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     He   went   back   to   Mycenae   with   the   tale   of   how   he   had   cleaned   the 

stables。 ;Ten labors remain for me to do now�察─�he said。 

     ;Eleven�察─  �said   Eurystheus。   ;How   can   I   allow   the   cleaning   of   King 

Augeias's stables to you when you bargained for a reward for doing it�拭─�

     Then   while   Heracles   stood   still�察  �holding   himself   back   from   striking 

him�察�Eurystheus ran away and hid himself in the jar。 Through his heralds 

he sent word to Heracles�察�telling him what the other labors would be。 

     He was to clear the marshes of Stymphalus of the maneating birds that 

gathered there�察�he was to capture and bring to the king the golden´horned 

deer of Coryneia�察�he was also to capture and bring alive to Mycenae the 

boar of Erymanthus。 

     Heracles   came   to   the   marshes   of   Stymphalus。   The   growth   of   jungle 



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was   so   dense   that   he   could   not   cut   his   way   through   to   where   the   man´ 

eating   birds   were�察  �they   sat   upon   low   bushes   within   the   jungle�察  �gorging 

themselves upon the flesh they had carried there。 

     For days Heracles tried to hack his way through。 He could not get to 

where the birds were。 Then�察�thinking he might not be able to accomplish 

this labor�察�he sat upon the ground in despair。 

     It was then that one of the immortals appeared to him�察�for the first and 

only time he was given help from the gods。 

     It  was    Athena    who    came    to   him。   She   stood   apart   from   Heracles�察�

holding in her hands brazen cymbals。 These she clashed together。 At the 

sound of this clashing the Stymphalean birds rose up from the low bushes 

behind the jungle。 Heracles shot at them with those unerring arrows of his。 

The maneating birds fell�察�one after the other�察�into the marsh。 

     Then     Heracles     went   north    to  where    the   Coryneian     deer   took    her 

pasture。 So swift of foot was she that no hound nor hunter had ever been 

able to overtake her。 For the whole of a year Heracles kept Golden Horns 

in chase�察�and at last�察�on the side of the Mountain Artemision�察�he caught her。 

Artemis�察�the goddess of the wild things�察�would have punished Heracles for 

capturing   the   deer�察  �but   the   hero   pleaded   with   her�察  �and   she   relented   and 

agreed     to  let  him    bring   the  deer   to  Mycenm       and   show     her  to  King 

Eurystheus。   And   Artemis   took   charge   of   Golden   Horns   while   Heracles 

went off to capture the Erymanthean boar。 

     He   came   to   the   city   of   Psophis�察  �the   inhabitants   of   which   were   in 

deadly fear because of the ravages of the boar。 Heracles made his way up 

the mountain to hunt it。 Now on this mountain a band of centaurs lived�察�

and   they�察  �knowing   him   since   the   time   he   had   been   fostered   by   Chiron�察�

welcomed Heracles。 One of them�察�Pholus�察�took Heracles to the great house 

where the centaurs had their wine stored。 

     Seldom did the centaurs drink wine�察�a draft of it made them wild�察�and 

so   they   stored   it   away�察  �leaving   it   in   the   charge   of   one   of   their   band。 

Heracles begged Pholus to give him a draft of wine�察�after he had begged 

again and again the centaur opened one of his great jars。 

     Heracles drank wine and spilled it。 Then the centaurs that were without 



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smelt the wine and came hammering at the door�察�demanding the drafts that 

would   make   them   wild。   Heracles   came   forth   to   drive   them   away。   They 

attacked him。 Then he shot at them with his unerring arrows and he drove 

them   away。   Up   the   mountain   and   away   to   far   rivers   the   centaurs   raced�察�

pursued by Heracles with his bow。 

     One     was   slain�察 �Pholus�察   �the   centaur    who    had   entertained    him。   By 

accident Heracles dropped a poisoned arrow on his foot。 He took the body 

of   Pholus   up   to   the   top   of   the   mountain   and   buried   the   centaur   there。 

Afterward�察�on the snows of Erymanthus�察�he set a snare for the boar and 

caught him there。 

     Upon his shoulders he carried the boar to Mycenae and he led the deer 

by   her   golden   horns。   When   Eurystheus   bad   looked   upon   them   the   boar 

was   slain�察  �but   the   deer   was   loosed   and   she   fled   back   to   the   Mountain 

