Menelaus told Agamemnon about his tragic experience. He did not have any of the dignity of a Spartan king. Anyone who heard it would cry.
Menelaus had thought of this along the way. Otherwise, based on his understanding of his brother, Agamemnon, he would not do anything that did not benefit him.
Menelaus could only make use of Agamemnon's sympathy for his younger brother to form an alliance with him. However, it was obvious that Menelaus did not understand Agamemnon, or rather, he did not understand Agamemnon's ambitions.
When Agamemnon heard that Paris had robbed the palace and kidnapped Menelaus's wife, Helen, Agamemnon's first reaction was not anger, but joy.
Agamemnon had always wanted to become the king of Greece, but under normal circumstances, it was impossible. According to the rules, only the descendants of the gods could become kings. Therefore, all the kings of the countries were descendants of the gods. The gods would not allow the son of a god to rule all of Greece, even if he was the descendant of Zeus.
However, the fact that Paris had openly kidnapped Menelaus's wife, Helen, gave him hope.
Agamemnon comforted Menelaus, saying, "Menelaus, Prince Paris of Troy has committed a grave violation of the laws of the Roman Empire. God will punish him severely."
Agamemnon sympathized with his brother's experience. If it was anyone else who had their wife stolen, they would be very angry.
"I want to ask my brother to immediately form an alliance to attack Troy," Menelaus immediately said.
With his own strength, it was definitely not enough to take his wife back from Troy. However, if his brother Agamemnon was willing to help him, the situation would be different. After all, the Kingdom of Michael was the most powerful and wealthiest kingdom in Greece. In this era, Sparta was not weak either!
Thinking of this, Menelaus immediately shouted, "I want my beloved wife Helen back from the hands of Paris."
"I want Paris to pay for everything he has done."
Agamemnon did not agree immediately. He stood still and gazed at the distant sea. He thought to himself, If it is just me and Menelaus's alliance, attacking Troy is definitely not a problem. However, I will not be able to fully display my influence as the leader of the Greek alliance. This will not be beneficial to my hegemony.
Secondly, it will be a great loss to my strength. With this, the kingdoms that did not participate in the attack will see that my strength has been reduced.
"I should pull all these kingdoms into the same boat and form the Greek Coalition Army. That way, I can use my position as the leader of the Coalition Army to unify them and let all these heroes and kings die in Troy. That way, I will be one step closer to my goal of ruling all of Greece."
Ever since Menelaus explained the matter of attacking Troy, Agamemnon's mind had been filled with all sorts of thoughts, and he did not immediately reply.
Menelaus saw that his brother was silent and thought that he had other thoughts, so he shouted, "Brother, are you not willing to help me?"
Menelaus's face was filled with grief, as if he did not think that his brother Agamemnon would not help him.
"Menelaus, my dear brother, we are brothers. How can I not help you?" Agamemnon said. "I was just thinking that we are not fighting alone!"
"Do you still remember that when you and Helen got married, many princes made a promise to the gods to attack the people who destroyed your marriage?"
Agamemnon reminded Menelaus. He had always remembered this promise, but he had never used it. Now, there was finally someone who could help him fulfill this wish.
"I remember, brother. Back then, those princes made a promise, and now many of them have become kings of their own kingdoms." Menelaus was full of hope. Fortunately, his brother had reminded him, or else he would have forgotten about this matter.
Agamemnon smiled and continued, "Although it was only to prevent the prince from flying into a rage out of humiliation due to the unsuccessful proposal, now is the right time. When the time comes, with so many of us, it will be easy to destroy Troy, and it will be easy to take back Helen."
After saying this, Agamemnon summoned a few dozen people and said, "Immediately take the token and go to the kingdoms to tell the kings and princes who made a promise at Menelaus's wedding that Prince Paris of Troy has taken Helen. Invite them to keep their promise and attack Troy together."
Everyone happily accepted the order and left.
Menelaus looked at his brother with gratitude and said, "Brother, thank you very much. Without you, I would have lost my beautiful wife Helen."
Helen was far too important to Menelaus, and he loved her deeply.
"Menelaus, you don't need to thank me. You should thank our father. It was he who thought of everything for us and made the prince make a promise to the gods at your wedding."
Agamemnon was full of joy and thought to himself, "I am the descendant of Zeus, and I control the most powerful and wealthy kingdom in Greece. This time, I can summon all the kings and princes. When the time comes, I will be the king of kings."
"Who knows, I might be able to achieve something that the heroes of Greece and the previous kings failed to achieve — unifying Greece."
