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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

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