Zeus's great test of wisdom.
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Now, if you're no longer distracted by boobs, please read below.
Context: Zeus goes to visit Janus. The two friends share a few glasses of wine, laugh, joke, and then, while chatting about various things, Zeus mentions that his greatest dream is to involve his wife in a multi-person relationship.
Then Janus decides to propose a challenge to his friend: he must actually find people Hera would be comfortable inviting into their bed for multi-person sex.
The rules:
-For Zeus to be considered wise, the people involved must escape unharmed after the sex. And by that:
1 - They must not be killed by Hera when they show up in the bedroom.
2 - They must not be killed by Hera during the sex.
3 - They must not be killed by Hera in revenge after the sex. So if the aforementioned person were to die a horrible death the next day, or were to suffer an attempted murder from which he escaped, or even the slightest harassment or torture from Hera, this would seal Zeus's failure.
4 - This also applies to Zeus. If, after this action, he becomes the target of his wife's revenge, this also counts as a failure of the test.
-Of course, men can also be considered for involvement in the sex.
-There is no limit to the number of people who can be involved. Whether it's just a threesome or an orgy. It's not the number of people that matters, but whether they are people Hera would like.
-This is a test of wisdom, so for Zeus to win, he must make the wisest choice. This means that the option "There is no one Hera would agree to involve in our sexual games" is also a valid option for passing this test.
-Zeus must make this choice alone. No outside help.
What does Zeus win?
Janus, who must always help him cheat at the poker nights he organizes with family and friends. Janus constantly sees the past and future without limits. He can read his opponents' cards.
What happens if he loses?
The punishments are horrific, ranging from:
-Read all of Madeline Miller's books, and add any new ones that come out to his reading list. Then he'll have to go to every book signing and stand in line to have Miller autograph the books.
-Watch all of The Mythology Guy's videos over and over again, without stopping.
-Not be able to play any video games anymore, except for God of War, and only the parts where he's the boss to be killed.
-Go work as an electrical technician on Hollywood productions of films set in ancient Greece and suffer as Hollywood destroys on the big screen the culture that so revered him as a god.
All this until he reaches retirement age.
Now it's your turn: what's the wisest choice Zeus would make?