Agamemnon's eyes were full of light, as if unifying Greece was right in front of him.
Menelaus did not expect his brother to have such a great dream, and he was immersed in joy, "Yes, we have to thank our father, and the prince who made this suggestion — Odysseus!"
Hearing this, Agamemnon suddenly felt a little gloomy, as if he had seen through something. However, this thought quickly disappeared, "We should thank him, Menelaus. This time, when we attack Troy, I will help you vent your anger."
Agamemnon was secretly happy. The news that Menelaus had brought today was too important to him. Perhaps to his brother, this was a very painful thing, but to him, the meaning was completely different.
The Kingdom of Mykenia had long been the most powerful kingdom in Greece. Agamemnon had always been looking for a way to unify Greece, but he had tried many methods to no avail. Today, he saw the hope of unifying Greece.
"Come, let's go back to the palace. I need to treat you well, and also make arrangements for the attack on Troy."
As Agamemnon spoke, he took Menelaus's hand and boarded the carriage together. Queen Clytemnestra also followed the carriage back to the palace.
Mykenia Palace
The Mykenia Palace was not very large. There was a large garden in the middle, and the surrounding buildings were built around the garden. The architectural style and layout of the Mykenia Palace was very similar to the royal palace in Crete.
Perhaps Agamemnon had not planned to live in the palace from the start, and had only wanted to unify Greece before moving elsewhere, so the palace was not very luxurious.
Agamemnon and Menelaus sat down in the palace. Suddenly, Agamemnon thought of something and called for a servant, "Quickly go and invite the sons of Zeus, Castor and Polydeuces. They are Helen's elder brothers, legendary heroes. With their support, we will have a greater chance of success."
The servant immediately obeyed and went out to invite Castor and Polydeuces.
Mount Olympus
Zeus saw everything that happened in Mykenia, especially when he saw Agamemnon send for his two sons. He secretly nodded, but then shook his head.
"Agamemnon, even if you are my descendant, you can't have such a wish," Zeus thought almost instantly.
Hera was too familiar with Zeus, and with one look, she knew what he was thinking. She stood up and whispered to Poseidon, who had come to visit, "Castor and Polydeuces are two lovely and obedient children. Please bring them back to Mount Olympus."
Poseidon knew what Hera meant by welcoming them back to Mount Olympus, so he did not say much. He just waved his hand, and a trident appeared, which he threw down.
In the sky above the sea, a storm began to gather.
When Athena saw all this, she put down her wine glass and said, "Castor and Polydeuces are the sons of the great father, after all. I will go and welcome them personally."
"It is not easy to enter Mount Olympus, even at the bottom of the mountain."
Mortals were not qualified to enter Mount Olympus, even if Castor and Polydeuces were legendary heroes. The sons of Zeus could not enter Mount Olympus. They had to be led by a god.
In a mansion.
Castor and Polydeuces were twin brothers, known collectively as the Dioscuri. They were the sons of Zeus, brothers of Helen and Clytemnestra.
"Great heroes Castor and Polydeuces, I have to tell you a piece of unfortunate news. The Prince of Troy, Paris, kidnapped Helen not long ago and bathed the Spartan palace in blood." A servant hurriedly ran over to report.
When Castor and Polydeuces heard this, they immediately jumped up like cats whose tails had been stepped on.
"Is the news reliable? How could Menelaus let Paris snatch Helen away? "Castor asked angrily.
"Esteemed Castor, the news is true. It was brought by a messenger from Sparta. It is said that Menelaus brought a fleet to visit Pylos and is not in Sparta. That is why Prince Paris was able to take advantage of this opportunity," the servant replied.
"No wonder Paris could snatch Helen away. But Menelaus is also a fool. He did not leave any soldiers to guard the palace," Polydeuces sneered.
"Years ago, when Theseus snatched Helen away, we endured it for a long time. Now, someone else has snatched Helen away. This time, we are not willing to endure it any longer," Castor said angrily.
Polydeuces nodded in agreement. "We will make Paris, who robbed Helen, pay the price."
"I'm going to kill Paris and take back my dear sister Helen at once."
As they spoke, they immediately gathered the sailors and soldiers and got ready to set off.
"Everyone, Paris stole my sister. This time, I will make him pay with his blood," Castor said hoarsely in front of the troops.
"Blood for blood."
The troops marched orderly to the pier. When everyone was on board, Castor immediately ordered the sailors, "Use the fast sails and set off immediately. Catch up with Paris and kill him!"
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