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monster   who   feeds   upon   the       flesh   of   men。  There   he     devours      them 

horribly�察�and they never see this land again。' 

     Then Theseus grew red�察�and his ears tingled�察�and his heart                  beat loud 

in his bosom。       And he stood awhile like a tall            stone pillar on the cliffs 

above some hero's grave�察�and at            last he spoke ´ 

     'Therefore   all   the   more   I   will   go   with   them�察  �and   slay   the accursed 

beast。    Have   I   not   slain   all   evil´doers   and monsters�察  �that   I   might   free 

this land�拭    �Where are Periphetes�察        �and Sinis�察�and Kerkuon�察�and Phaia the 

wild   sow�拭     �Where   are     the   fifty   sons   of   Pallas�拭 �And   this   Minotaur 

shall go the      road which they have gone�察�and Minos himself�察�if he dare 

stay    me。' 

     'But how will you slay him�察�my son�拭             �For you must leave your           club 

and   your   armour   behind�察  �and   be   cast   to   the   monster�察   �defenceless   and 

naked like the rest。' 

     And Theseus said�察�'Are there no stones in that labyrinth�察�and                   have I 

not fists and teeth�拭     �Did I need my club to kill          Kerkuon�察�the terror of all 

mortal men��' 

     Then AEgeus clung to his knees�察�but he would not hear�察�and at                       last 

he let him go�察�weeping bitterly�察�and said only this one              word ´ 

     'Promise me but this�察�if you return in peace�察�though that may                   hardly 

be�此   �take down the black sail of the ship ��for I shall             watch for it all day 

upon the cliffs���察�and hoist instead a           white sail�察�that I may know afar off 

that you are safe。' 

     And Theseus promised�察�and went out�察�and to the market´place                     where 

the herald stood�察�while they drew lots for the youths                 and maidens�察�who 

were   to   sail   in   that   doleful   crew。 And   the    people   stood   wailing   and 

weeping�察�as the lot fell on this one           and on that�察�but Theseus strode into 

the midst�察�and cried ´        'Here is a youth who needs no lot。             I myself will 

be one of      the seven。' 

     And the herald asked in wonder�察�'Fair youth�察�know you whither                      you 

are going��' 

     And Theseus said�察�'I know。          Let us go down to the black´ sailed ship。' 

     So   they   went   down   to   the   black´sailed     ship�察  �seven   maidens�察     �and 

seven   youths�察  �and   Theseus   before   them   all�察  �and   the   people      following 



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them     lamenting。     But    Theseus    whispered     to  his   companions�察      �'Have 

hope�察�for the monster is not immortal。            Where are Periphetes�察�and Sinis�察�

and    Sciron�察   �and   all  whom     I  have     slain��'   Then     their  hearts   were 

comforted a little�察�but      they wept as they went on board�察�and the cliffs of 

Sunium      rang�察  �and   all   the   isles   of   the   AEgean   Sea�察  �with   the   voice   of 

their lamentation�察�as they sailed on toward their deaths in            Crete。 



             PART III ´ HOW THESEUS SLEW THE 



                                  MINOTAUR 



       AND at last they came to Crete�察�and to Cnossus�察�beneath the                 peaks 

of Ida�察�and to the palace of Minos the great king�察�to             whom Zeus himself 

taught laws。      So he was the wisest of all          mortal kings�察�and conquered 

all the AEgean isles�察�and his        ships were as many as the sea´gulls�察�and his 

palace like a     marble hill。     And he sat among the pillars of the hall�察�upon 

his   throne   of   beaten   gold�察  �and   around   him   stood   the   speaking  statues 

which   Daidalos      had   made    by   his   skill。 For   Daidalos    was     the  most 

cunning of all Athenians�察�and he first invented              the plumb´line�察�and   the 

auger�察�and glue�察�and many a tool with            which wood is wrought。          And he 

first set up masts in ships�察       �and yards�察�and his son made sails for them�此�

but Perdix his      nephew excelled him�察�for he first invented the saw and its 

teeth�察  �copying   it   from   the   back´bone   of   a   fish�察  �and   invented�察�too�察  �the 

chisel�察�and the compasses�察�and the potter's wheel             which moulds the clay。 

Therefore      Daidalos    envied    him�察  �and   hurled     him   headlong     from   the 

temple of Athene�察�but the          Goddess pitied him ��for she loves the wise���察�

and   changed   him     into   a   partridge�察  �which   flits   for   ever   about   the   hills。 

And     Daidalos fled to Crete�察�to Minos�察�and worked for him many a                 year�察�

till he did a shameful deed�察�at which the sun hid his           face on high。 

     Then he fled from the anger of Minos�察�he and Icaros his son                  having 

made   themselves   wings   of   feathers�察  �and   fixed   the    feathers   with   wax。 

So they flew over the sea toward Sicily�察          �but Icaros flew too near the sun�察�

and the wax of his wings           was melted�察�and he fell into the Icarian Sea。 

But Daidalos       came safe to Sicily�察�and there wrought many a wondrous 

work�察    �for   he   made   for   King   Cocalos   a   reservoir�察  �from   which   a   great 



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river   watered   all   the   land�察  �and   a   castle   and   a   treasury   on   a mountain�察�

which the giants themselves could not have stormed�察                 �and in Selinos he 

took the steam which comes up from the               fires of AEtna�察�and made of it a 

warm bath of   vapour�察 �to   cure       the pains of   mortal   men�察  �and   he   made   a 

honeycomb of gold�察�in          which the bees came and stored their honey�察�and 

in Egypt he      made the forecourt of the temple of Hephaistos in Memphis�察�

and   a   statue   of   himself   within   it�察  �and   many   another   wondrous    work。 

And for Minos he made statues which spoke and moved�察                    �and the temple 

of Britomartis�察�and the dancing´hall of            Ariadne�察�which he carved of fair 

white stone。      And in     Sardinia he worked for I �l aos�察�and in many a land 

beside�察    �wandering up and down for ever with his cunning�察�unlovely and 

accursed by men。 

     But Theseus stood before Minos�察�and they looked each other in                     the 

face。    And     Minos     bade   take   them   to  prison�察  �and    cast  them    to   the 

monster   one   by   one�察  �that   the   death   of   Androgeos   might     be   avenged。 

Then Theseus cried ´ 

     'A   boon�察  �O   Minos�    �Let   me   be   thrown   first   to   the   beast。 For    I 

came hither for that very purpose�察�of my own will�察�and not                by lot。' 

     'Who art thou�察�then�察�brave youth��' 

     'I am the son of him whom of all men thou hatest most�察�AEgeus                     the 

king of Athens�察�and I am come here to end this matter。' 

     And     Minos    pondered     awhile�察   �looking    steadfastly    at  him�察  �and   he 

thought�察�'The lad means to atone by his own death for his                   father's sin��' 

and he answered at last mildly ´ 

     'Go back in peace�察�my son。         It is a pity that one so brave       should die。' 

     But   Theseus   said�察  �'I   have   sworn   that   I   will   not   go   back   till I   have 

seen the monster face to face。' 

     And at that Minos frowned�察�and said�察�'Then thou shalt see                 him�察�take 

the madman away。' 

     And they led Theseus away into the prison�察�with the other                youths and 

maids。 

     But Ariadne�察�Minos' daughter�察�saw 

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