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at Heracles�察 �but be could neither bite nor tear through that impenetrable 

lion's   skin。   Heracles   held   him   by   the   neck   of   his   middle   head   so   that 

Cerberus was neither able to bite nor tear nor bellow。 

     Then     to   the   brink   of   Acheron     came     Persephone�察     �queen     of  the 

Underworld。 She declared to Heracles that the gods of the dead would not 

strive    against    him    if  he   promised      to   bring   Cerberus      back    to  the 

Underworld�察       �carrying    the  hound     downward       again   as   he   carried   him 

upward。 

     This Heracles promised。 He turned around and he carried Cerberus�察�his 

hands   around   the   monster's   neck   while   foam  dripped   from   his   jaws。   He 

carried him on and upward toward the world of men。 Out through a cave 

that was in the land of Trcezen Heracles came�察�still carrying Cerberus by 

the neck of his middle head。 

     From Troezen to Mycenae the hero went and men fled before him at 

the   sight   of   the   monster   that   he   carried。   On   he   went   toward   the   king's 

palace。 Eurystheus was seated outside his palace that day�察�looking at the 

great jar that he had often hidden in�察�and thinking to himself that Heracles 

would   never   appear   to   affright   him   again。   Then   Heracles   appeared。   He 

called   to   Eurystheus�察  �and   when   the   king   looked   up   he   held   the   hound 

toward   him。   The   three   heads   grinned   at   Eurystheus�察  �he   gave   a   cry   and 

scrambled       into  the   jar。  But  before    his  feet  touched     the  bottom     of  it 

Eurystheus   was   dead   of   fear。   The   jar   rolled   over�察  �and   Heracles   looked 

upon the body that was all twisted with fright。 Then he turned around and 



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made his way back to the Underworld。 On the brink of Acheron he loosed 

Cerberus�察�and the bellow of the three´headed hound was heard again。 

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     It   was   then   that   Heracles   was   given   arms   by   the   gods   the   sword   of 

Hermes�察�the bow of Apollo�察�the shield made by Hephaestus�察�it was then 

that Heracles joined the Argonauts and journeyed with them to the edge of 

the   Caucasus�察  �where�察  �slaying   the   vulture   that   preyed   upon   Prometheus's 

liver�察  �he�察  �at   the   will   of   Zeus�察  �liberated   the   Titan。   Thereafter   Zeus   and 

Prometheus   were        reconciled�察   �and   Zeus�察  �that  neither   might    forget   how 

much the enmity between them had cost gods and men�察�had a ring made 

for Prometheus to wear�察�that ring was made out of the fetter that had been 

upon him�察�and in it was set a fragment of the rock that the Titan had been 

bound to。 

     The Argonauts had now won back to Greece。 But before he saw any of 

them he had been in Oichalia�察�and had seen the maiden Iole。 

     The king of Oichalia had offered his daughter Iole in marriage to the 

hero    who    could   excel   himself    and   his  sons   in  shooting     with   arrows。 

Heracles saw Iole�察�the blue´eyed and childlike maiden�察�and he longed to 

take her with him to some place near the Garden of the Hesperides。 And 

Iole looked on him�察�and he knew that she wondered to see him so tall and 

so strongly knit even as he wondered to see her so childlike and delicate。 

     Then the contest began。 The king and his sons shot wonderfully well�察�

and    none    of  the  heroes    who    stood   before    Heracles    had   a  chance    of 

winning。   Then   Heracles   shot   his   arrows。   No   matter   how   far   away   they 

moved the mark�察�Heracles struck it and struck the very center of it。 The 

people   wondered   who   this   great   archer   might   be。 And   then   a  name   was 

guessed at and went around Heracles� �

     When the king heard the name of Heracles he would not let him strive 

in the contest any more。 For the maiden Iole would not be given as a prize 

to one who had been mad and whose madness might afflict him again。 So 

the king said�察�speaking in judgment in the market place。 

     Rage came on Heracles when he heard this judgment given。 He would 

not   let   his   rage   master   him   lest   the   madness   that   was   spoken   of   should 



