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and the wine´bearer as fair         as the Immortals�察�but let her pledge me first 

herself in the     cup�察�that the wine may be the sweeter from her lips。' 

     Then Medeia turned pale�察�and stammered�察�'Forgive me�察�fair                 hero�察�but 

I am ill�察�and dare drink no wine。' 

     And    Theseus     looked   again    into  her  eyes�察  �and   cried�察 �'Thou    shalt 

pledge me in that cup�察�or die。'         And he lifted up his       brazen club�察�while 

all the guests looked on aghast。 

     Medeia shrieked a fearful shriek�察�and dashed the cup to the                 ground�察�

and   fled�察  �and   where   the   wine   flowed   over   the   marble   pavement�察  �the 

stone bubbled�察�and crumbled�察�and hissed�察�under               the fierce venom of the 

draught。 

     But   Medeia   called   her   dragon   chariot�察  �and   sprang   into   it   and fled 

aloft�察�away over land and sea�察�and no man saw her more。 

     And AEgeus cried�察�'What hast thou done��'              But Theseus pointed          to 

the stone�察�'I have rid the land of an enchantment�此             �now I     will rid it of 

one more。' 

     And he came close to AEgeus�察�and drew from his bosom the                      sword 

and the sandals�察�and said the words which his mother               bade him。 

     And AEgeus stepped back a pace�察�and looked at the lad till                 his eyes 

grew dim�察�and then he cast himself on his neck and                 wept�察�and Theseus 

wept on his neck�察�till they had no strength          left to weep more。 

     Then AEgeus   turned   to   all   the   people�察  �and   cried�察  �'Behold   my   son�察�

children of Cecrops�察�a better man than his father was             before him。' 

     Who�察�then�察�were mad but the Pallantids�察�though they had been                    mad 

enough before�拭       �And one shouted�察�'Shall we make room for               an upstart�察�

a pretender�察�who comes from we know not where��'                    And another�察�'If he 

be one�察�we are more than one�察�and the            stronger can hold his own。'         And 

one shouted one thing�察�and          one another�察�for they were hot and wild with 



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wine�此    �but all   caught swords and lances off the wall�察�where the weapons 

hung      around�察    �and   sprang    forward    to  Theseus�察    �and   Theseus    sprang 

forward to them。 

     And he cried�察�'Go in peace�察�if you will�察�my cousins�察�but if               not�察�your 

blood be on your own heads。'           But they rushed at       him�察�and then stopped 

short and railed him�察�as curs stop and           bark when they rouse a lion from 

his lair。 

     But    one  hurled    a  lance  from   the   rear  rank�察  �which    past  close    by 

Theseus' head�察�and at that Theseus rushed forward�察�and the                   fight began 

indeed。     Twenty against one they fought�察�and yet            Theseus beat them all�察�

and those who were left fled down into              the town�察�where the people set 

on them�察�and drove them out�察           �till Theseus was left alone in the palace�察�

with   AEgeus   his     new´found   father。      But   before   nightfall   all   the   town 

came     up�察   �with    victims�察   �and   dances�察   �and    songs�察  �and    they   offered 

sacrifices to Athene�察�and rejoiced all the night long�察             �because their king 

had found a noble son�察�and an heir to his           royal house。 

     So   Theseus   stayed   with   his   father   all   the   winter�此 �and   when     the 

spring   equinox   drew   near�察  �all   the   Athenians   grew   sad   and    silent�察  �and 

Theseus saw it�察 �and asked the reason�察�but no one                would   answer him  a 

word。 

     Then     he  went    to  his  father�察 �and   asked   him�此   �but    AEgeus     turned 

away his face and wept。 

     'Do not ask�察�my son�察�beforehand�察�about evils which must                happen�此     �it 

is enough to have to face them when they come。' 

     And   when   the   spring   equinox   came�察  �a   herald   came   to Athens�察    �and 

stood in the market�察�and cried�察�'O people and King of                 Athens�察�where is 

your yearly tribute��'      Then a great      lamentation arose throughout the city。 

But Theseus stood up         to the herald�察�and cried ´ 

     'And who   are you�察 �dog´faced�察 �who dare demand tribute   here�拭                �If   I 

did not reverence your herald's staff�察�I would brain you             with this club。' 

     And   the   herald   answered   proudly�察  �for   he   was   a   grave   and  ancient 

man ´ 

     'Fair youth�察�I am not dog´faced or shameless�察�but I do my                   master's 

bidding�察�Minos�察�the King of hundred´citied Crete�察              �the wisest of all kings 



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on earth。     And you must be surely a            stranger here�察�or you would know 

why I come�察�and that I come           by right。' 

     'I am a stranger here。      Tell me�察�then�察�why you come。' 

     'To   fetch   the   tribute   which   King   AEgeus   promised   to   Minos�察      �and 

confirmed his promise with an oath。            For Minos conquered           all this land�察�

and Megara which lies to the east�察�when he              came hither with a great fleet 

of ships�察�enraged about the          murder of his son。        For his son Androgeos 

came hither   to the      Panathenaic   games�察  �and overcame   all the   Greeks   in 

the   sports�察   �so   that  the   people    honoured     him   as   a  hero。   But    when 

AEgeus       saw   his   valour�察  �he   envied   him�察  �and   feared   lest   he   should   join 

the sons of Pallas�察�and take away the sceptre from him。                  So    he plotted 

against   his   life�察  �and   slew   him   basely�察  �no   man  knows   how   or   where。 

Some   say   that   he   waylaid   him   by   Oinoe�察    �on   the   road   which   goes   to 

Thebes�察�and some that he sent him             against the bull of Marathon�察�that the 

beast might kill him。          But AEgeus says that the young men killed him 

from   envy�察    �because   he   had   conquered   them   in   the   games。      So   Minos 

came      hither and avenged him�察�and would not depart till this land                  had 

promised him tribute ´ seven youths and seven maidens                   every year�察�who 

go with me in a black´sailed ship�察�till they           come to hundred´citied Crete。' 

     And   Theseus   ground   his   teeth   together�察  �and   said�察  �'Wert   thou   not   a 

herald I would kill thee for saying such things of my               father�察�but I will go 

to him�察�and know the truth。'          So he      went to his father�察�and asked him�察�

but he turned away his          head and wept�察�and said�察�'Blood was shed in the 

land     unjustly�察   �and   by  blood    it  is  avenged。    Break     not   my   heart   by 

questions�察�it is enough to endure in silence。' 

     Then   Theseus   groaned   inwardly�察  �and   said�察  �'I   will   go   myself     with 

these youths and maidens�察�and kill Minos upon his royal                 throne。' 

     And AEgeus shrieked�察�and cried�察�'You shall not go�察�my son�察                  �the light 

of my old age�察�to whom alone I look to rule this                people after I am dead 

and    gone。    You     shall   not  go�察  �to  die   horribly�察   �as  those    youths   and 

maidens   die�察  �for   Minos   thrusts     them   into   a   labyrinth�察  �which   Daidalos 

made   for him  among   the        rocks�察   �   Daidalos the   renegade�察  �the   accursed�察�

the pest of     this his native land。      From that labyrinth no one can escape�察�

entangled      in  its  winding    ways�察   �before    they   meet   the   Minotaur�察    �the 



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