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glass�察�and she gave it into his hands。
Heracles took the beautiful girdle into his hands。 Fearful he was that
some piece of guile was being played upon him�察�but then he looked into
the open eyes of the queen and he saw that she meant no guile。 He took
the girdle and he put it around his great brows�察�then he thanked Hippolyte
and he went from the tent。 He saw the Amazons standing on the rocks and
the steep places with bows bent�察�unchallenged he went on�察�and he came to
his ship and he sailed away from that country with one more labor
accomplished。
The labor that followed was not dangerous。 He sailed over sea and he
came to Crete�察�to the land that King Minos ruled over。 And there he found�察�
grazing in a special pasture�察�the bull that Poseidon had given King Minos。
He laid his hands upon the bull's horns and he struggled with him and he
overthrew him。 Then he drove the bull down to the seashore。
His next labor was to take away the herd of red cattle that was owned
by the monster Geryoneus。 In the Island of Erytheia�察�in the middle of the
Stream of Ocean�察�lived the monster�察�his herd guarded by the two´headed
hound Orthusthat hound was the brother of Cerberus�察 �the threeheaded
hound that kept guard in the Underworld。
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Mounted upon the bull given Minos by Poseidon�察 �Heracles fared
across the sea。 He came even to the straits that divide Europe from Africa�察�
and there he set up two pillars as a memorial of his journeythe Pillars of
Heracles that stand to this day。 He and the bull rested there。 Beyond him
stretched the Stream of Ocean�察 �the Island of Erytheia was there�察 �but
Heracles thought that the bull would not be able to bear him so far。
And there the sun beat upon him�察�and drew all strength away from him�察�
and he was dazed and dazzled by the rays of the sun。 He shouted out
against the sun�察�and in his anger he wanted to strive against the sun。 Then
he drew his bow and shot arrows upward。 Far�察�far out of sight the arrows
of Heracles went。 And the sun god�察�Helios�察�was filled with admiration for
Heracles�察�the man who would attempt the impossible by shooting arrows
at him�察�then did Helios fling down to Heracles his great golden cup。
Down�察 �and into the Stream of Ocean fell the great golden cup of
Helios。 It floated there wide enough to hold all the men who might be in a
ship。 Heracles put the bull of Minos into the cup of Helios�察�and the cup
bore them away�察�toward the west�察�and across the Stream of Ocean。
Thus Heracles came to the Island of Erytheia。 All over the island
straggled the red cattle of Geryoneus�察 �grazing upon the rich pastures。
Heracles�察�leaving the bull of Minos in the cup�察�went upon the island�察�he
made a club for himself out of a tree and he went toward the cattle。
The hound Orthus bayed and ran toward him�察�the two´headed hound
that was the brother of Cerberus sprang at Heracles with poisonous foam
upon his jaws。 Heracles swung his club and struck the two heads off the
hound。 And where the foam of the hound's jaws dropped down a
poisonous plant sprang up。 Heracles took up the body of the hound�察�and
swung it around and flung it far out into the Ocean。
Then the monster Geryoneus came upon him。 Three bodies he had
instead of one�察 �he attacked Heracles by hurling great stones at him。
Heracles was hurt by the stones。 And then the monster beheld the cup of
Helios�察�and he began to hurl stones at the golden thing�察�and it seemed that
he might sink it in the sea�察�and leave Heracles without a way of getting
from the island。 Heracles took up his bow and he shot arrow after arrow at
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the monster�察�and he left him dead in the deep grass of the pastures。
Then he rounded up the red cattle�察 �the bulls and the cows�察 �and he
drove them down to the shore and into the golden cup of Helios where the
bull of Minos stayed。 Then back across the Stream of Ocean the cup
floated�察 �and the bull of Crete and the cattle of Geryoneus were brought
past Sicily and through the straits called the Hellespont。 To Thrace�察�that
savage land�察�they came。 Then Heracles took the cattle out�察�and the cup of
Helios sank in the sea。 Through the wild lands of Thrace he drove the herd
of Geryoneus and the bull of Minos�察 �and he came into Mycenae once
more。
But he did not stay to speak with Eurystheus。 He started off to find the
