in Mexico. In those days, the Mayan people could use this visually striking scene, which skillfully combined astronomy and architectural craftsmanship, to accurately determine the agricultural seasons and, at the same time, the opportune time to worship the feathered serpent god.
There are hundreds, even thousands, of different myths about the feathered serpent god. He is described as a supplier of corn (grain), and images clearly show his ability to control rainfall to provide water, leading some to consider him a plant god. The Aztecs also believed that the feathered serpent could transform humans into warriors wearing tall crowns and robes adorned with jade pendants. The pendants are also said to have played another role as the god of wind and movement. The American group is the only community to worship the feathered serpent god.
Throughout Mesoamerican history, many different groups have worshipped the feathered serpent god, but its exact origins remain unclear. The Aztecs consistently used the feathered serpent as a central figure in their temples, but this god existed long before the Aztecs. Many believe that in the ancient city of Teotihuacan, Mexico, the feathered serpent was revered as the religious symbol of the First Culture. Even today, images of the serpent can still be found on ancient temples and other buildings in the region.
During the reign of Kukulkan, the feathered serpent god, who ruled over all the secular gods, people enjoyed an abundance of all the resources they needed for life. Gods of corn, flowers, rain, and water assisted in agriculture and ensured bountiful harvests. Corn yielded a plentiful harvest, gourds grew as thick as a person's arm, and cotton of various colors grew naturally, requiring no human intervention. Birds of all shapes and sizes, with their full plumage, soared and sang in the sky. Gold, silver, and precious stones were plentiful. Kukulkan brought peace to the land, and life was prosperous and peaceful.
But this period of happiness was short-lived. Three warlike and bloodthirsty gods, deeply envious of Kukulkan and his people's peaceful life and feeling neglected, plotted to overthrow them. These three gods were Huezilopochtli, the god of war; Disktripoka, the god of darkness; and Trakhupan, the god of demons. Under Disktripoka's instigation, they cast a spell on the capital city of Turan. The god of darkness, disguised as an old man with white hair, came to Kukulkan's palace and said to his attendants, "Please take me to see the Feathered Serpent King; I want to speak with him."
The guards urged him to leave, as Kukulkan was unwell and unable to receive guests.
But the God of Darkness earnestly pleaded with them to tell the King of Gods that he had come to heal him. The guards went in and relayed the message, and the King of Gods granted him permission to see him. Upon entering the palace of the Feathered Serpent God, the cunning God of Darkness feigned great concern for the ailing King of Gods: "How are you feeling?" he asked. "I have brought you a special elixir; if you drink it, you will surely recover!"
“You have come at just the right time,” Quetzalcoatl replied. “I have been thinking of your arrival for many days. My illness has become quite severe, affecting my entire body, and I am unable to move my hands and feet.”
The god of darkness told King Quetzalcoatl that his medicine would greatly benefit his health. King Quetzalcoatl drank some of the medicine and felt his spirits immediately improve. The treacherous god of darkness then urged him to drink cup after cup. In reality, the medicine was a newly brewed spirit by the god of wine. Soon, King Quetzalcoatl was rendered incoherent and at the mercy of his hidden enemies. After drugging King Quetzalcoatl with tequila, Disktripoca decided to seduce King Weymark's daughter, the king who governed the worldly affairs of Turan on King Quetzalcoatl's orders. The god of darkness intended to use this to undermine King Quetzalcoatl's power and his image in the people's eyes. The god of darkness disguised himself as a handsome Indian, using the alias Tuwiyu, and went to Weymark's palace. Weymark's daughter was very beautiful, and the king cherished her dearly. Although many nobles of equal standing came to propose marriage, they were all rejected because the proud princess did not fancy her. The princess, by chance, saw Tuwiyu in disguise and was immediately attracted to his strong, wild, naked body, arousing her long-suppressed desires for love and sex. This fire burned ever brighter, until she became completely infatuated, losing her appetite and sleep, and fell seriously ill. King Welmak, after learning the cause of his daughter's illness, decided to summon the peculiar Tuwiyu out of love for her.
Tuweiyu was brought before the king, whereupon he feigned terror and prostrated himself on the ground, saying, "I deserve to die a thousand deaths for causing Her Highness the Princess to fall seriously ill with my lowly body. I deserve to be torn to pieces."
Worried, Wimmark thought that if he killed this stranger, his daughter would surely die as well. He had no choice but to back down and say, "In that case, what good plan do you have to restore my daughter's health?"
“I am neither a wizard nor a good doctor, but I have this naked body to serve the princess,” the cunning god of darkness said with ulterior motives.
