Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 646

[Chapter 65 The Princess’s Wedding (3)]

According to Greek custom, the man’s relatives and friends should wait in the living room, ready to welcome the bride.

But for the safety of King Davos’ family, prevent the welcome team from being too crowded or too mixed.

Therefore, it was negotiated in advance, and the welcoming team waited outside the mansion.

Therefore, from the living room to the gate, Cynthia met all the servants and hired workers of the family along the way. They held torches and stood by the roadside, lighting the way for the newlyweds and offering their sincere blessings.

After leaving the house, Cynthia’s ears immediately rang out with a huge cheer.

Through the hazy wedding dress, Cynthia saw people around her. They danced and said good things like “the bride is beautiful and the groom is handsome”, and the candles made in the open space in front of the mansion were brightly illuminated.

Amid the praise, Patroclus led Cynthia into a four-horse cart.

Entering the carriage, Cynthia opened her wedding dress.

Patroclus looked at her beautifully dressed up face, and couldn’t help admiring: “Cynthia, you are so beautiful! You are more beautiful than Aphrodite!”

“Shh, don’t talk nonsense!” Cynthia quickly reminded He, you must know that the goddess is not very open-minded.

But with that being said, Cynthia’s heart was full of joy, and she held Patroclus’s hand tightly…

The team that came to greet the relatives followed closely behind the carriage, automatically forming a long line, in a crowd of “Let’s start!” With the shouts of “Go on the road” and “Bring your torches!”, the carriage and the people behind it began to slowly move forward.

At this time, the musicians in the team began to play the double flute and lyre, and everyone sang the wedding hymn.

Among these singing people, there are two special characters.

They are Cristoia and Agnes as Cynthia’s two mothers, and they will accompany their daughter through the last leg of the wedding.

But as the two princesses of the kingdom, their safety must be guaranteed.

Therefore, they were at the forefront of the team, surrounded by palace guards.

They also hold torches in their hands, and the source of these two torches is not simple, because they come from the fireside at home, symbolically protecting their daughters from one family and one identity to another family, and switching. into another identity.

Although Hestia, the kitchen god, is not one of the twelve main gods, he has a very important position in the family life of the people.

Patroclus’s home is on the outskirts of Turiinan City, so the team to send relatives must first go east from the King’s Mansion in the inner city’s western district, cross Victory Square to the eastern district, then turn south, cross the Craty Stone Bridge, and exit the southern city. It’s a short walk along the river to get there.

This is not a close distance, and

Cristoia and Agnes have never traveled so far in all these years.

This time, for Cynthia, they also fulfilled their mother’s responsibilities.

Such a long line of lights walking through the city is naturally very eye-catching.

People kept coming to hear the news. After blessing the newlyweds in the carriage and saluting the two princesses, they followed behind the line.

By the time of the stone bridge, this procession of sending relatives almost turned into a night parade of the whole city, which just shows that the Davos royal family is deeply loved by the people.

On this night, the king’s family and the people of Dionia were intimately integrated.

After being informed by the guards that they were about to arrive at Patroclus’s house, Cristoia and Agnes looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief. leg.

The carriage stopped, but the couple couldn’t get out yet.

The two princesses walked forward.

The residences of Patroclus have long been decorated with garlands of pomegranate, olive and laurel leaves, as well as flowers of various colors.

There were piles of bonfires lit in front of the house, also brightly lit.

Patroclus’ mother and other relatives and friends were waiting at the door, and they were startled when they saw the mighty procession to send off their relatives (Patroclus’ father had been invited to the palace for a banquet).

Then they hurriedly stepped forward to meet the two princesses.

Cristoia and Agnes returned the salute to Patroclus’ mother, and smiled to comfort the in-laws who looked nervous because of their humble background: “We will be a family from now on!”

Pat Lororos’s mother was just what she said, and raised the torch with a slight trembling.

Cristoia and Agnes lit it with the torches in their hands with solemn expressions, which completed the final handover.

The whole process of passing the torches is essential in a traditional Greek wedding.

Therefore, there is an old Greek saying that an illegal marriage is a “wedding without torches”.

However, in Dionia, the newlyweds are blessed by Hera and registered at the city hall, and they are legal couples, and this wedding is just a respect for tradition.

Patroclus, wearing a flower crown, led Cynthia and got out of the carriage.

In the cheers, although wearing a wedding dress, Cynthia could still see the two mothers standing on the side of the road from the gaps in the fabric.

