Chapter 784: 285 Earth-Born_2

Chapter 784: Chapter 285 Earth-Born_2

“During the era of the first King of Athens, before Poseidon and Athena arrived here to contest for the city’s ownership.”

“At that time, the founder of this city was named Cecrops, and he was rumored to be an exceptionally unique ‘Earth-Born.'”

They advanced along the path, arriving at the center of the fortress.

Laine, amidst a cluster of stone buildings, saw Andrea clad in an entirely different attire.

Compared to a king, Andrea now appeared more like a general.

Light armor and a long sword at her waist matched, significantly different from her previous appearance as a Godhood Practitioner.

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“‘Earth-Born’… I know the legend, but I’ve always thought it was just a myth.”

“After all, in the legend, the founder of Thebes, Cadmos, who once helped the Divine King during the Typhon chaos, supposedly ‘created’ an ‘Earth-Born.'”

“He once slew an evil dragon bearing Typhon’s Blood, then planted its teeth into the ground, from which fearless warriors emerged.”

“Cadmos then ordered them to fight each other until five powerful warriors remained, and their names are still known today.”

“Hyperenor (Ὑπερενόρ, meaning ‘superman’); Ctonius (Χθόνιος, meaning ‘land person’); Pelorus (Πελορός, meaning ‘huge, formidable’); Udaeus (Οὐδαεύς, meaning ‘of the land’)”

“And the last one, Echion (Εχίων, meaning ‘viper’), who married Cadmos’s daughter Agaoe, gave birth to the next King of Thebes.”

“It was with their support that the initial Thebes was established.”

“But the first King of Athens, he should have nothing to do with this.”

Andrea recited these details with fluency, although she might not know other things as well. As a former Princess, she had an extensive knowledge of the history and legends of this country.

Especially the history after Athens was established, the records of the Church of Knowledge were considered quite complete, even more ‘authentic’ than those circulating outside.

However, there were indeed many doubts about the origin of the first Athenians.

“It is said that the first king was indeed ‘earth-born,’ with connections to the legendary Mother Earth.”

“So much so that the first Athenians also benefited, with the aristocrats often possessing the ability to draw power from the earth.”

“Some say that the first king was actually a descendant of Typhon and a certain mortal, because he had a ‘human body and a serpent’s tail with immense strength,’ a natural demigod.”

“But what the truth of this is, I am not entirely sure.”

“After all, Athens, the church, both came to be only after the first king was born.”

“Without his own records, we can only speculate.”

Andrea pursed her lips; though she was unsure why Laine suddenly brought up the topic of the ‘Earth-Born,’ she shared everything she knew.

After all, in her mind, Mr. Aiven always knew a lot.

So if he brought it up, it naturally held some significance.

“Yes, you’re right. But strictly speaking, these are likely all true, and legend is more than just legend.”

Picking up a teacup, Laine took a sip, casually sitting on a chair.

Concerning the origins of the first King of Athens, it was only recently that he finally discerned some clues.

After all, during that time, he was far off on the borders of Hemenu, having no time to attend to the Mortal Realm.

It was only until now that he discovered this fascinating matter.

“Cecrops, an Earth-Born with a human body and serpentine tail, in a sense, he was indeed a ‘descendant of Mother Earth,’ also bearing the demonic blood of Typhon.”

“Because his true origins actually relate to a renowned entity in the Mortal Realm, the primordial woman and bringer of disaster, Pandora.”

“He should be considered Pandora’s brother… and in a literal sense.”

“Pandora?”

Her eyes widened, and hearing this familiar yet strange name suddenly, Andrea was genuinely surprised.

“Wasn’t she a witch created by the gods, yet inherently evil?”

“She was created by the gods, but few know her true origin.”

Laine gently shook his head, recounting the beginning.

“In ancient times, the Silver Generation was born in the hands of Mother Earth. They were inherently dark, despised by the gods.”

“And Pandora was actually a divine stone left over during the creation of mankind by Mother Earth.”

“It contained the divine energy of ‘procreation’ of humankind, but since the Silver Generation didn’t need to reproduce, it remained as a stone.”

“Later on, when the Divine King Zeus conceived the idea of creating the Bronze Generation, this stone was discovered.”

“Subsequently, the gods sculpted the world’s first and most beautiful woman, Pandora, from it, embodying all female traits.”

“Her birth symbolized humanity acquiring the ability to reproduce, although, in truth, it was not that with women, humans could reproduce.”

“Rather, it was only when the stone imbued with reproductive power was carved into a human, that humanity had women.”

“As for Cecrops…”

“He arose from the stone fragments chipped away while sculpting Pandora, and when the demonic blood fell upon them, the ‘Earth-Born’ with a human head and serpent’s body was born.”