Garden of the Hesperides�察�the Daughters of the Evening Land。 Long did
he search�察�but he found no one who could tell him where the garden was。
And at last he went to Chiron on the Mountain Pelion�察 �and Chiron told
Heracles what journey he would have to make to come to the Hesperides�察�
the Daughters of the Evening Land。
Far did Heracles journey�察�weary he was when he came to where Atlas
stood�察�bearing the sky upon his weary shoulders。 As he came near he felt
an undreamt´of perfume being wafted toward him。 So weary was he with
his journey and all his toils that he would fain sink down and dream away
in that evening land。 But he roused himself�察�and he journeyed on toward
where the perfume came from。 Over that place a star seemed always about
to rise。
He came to where a silver lattice fenced a garden that was full of the
quiet of evening。 Golden bees hummed through the air�察�and there was the
sound of quiet waters。 How wild and laborious was the world he had come
from�察�Heracles thought� �He felt that it would be hard for him to return to
that world。
He saw three maidens。 They stood with wreaths upon their heads and
blossoming branches in their hands。 When the maidens saw him they came
toward him crying out�此 �O man who has come into the Garden of the
Hesperides�察�go not near the tree that the sleepless dragon guards� ─�Then
they went and stood by a tree as if to keep guard over it。 All around were
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trees that bore flowers and fruit�察�but this tree had golden apples amongst
its bright green leaves。
Then he saw the guardian of the tree。 Beside its trunk a dragon lay�察�and
as Heracles came near the dragon showed its glittering scales and its
deadly claws。
The apples were within reach�察�but the dragon�察�with its glittering scales
and claws�察�stood in the way。 Heracles shot an arrow�察�then a tremor went
through Ladon�察�the sleepless dragon�察�it screamed and then lay stark。 The
maidens cried in their grief�察�Heracles went to the tree�察�and he plucked the
golden apples and he put them into the pouch he carried。 Down on the
ground sank the Hesperides�察�the Daughters of the Evening Land�察�and he
heard their laments as he went from the enchanted garden they had
guarded。
Back from the ends of the earth came Heracles�察�back from the place
where Atlas stood holding the sky upon his weary shoulders。 He went
back through Asia and Libya and Egypt�察�and he came again to Mycenae
and to the palace of Eurystheus。
He brought to the king the herd of Geryoneus�察�he brought to the king
the bull of Minos�察 �he brought to the king the girdle of Hippolyte�察 �he
brought to the king the golden apples of the Hesperides。 And King
Eurystheus�察 �with his thin white face�察 �sat upon his royal throne and he
looked over all the wonderful things that the hero had brought him。 Not
pleased was Eurystheus�察�rather was he angry that one he hated could win
such wonderful things。
He took into his hands the golden apples of the Hesperides。 But this
fruit was not for such as he。 An eagle snatched the branch from his hand�察�
and the eagle flew and flew until it came to where the Daughters of the
Evening Land wept in their garden。 There the eagle let fall the branch with
the golden apples�察�and the maidens set it back upon the tree�察�and behold� �it
grew as it had been growing before Heracles plucked it。
The next day the heralds of Eurystheus came to Heracles and they told
him of the last labor that he would have to set out to accomplishthis time
he would have to go down into the Underworld�察�and bring up from King
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Aidoneus's realm Cerberus�察�the three´headed hound。 Heracles put upon
him the impenetrable lion's skin and set forth once more。 This might
indeed be the last of his life's labors�此�Cerberus was not an earthly monster�察�
and he who would struggle with Cerberus in the Underworld would have
the gods of the dead against him。
But Heracles went on。 He journeyed to the cave Tainaron�察�which was
an entrance to the Underworld。 Far into that dismal cave he went�察�and then
down�察�down�察�until he came to Acheron�察�that dim river that has beyond it
only the people of the dead。 Cerberus bayed at him from the place where
the dead cross the river。 Knowing that he was no shade�察�the hound sprang
at Heracles�察 �but be could neither bite nor tear through that impenetra