The story of Ancient greek: what do we learn?
Ancient Greece.
Once upon a time in ancient Greece, a gripping tale unraveled in ancient book on a prophecy to the King. The oracle of Apollo delivered a chilling prediction that the King’s son would commit the unthinkable act of killing his own father and marrying his own mother. At the time, the King’s wife was expecting a child, and the oracle’s prophetic words cast a shadow over their unborn child, foretelling that when the child grew up, he would bring about the demise of his father and enter into a forbidden union with his own mother.
After his birth, the parents made decision to abandon the child in the wilderness, hoping to prevent the prophecy from coming true. Unknown to them, the child was discovered and taken by an elderly man. As the child matured physically and mentally, he came across the story of his origins. Deeply affected by the story, he left his village, to find his father. Along the way, he meet an elderly stranger, by hunger and unaware of the stranger’s identity, he tragically took the old man’s life. Little did he realize that he had just killed his own father, the King. After several days had passed, he arrived at a palace, where he discovered wise men engaged in the art of solving riddles.
Riddle
The ancient Greek tradition dictated that in order for a city or country to attain nobility, it must be governed by wise men and individuals of profound knowledge. The wisdom of these individuals was often tested through their ability to solve complex riddles, as a testament to their intelligence and intellectual As the Phidias arrived at the King’s palace, his brilliance and royal lineage allowed him to partake in the riddle-solving, proving himself to be as wise as the late King himself. Thus, he dedicated himself to serving the city by reveling these intricate puzzles.
However, the stakes were unexpectedly raised when it was declared that the victor of the riddle challenge would be rewarded with marriage to the Queen. Unaware that the Queen was his own mother, the wife of the deceased King, he passionately pursued the victory. In his oath, he proclaimed that whoever discovered the truth behind the King’s murder would face exile from the land. Tragically, the Oracles proclaimed him to be the murder, sealing his fate as an outcast, banished from the land. On the day of his departure, a profound lesson about the consequences of one’s actions remained throughout the age.
Moral of the story.
“Behold, sons and daughters of Greece, Phidias, the brave and great man, stood before them. He envied by all men, admired by all. Let it be known to all, sons and daughters of Greece, that a true man must always contemplate his ultimate fate. a mortal man must always look to his ending, and none can be called successful until his successor succeed.”
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