how entertainment was created
Long ago, before Athens was a city, people were restless. There was nothing to do and nowhere to go. People had fire, they had civilization, but they were bored. Without entertainment, the people lost their will to live. They stopped praying at the god’s temples and stopped making offerings to the gods. That made the gods take notice of the humans situation.
“Have you seen the humans recently Zeus? They have stopped praying, and the seem to be very unhappy.” Said Athene.
“Yes, I have seen them, Athene, and I think we need to check up on the old king.”
“ The old king? In the village of Crete?” Off Zeus went to a small village on the island of Crete where the old king lived. When Zeus had just started …show more content…
The king definitely had gone greedy, and had definitely kept entertainment to himself. Still, Zeus knocked on the king's door. When the king opened the door, he was glaring as his three chins wobbled. The king had been eating a little too much roast pheasant. It wasn't healthy. Zeus had found out all he needed to know. All Zeus said was, “Greed gets you nowhere.” and walked off. The king was mad. What right did this puny little beggar have to come up to his door, and insult him. That thought made the king whirl around with surprising speed for someone of his weight. But when he looked out his door, Zeus was …show more content…
Who owns every well in this village! Who owns every stream in this village!”
“Your name is on every well, every stream, every piece of land, every mine and every piece of gold! Can’t you share anything? Not only with beggars, but how about sharing with the people you are supposed to be ruling with wisdom?”
That made the king very angry. He was not going to give up anything, it was all his! and the sooner those beggars understood that, the better. Later that day, on Mount Olympus, Zeus and Apollo were having a discussion. Zeus and Apollo had to figure out how to get entertainment out of the king's house. They also wanted to share the king’s greedy wealth with all of Crete. So they called in Athene to help them make a plan.
Zeus and Apollo walked into the king’s village this time disguised as rich and powerful landowners from Greece. Apollo was holding a small wooden box, quite like the one entertainment had been put into. They walked smoothly up to the king’s door. Zeus knocked on the king’s door and waited for a reply. When the king did open the door, he began to stare greedily at the box in Apollo’s hands and the satchel at Zeus’s side. The king seemed to talk with a very soft voice now that there was a chance for more
Long ago, before Athens was a city, people were restless. There was nothing to do and nowhere to go. People had fire, they had civilization, but they were bored. Without entertainment, the people lost their will to live. They stopped praying at the god’s temples and stopped making offerings to the gods. That made the gods take notice of the humans situation.
“Have you seen the humans recently Zeus? They have stopped praying, and the seem to be very unhappy.” Said Athene.
“Yes, I have seen them, Athene, and I think we need to check up on the old king.”
“ The old king? In the village of Crete?” Off Zeus went to a small village on the island of Crete where the old king lived. When Zeus had just started …show more content…
The king definitely had gone greedy, and had definitely kept entertainment to himself. Still, Zeus knocked on the king's door. When the king opened the door, he was glaring as his three chins wobbled. The king had been eating a little too much roast pheasant. It wasn't healthy. Zeus had found out all he needed to know. All Zeus said was, “Greed gets you nowhere.” and walked off. The king was mad. What right did this puny little beggar have to come up to his door, and insult him. That thought made the king whirl around with surprising speed for someone of his weight. But when he looked out his door, Zeus was …show more content…
Who owns every well in this village! Who owns every stream in this village!”
“Your name is on every well, every stream, every piece of land, every mine and every piece of gold! Can’t you share anything? Not only with beggars, but how about sharing with the people you are supposed to be ruling with wisdom?”
That made the king very angry. He was not going to give up anything, it was all his! and the sooner those beggars understood that, the better. Later that day, on Mount Olympus, Zeus and Apollo were having a discussion. Zeus and Apollo had to figure out how to get entertainment out of the king's house. They also wanted to share the king’s greedy wealth with all of Crete. So they called in Athene to help them make a plan.
Zeus and Apollo walked into the king’s village this time disguised as rich and powerful landowners from Greece. Apollo was holding a small wooden box, quite like the one entertainment had been put into. They walked smoothly up to the king’s door. Zeus knocked on the king’s door and waited for a reply. When the king did open the door, he began to stare greedily at the box in Apollo’s hands and the satchel at Zeus’s side. The king seemed to talk with a very soft voice now that there was a chance for more