Her eyes suddenly started to turn red again.

Kristia stepped forward to hug her and whispered in her ear, “Remember what I said.”

Cynthia nodded vigorously, but she didn’t dare to open her mouth, for fear that she would cry as soon as she spoke.

Agnes also stepped forward to hug her and said with heartfelt wishes: “Child, have a good life with Patroclus! Hera will bless you!”

Cynthia still nodded.

Patroclus also stepped forward to salute.

The two princesses accepted it calmly.

Cristoia also said slightly solemnly: “Cynthia will be handed over to you, treat her well!”

Patroclus even claimed yes, and then took Cynthia to the house, surrounded by relatives and friends, Step into the house by the stove, a symbolic center of the family.

Guests tossed prepared nuts to the newlyweds.

Meanwhile, Patroclus’ mother handed Cynthia a red date and a traditional wedding cake made with sesame seeds and honey, both symbols of prolific fertility.

Cynthia slightly lifted the wedding dress and ate them, which means that Cynthia has become a member of the family.

In the sound of blessings from the guests, Patroclus took Cynthia into the wedding room and couldn’t wait to pull her to the bedside, trying to help her take off her wedding dress quickly.

“Outside… there are people outside…” Cynthia said shyly.

Don’t worry, there is Steveros guarding outside, and no one dares to come in.

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“Stifelos?”

Are he and Kitia going to get married soon?

“Cynthia asked curiously.

“Today is our wedding, so what are they doing?”

“With Cynthia’s screams, Patroclus carried her to bed…

Outside the door, family and friends sang the wedding hymn in their highest voices, working together to scare the evil spirits away.

Soon , the huge family sending off the family also joined in.

Magnificent singing resounded through the night of Turii…

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In almost the whole city, the people in the city were sending off the wedding of Princess Cynthia of Dionia. At the same time, the elders of the Senate gathered at the Palace of Dionia to attend the banquet held by King Davos in the name of the wedding. Except for a few elders who were far away as chief executives and could not escape because of important matters, the rest were not present. It

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Davos spent his own money to set up nearly 100 dining tables, filling the entire palace hall, and let his son Crotokatax as the director of the banquet, instructing his subordinates and servants to serve everyone well Elder

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In the past ten years, Davos has hosted all the elders. This is the first time. He took this opportunity to express his gratitude to the elders for their efforts for the kingdom over the years. Rotokatax made a solo appearance in front of the highest officials of the kingdom on such an informal occasion.

Under the deliberate arrangement of Davos and the deliberate flattery of the elders, the atmosphere of the banquet was very warm and lasted until late at night.

Many elders were drunk, especially Patroclus’ father, Pariandoros. As one of the protagonists of this banquet and the only non-senator VIP, he faced everyone who came to toast and congratulate him. Of course, the elders could not refuse. They kept drinking glasses of wine, and soon they got so drunk that they vomited all over the floor.

And with Davos’ authority, no elder dared to force him to drink, so at the end of the banquet, he remained sober.

As for Krotokatax being underage, the elders were too embarrassed to let him drink, so he didn’t drink a drop.

After seeing off the guests, Davos took Crotokatax, escorted by the palace guards, and walked home.

The palace and the mansion, one at the foot of the mountain and the other at the top of the mountain, are no more than 80 meters apart and are connected by a wide and flat avenue.

This night, the moon and stars are thin, and the climate is cool.

The slightly drunk Davos was walking on the gently sloping avenue. The surroundings were quiet and silent, and the river breeze was blowing, which made him feel quite comfortable.

He turned his head and glanced at his son beside him: “Why are you still angry?”

“Father, those elders from Downey scold you for being drunk, aren’t you going to punish them further?” Crow Tokatax said angrily.

“Then what do you say? Flogging them, or imprisoning them?” Davers smiled and reassured: “Are they drunk? They can be forgiven for talking drunk when they are drunk.”

Crotokatak Si said worriedly: “But I can see that they are dissatisfied with you, I am worried that they will treat you…”

“I have the protection of the palace guards, and the monitoring of Aristiras. The entire city of Turii is under my control. What can the few Dawny leaders who have just surrendered to do?” With a smile, he was touched by his son’s concern, patted his still immature shoulder kindly, and said earnestly, “Besides, we just occupied other people’s land and took away their people, shouldn’t we not allow it? People get angry and calm down? Children, you have to learn to control yourself, don’t get angry easily, anger will make you lose your mind, and others will catch your weakness…”