(Give it a read first, then decide whether to continue. It hasn't received a rating yet, but from experience, there are usually lots of paid reviewers and vote manipulators.)
He transmigrates without warning and is born as Pan. His mother turns into a tree from the start, and his biological father is no help at all. Strangely enough, Pan is the son of Cronus and Chiron's brother... or is he? Something seems a little off.
Perhaps this is where it all begins. Cronus, who was supposed to devour his children, chooses castration instead, and "Fate" slips into an unknown direction.
Fortunately, transmigrating here doesn't leave him completely unprotected: the name Pan, meaning "all, everything," brings endless possibilities. As the original model for the goat-horned demon, Pan also benefits greatly from the slander spread by later monotheistic religions.
Azazel, the fallen angel representing the "scapegoat"; Baphomet, the demon of knowledge; Mephistopheles, the spirit of negation... From Khnum, the ram-headed god of Egypt, to Cernunnos, the horned god of the Celts, his growing power gradually widens his perspective, and the world beyond the cave slowly comes into view... Just how many layers of meaning does this so-called labyrinth hold?
It's pretty good. It's clear the author has a deep understanding of occultism, knowing even obscure deities like Baphomet. However, the reading threshold is a bit high, the pacing is a little slow, and occasional bouts of overly literary language detract from the reading experience.
Regarding the issue of prophecy, the author wants to clarify here. First, prophecy is prophecy, and fate is fate. The self-fulfilling of prophecy is the core of Greek mythology. Some readers think the protagonist is foolish for ignoring prophecies, believing that divine prophecies will inevitably come true. However, this idea is fatalism!
I clicked in randomly, and after reading for a while, I realized it was the author of "The God of Wine." I really enjoyed reading the last one; the author is very knowledgeable, and the writing style suits my taste perfectly. I'm really looking forward to this book!
[The stigma imposed by others and self-acceptance are two different things, yet he almost completely accepted that "appearance is a sin," thus denying a part of his own existence.] Laughable. A reincarnation story written with the flavor of a soul-swapping, where the act of outwardly defying fate is completely steeped in its own will, treating the reincarnated appearance as an inseparable part of one's being—this is hard to break down.
It's quite good. Regarding the premise, especially the protagonist's overpowered abilities, there are very few Greek novels about Pan. I hope the author continues writing it.
The author has used the protagonist's perspective as a first-person viewpoint, rather than a third-person one. Has the protagonist never read Greek mythology?
As an author, what you lack are satisfying moments and a smooth narrative flow.
I would give it 4.5 stars. The overall writing style leans towards documentary poetry. The only downside is that this style has too few readers on the Tomato platform, making it quite difficult to read.
It's clear the author has read a lot of books; their writing is substantial and handwritten, not AI-generated—very impressive! (✪▽✪)
Ultimately, those gods are all part of the literal meaning of that world, so if you can fool all the gods into believing in something, that thing will be true. The epic enhancement to the Pleasure Myth is said to be In other words, if you try to stop the prophecy itself, you must believe that the event will definitely happen (this is itself a form of anchoring causality; of course, only gods with original stock market authority qualify; ordinary people are just unlucky).