King Welmak, realizing he had no other choice, sent Tuwiyu to serve the princess in her palace. Soon, the princess recovered from her illness, her complexion becoming even more rosy and beautiful. News of her daily intimacy with Tuwiyu spread throughout the palace and beyond. King Welmak, left with no other option, allowed them to marry. This unusual affair between Tuwiyu and the princess greatly displeased all his subjects. They often gossiped, "How could such a lovely princess marry such a dissolute and lecherous man? This prince consort must be a demon, here to seduce the princess." Hearing his subjects' complaints, Welmak felt deeply ashamed. To divert their attention, he, at the instigation of the god of darkness, decided to wage war against the neighboring kingdom of Kortec. The Toltecs were conscripted, fully armed, and actively prepared for war. When they arrived at Kortec, a neighboring kingdom that also worshipped the feathered serpent god, they deliberately sent Tuwiyu and his retinue to lead the charge, hoping to kill him through the enemy's hands. But the God of Darkness and his minions displayed their might, conquering cities and territories along their path, killing without mercy, and quickly subjugating vast swathes of neighboring lands. Wemark held a grand celebration for Tuwiyu's victory. Tuwiyu's head was adorned with Indian warrior feathers, and his body was painted with strange yellow and red patterns to commemorate his illustrious achievements. Now, the God of Darkness, admired by all, began to implement his second plan.
In the name of King Vemark of Turan, he held a grand banquet in the city, summoning young men and women from neighboring countries to a gathering where they danced and sang to the beat of drums, indulging in wild revelry. Disktripoka sang enchanting melodies, demanding that the assembled people dance to his rhythm. The dance grew faster and faster until his pace drove them mad. They were helplessly swept away by the rhythm of the Dark God's death song, tumbling headlong into a deep valley and turning into scattered stones. Later, the Dark God, again in the name of a warrior named Dekiwa, invited the inhabitants of Turan and its surrounding areas to a garden called "Hochitra." When the people gathered, he used his magic to unleash a massive, sky-covering hoe, attacking them indiscriminately, slaughtering many present. The remaining, terrified and fleeing, trampled each other to death. Then, Disktripocca and his accomplice Trakhupan went to the largest market in Turan. There, Disktripocca held a tiny infant in his palm, making it dance and perform magic tricks. This infant was the god of war, Huytiropochitelli. The Toltecs, seeing this strange performance, rushed forward to see what was happening, resulting in many being trampled to death. This greatly angered the Toltecs (a branch of the Aztecs). Following Trakhupan's scheme, they killed both the god of darkness and the god of war. However, after their deaths, the corpses emitted a poisonous stench, causing thousands of Toltecs to fall ill and die. The sorcerer Trakhupan then incited the people to throw away the corpses. But when they tried to move the bodies, they found them incredibly heavy and impossible to lift. They gathered hundreds of warriors to tie the bodies with ropes, but the ropes snapped as soon as they pulled. All those pulling the ropes fell to the ground and died. Trakhupan's sorcery greatly troubled the Toltecs of Turan. They could clearly see their nation decaying amidst the chaos, as if their end was near.
King Quetzalcoatl, seeing his subjects, driven by the demon god, bring such a state upon their nation, was deeply disappointed and enraged. He decided to leave Turan and return to his homeland, Trabaran. He set fire to all the palaces he had built and buried all his treasures. He made the fields barren, the trees withered, and the animals migrated to the southern highlands; he dimmed the sun, and he commanded all the fully-feathered birds to leave the Anna-Huak Valley and follow him to his distant homeland.
He walked sadly to a place called Guaiottlán. He rested for a while under a large tree and asked his servant to bring him a mirror. Looking at his face in the mirror, he exclaimed, "I am old!" Then he continued on his way, accompanied by a flute player. When he grew tired, he sat down to rest on a rock and left a handprint on it, which later became known as "Handprint."
In the land of Coapan, he encountered the gods who opposed him.
"Where are you going?" they asked him menacingly. "Why are you leaving your capital?"
“I’m going back to Trabalan,” said Quetzalcoatl, “that’s where I came from.”
"Why do we have to go back?" the demon gods pressed.
“I must return to our father,” replied Quetzalcoatl, “and one day you too will have to return there. Then I will return here!”
“Then go happily,” they said, “but please teach us all the skills you know!”
"You have no use for these things; all you do is destroy, succumb to bloodlust, and wage war. People will only need them when I return from the sea one day," said Quetzalcoatl proudly.
Then he went to the seashore, boarded a golden ship that resembled a palace, towed by sea serpents, and sailed towards Trabalan.
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In short, those who possess the divine authority over the earth and abundance are not ordinary gods!
Every single one of them is a warrior!
And Sif was the same.
As the goddess of the earth and abundance, she possesses a special ability: revival!
Just like the earth is barren and cold in winter, but when spring comes, the spring breeze blows and the earth comes back to life!
The same is true of abundance. After a bountiful harvest, all is quiet, but the following year will bring even more plentiful fruits!
Sif is an example of this.
She can recover to her best condition in an instant!
Of course, she's different from Death. Death is immortal; after all, Death itself represents death, and who can kill death?
If she dies, then she's truly dead.
But as long as she has a breath left, she can refresh immediately!
A Super Refresher Orb!
Perhaps his explosive power isn't as terrifying as Thor's.
But in terms of endurance, Thor is miles ahead!
Captain America's famous quote, "I could fight all day," was just bragging.
But for Sif, that's humility!
Let alone a day, she could fight for a month without eating, drinking, or sleeping!
So Heimdall was in trouble.