Artemision。 

     King   Eurystheus   sat   hidden in   the   great   jar�察  �and   he   thought   of   more 

terrible   labors   he   would   make   Heracles   engage   in。   Now   he   would   send 

him    oversea     and   make    him    strive  with   fierce   tribes   and   more    dread 

monsters。 When he had it all thought out he had Heracles brought before 

him and he told him of these other labors。 

     He was to go to savage Thrace and there destroy the man´eating horses 

of King Diomedes�察�afterward he was to go amongst the dread women�察�the 

Amazons�察�daughters of Ares�察�the god of war�察�and take from their queen�察�

Hippolyte�察�the girdle that Ares had given her�察�then he was to go to Crete 

and take from the keeping of King Minos the beautiful bull that Poseidon 

had given him�察�afterward he was to go to the Island of Erytheia and take 

away from Geryoneus�察�the monster that had three bodies instead of one�察�

the herd of red cattle that the two´headed hound Orthus kept guard over�察�

then he was to go to the Garden of the Hesperides�察�and from that garden he 

was to take the golden apples that Zeus had given to Hera for a marriage 

giftwhere the Garden of the Hesperides was no mortal knew。 

     So   Heracles   set   out   on   a   long   and   perilous   quest。   First   he   went   to 

Thrace�察�that savage land that was ruled over by Diomedes�察�son of Ares�察�the 

war god。 Heracles broke into the stable where the horses were�察�he caught 



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three    of  them    by   their  heads�察   �and   although     they   kicked    and   bit  and 

trampled he forced them out of the stable and down to the seashore�察�where 

his companion�察�Abderus�察�waited for him。 The screams of the fierce horses 

were   heard   by   the   men   of   Thrace�察  �and   they�察  �with   their   king�察  �came   after 

Heracles。   He   left   the   horses   in   charge   of   Abderus   while   he   fought   the 

Thracians and their savage king。 

     Heracles   shot   his   deadly   arrows   amongst   them�察  �and   then   he   fought 

with their king。 He drove them from the seashore�察�and then he came back 

to where he had left Abderus with the fierce horses。 

     They had thrown Abderus upon the ground�察�and they were trampling 

upon him。 Heracles drew his bow and he shot the horses with the unerring 

arrows that were dipped with the gall of the Hydra he had slain。 Screaming�察�

the   horses    of  King    Diomedes      raced   toward     the  sea�察 �but   one   fell  and 

another fell�察�and then�察�as it came to the line of the foam�察�the third of the 

fierce   horses   fell。   They   were   all   slain   with   the   unerring   arrows。   Then 

Heracles took up the body of his companion and he buried it with proper 

rights�察 �and   over   it   he   raised   a   column。 Afterward�察  �around   that   column   a 

city that bore the name of Heracles's friend was built。 

     Then     toward     the   Euxine    Sea    he   went。    There�察   �where    the   River 

Themiscyra   flows   into   the   sea   he   saw   the   abodes   of   the Amazons。 And 

upon   the   rocks   and   the   steep   place   he   saw   the   warrior   women   standing 

with    drawn     bows    in   their  hands。    Most    dangerous      did  they    seem    to 

Heracles。 He did not know how to approach them�察�he might shoot at them 

with   his   unerring   arrows�察  �but   when   his   arrows   were   all   shot   away�察  �the 

Amazons�察  �from   their   steep   places�察  �might   be   able   to   kill   him   with   the 

arrows from their bows。 

     While he stood at a distance�察�wondering what he might do�察�a horn was 

sounded and an Amazon mounted upon a white stallion rode toward him。 

When the warrior´woman came near she cried out�察 �Heracles�察�the Queen 

Hippolyte permits you to come amongst the Amazons。 Enter her tent and 

declare to the queen what has brought you amongst the never´conquered 

Amazons。; 

     Heracles came to the tent of the queen。 There stood tall Hippolyte with 



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an   iron   crown   upon   her   head   and   with   a   beautiful   girdle   of   bronze   and 

iridescent   glass   around   her   waist。   Proud   and   fierce   as   a   mountain   eagle 

looked the queen of the Amazons�此�Heracles did not know in what way he 

might conquer her。 Outside the tent the Amazons stood�察�they struck their 

shields with their spears�察�keeping up a continuous savage din。 

     ;For what has Heracles come to the country of the Amazons�拭─�Queen 

Hippolyte asked。 

     ;For the girdle you wear�察─�said Heracles�察�and he held his hands ready 

for the struggle。 

     ;Is it for the girdle given me by Ares�察�the god of war�察�that you have 

come�察�braving the Amazons�察�Heracles�拭─�asked the queen。 

     ;For that�察─�said Heracles。 

     ;I would not have you enter into strife with the Amazons�察─�said Queen 

Hippolyte。 And so saying she drew          �f f the girdle of bronze and iridescent 

glass�察�and she gave it into his hands。 

     Heracles took the beautiful girdle into his hands。 F

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