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     Then the lad went in without trembling�察�for he too was a                  hero's son�察�

but   when   he   was   within�察  �he   stopped   in   wonder   to   listen   to   that   magic 

song。 

     And     there  he   saw    the  singer   lying   upon    bear´skins    and    fragrant 

boughs�此     �Cheiron�察�the ancient centaur�察 �the wisest of             all things   beneath 

the sky。     Down to the waist   he was a man�察             �but   below he was a  noble 

horse�察�his white hair rolled down           over his broad shoulders�察�and his white 

beard over his broad         brown chest�察�and his eyes were wise and mild�察�and 

his    forehead like a mountain´wall。 

     And in his hands he held a harp of gold�察�and struck it with a                  golden 



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key�察  �and   as   he   struck�察  �he   sang   till   his   eyes glittered�察  �and   filled   all   the 

cave with light。 

     And he sang of the birth of Time�察�and of the heavens and the                   dancing 

stars�察�and of the ocean�察�and the ether�察�and the fire�察            �and the shaping of the 

wondrous   earth。        And   he   sang   of   the   treasures   of   the   hills�察  �and   the 

hidden   jewels   of   the   mine�察    �and   the   veins   of   fire   and   metal�察  �and   the 

virtues of all     healing herbs�察�and of the speech of birds�察�and of prophecy�察�

and of hidden things to come。 

     Then   he   sang   of   health�察  �and   strength�察  �and   manhood�察  �and   a    valiant 

heart�察�and of music�察�and hunting�察�and wrestling�察�and                 all the games which 

heroes love�此      �and of travel�察�and wars�察        �and sieges�察�and a noble death in 

fight�察�and then he sang of           peace and plenty�察�and of equal justice in the 

land�察�and as he       sang the boy listened wide´eyed�察�and forgot his errand in 

the    song。 

     And at the last old Cheiron was silent�察�and called the lad                 with a soft 

voice。 

     And   the   lad   ran   trembling   to   him�察  �and   would   have   laid   his  hands 

upon   his   knees�察  �but   Cheiron   smiled�察  �and   said�察  �'Call    hither   your   father 

AEson�察�for I know you�察�and all that has               befallen�察�and saw you both afar 

in the valley�察�even before         you left the town。' 

     Then   AEson   came   in   sadly�察  �and   Cheiron   asked   him�察  �'Why   camest 

you not yourself to me�察�AEson the AEolid��' 

     And AEson said ´ 

     'I thought�察�Cheiron will pity the lad if he sees him come                 alone�察�and I 

wished to try whether he was fearless�察�and dare                venture like a hero's son。 

But now I entreat you by Father            Zeus�察�let the boy be your guest till better 

times�察�and train       him among the sons of the heroes�察�that he may avenge 

his    father's house。' 

     Then   Cheiron   smiled�察  �and   drew   the   lad   to   him�察  �and   laid   his   hand 

upon his golden locks�察�and said�察�'Are you afraid of my                 horse's hoofs�察�fair 

boy�察�or will you be my pupil from this             day��' 

     'I   would   gladly   have   horse's   hoofs   like   you�察  �if   I   could   sing such 

songs as yours。' 

     And Cheiron laughed�察�and said�察�'Sit here by me till sundown�察                     �when 



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your playfellows will come home�察�and you shall learn                   like them to be a 

king�察�worthy to rule over gallant men。' 

     Then   he   turned   to   AEson�察  �and   said�察  �'Go   back   in   peace�察  �and   bend 

before     the  storm   like   a  prudent    man。    This    boy   shall   not   cross    the 

Anauros   again�察  �till   he   has   become   a   glory   to   you and   to   the   house   of 

AEolus。' 

     And AEson wept   over his son   and went away�察  �but the boy  did                   not 

weep�察�so full was his fancy of that strange cave�察�and the                centaur�察�and his 

song�察�and the playfellows whom he was to                see。 

     Then Cheiron put the lyre into his hands�察�and taught him how                   to play 

it�察�till the sun sank low behind the cliff�察�and a          shout was heard outside。 

     And then in came the sons of the heroes�察�AEneas�察�and                   Heracles�察�and 

Peleus�察�and many another mighty name。 

     And   great   Cheiron   leapt   up   joyfully�察  �and   his   hoofs   made   the   cave 

resound�察�as they shouted�察�'Come out�察�Father Cheiron�察                  �come out and see 

our game。'      And one cried�察�'I have killed          two deer��' and another�察�'I took 

a wild cat among the crags��'           and Heracles dragged a wild goat after him 

by its horns�察�for      he was as huge as a mountain crag�察�and Coeneus carried 

a    bear´cub under each arm�察�and laughed when they scratched and                        bit�察�

for neither tooth nor steel could wound him。 

     And Cheiron praised them all�察�each according to his deserts。 

     Only one walked apart and silent�察�Asclepius�察�the too´wise                  child�察�with 

his bosom full of herbs and flowers�察�and round               his wrist a spotted snake�察�

he   came   with   downcast   eyes   to      Cheiron�察  �and   whispered   how   he   had 

watched   the   snake   cast   its   old   skin�察  �and   grow   young   again   before   his 

eyes�察�and how he         had gone down into a village in the vale�察�and cured a 

dying     man with a herb which he had seen a sick goat eat。 

     And     Cheiron    smiled�察   �and   said�察  �'To  each   Athene     and   Apollo     give 

some   gift�察  �and   each   is   worthy  in   his   place�察  �but   to   this   child they  have 

given an honour beyond all honours�察�to cure while                others kill。' 

     Then the lads brought in wood�察�and split it�察�and lighted a               blazing fire�察�

and   others   skinned   the   deer   and   quartered   them�察    �and   set   them  to   roast 

before   the   fire�察  �and   while   the   venison  was   cooking   they   bathed   in   the 

snow´torrent�察�and washed away             the dust and sweat。 



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     And   then   all   ate   till   they   could   eat   no   more   ��for   they   had tasted 

nothing since the dawn���察�and drank of the clear spring                water�察�for wine is 

not fit for growing lads。        And when the         remnants were put away�察�they 

all lay down upon the skins and            leaves about the fire�察�and each took the 

lyre in turn�察�and      sang and played with all his heart。 

     And   after   a   while   they  all   went out   to   a   plot of   grass   at   the cave's 

mouth�察�and there they boxed�察�and ran�察�and wrestled�察                �and laughed till the 

stones fell from the cliffs。 

     Then Cheiron took his lyre�察�and all the lads joined hands�察                �and as be 

played�察  �they   danced   to   his   measure�察  �in   and   out�察  �and round   and   round。 

There   they   danced   hand   in   hand�察  �till   the night   fell   over   land   and   sea�察�

while the black glen shone with           their broad white limbs and the gleam of 

their golden hair。 

     And     the    lad   danced     with    them�察   �delighted�察    �and   then    slept   a 

wholesome sleep�察�upon fragrant leaves of bay�察�and myrtle�察�and                  marjoram�察�

and flowers of thyme�察�and rose at the dawn�察�and                  bathed in the torrent�察�

and became a schoolfellow to the            heroes' sons�察�and forgot Iolcos�察�and his 

father�察  �and   all  his   former     life。  But    he  grew    strong�察  �and   brave   and 

cunning�察     �upon     the   pleasant    downs     of   Pelion�察  �in   the  keen    hungry 

mountain       air。   And   he   learnt   to   wre

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