Blog 2

 

Blog: Day 2

Hello Again!

I heard it through the grapevine that two women, Chryseis and Briseis,  were taken, by the Greeks, from our side. I wonder if it's to get back at me for "stealing" Helen... Anyways Helen and myself were walking around town when I heard Chryses, Chryesis's father, praying to Apollo for help in the return of his daughter. The answer to his prayer was death to many Greek soldiers due to Apollo's arrow of plague. The devastation worked, and Chryseis was rightfully returned to her father, who then asked Apollo to remove the plague.
Some time later when Helen and I were roaming around, we saw the Greeks run back to their ships, I thought "maybe they gave up trying", but apparently I was wrong. It was all a fake and now their army is stronger than ever because they are organized by city so they have support, emotional and physical, from their fellow comrades.

I was thinking of why Apollo got involved in our problem, and not get involved when I stole Helen. What could have happened if a plague came upon our group? I am a lover not a fighter, but for Helen I would fight for what is rightfully mine. Are the gods gunning for us to win, or are they just giving us false hope that some are on our side? This is what I came up with....The gods must be split, some on our side and some on the other. When I saw them run back to their ships, Aphrodite could have been behind that, being the goddess of love, but when they came back Athena must have convinced them to continue the fight until the end. I hope the God's don't intrude too much, that could lead to devastation to one side, hopefully not ours.

Until Next Time,
Paris