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come with his rage。 So he left the city of Oichalia declaring to the king 

and the people that he would return。 

     It was then that�察�wandering down to Crete�察�he heard of the Argonauts 

being near。 And afterward he heard of them being in Calydon�察�hunting the 

boar that ravaged Oeneus's country。 To Calydon Heracles went。 The heroes 

had departed when he came into the country�察�and all the city was in grief 

for the deaths of Prince Meleagrus and his two uncles。 

     On the steps of the temple where Meleagrus and his uncles had been 

brought Heracles saw Deianira�察�Meleagrus's sister。 She was pale with her 

grief�察  �this   tall   woman   of   the   mountains�察  �she   looked   like   a   priestess�察  �but 

also like a woman who could cheer camps of men with her counsel�察�her 

bravery�察�and her good companionship�察�her hair was very dark and she had 

dark eyes。 

     Straightway   she   became   friends   with   Heracles�察  �and   when   they   saw 

each other for a while they loved each other。 And Heracles forgot Iole�察�the 

childlike maiden whom he had seen in Oichalia。 

     He   made   himself   a   suitor   for   Deianira�察  �and   those   who   protected   her 

were glad of Heracles's suit�察�and they told him they would give him the 

maiden   to   marry  as   soon   as   the   mourning   for   Prince   Meleagrus   and   his 

uncles   was over。  Heracles   stayed   in   Calydon�察 �happy  with   Deianira�察  �who 

had so much beauty�察�wisdom�察�and bravery。 

     But then a dreadful thing happened in Calydon�察�by an accident�察�while 

using his strength unthinkingly�察�Heracles killed a lad who was related to 

Deianira。 He might not marry her now until he had taken punishment for 

slaying one who was close to her in blood。 

     As a punishment for the slaying it was judged that Heracles should be 

sold into slavery for three years。 At the end of his three years' slavery he 

could come back to Calydon and wed Deianira。 

     And so Heracles and Deianira were parted。 He was sold as a slave in 

Lydia�察�the one who bought him was a woman�察�a widow named Omphale。 

To her house Heracles went�察�carrying his armor and wearing his lion's skin。 

And Omphale laughed to see this tall man dressed in a lion's skin coming 

to her house to do a servant's tasks for her。 



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     She and   all   in   her house kept up   fun   with   Heracles。 They  would   set 

him  to   do   housework�察  �to   carry   water�察  �and   set   vessels   on   the   tables�察  �and 

clear   the   vessels   away。   Omphale   set   him   to   spin   with   a   spindle   as   the 

women did。 And often she would put on Heracles's lion skin and go about 

dragging his club�察�while he�察�dressed in woman's garb�察�washed dishes and 

emptied pots。 

     But    he   would     lose   patience     with   these    servant's    tasks�察  �and   then 

Omphale would let him go away and perform some great exploit。 Often he 

went on   long   journeys   and   stayed   away  for   long   times。   It   was   while  he 

was in slavery to Omphale that he liberated Theseus from the dungeon in 

which he was held with Peirithous�察�and it was while he still was in slavery 

that he made his journey to Troy。 

     At Troy  he   helped to   repair   for   King   Laomedon the   great   walls   that 

years before Apollo and Poseidon had built around the city。 As a reward 

for this labor he was offered the Princess Hesione in marriage�察�she was the 

daughter of King Laomedon�察�and the sister of Priam�察�who was then called�察�

not   Priam   but   Podarces。   He   helped   to   repair   the   wall�察  �and   two   of   the 

Argonauts       were    there   to  aid  him�此   �one   was    Peleus    and   the   other   was 

Telamon。   Peleus   did   not   stay   for   long�此  �Telamon   stayed�察  �and   to   reward 

Telamon   Heracles   withdrew   his   own   claim   for   the   hand   of   the   Princess 

Hesione。 It was not hard on Heracles to do this�察�for his thoughts were ever 

upon Deianira。        But Telamon rejoiced�察�for he loved Hesione greatly。 On 

the day they married Heracles showed the two an eagle in the sky。 He said 

it   was   sent   as   an   omen   to   theman   omen   for   their   marriage。   And   in 

memory of that omen Telamon named his son ;Alas;�察�that is�察 �Eagle。; 

     Then   the   walls   of   Troy   were   repaired   and   Heracles   turned   toward 

Lydia�察�Omphale's home。 Not long would he have to serve Omphale now�察�

for   his   three   years'   slavery   was   n   arly   over。   Soon   he   would   go   back   to 

Calydon and wed Deianira。 

     As he went along the road to Lydia he thought of all the pleasantries 

that had been made in Omphale's house and he laughed at the memory of 

them。   Lydia   was   a   friendly   country�察  �and   even   though   he   had   been         in 

slavery Heracles had had his good times there。 



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     He was tired with the journey and made sleepy with the heat of the sun�察�

and when he came within sight of Omphale's house he lay down by  the 

side of the road�察�first taking off his armor�察�and laying aside his bow�察�his 

quiver�察�and his shield。 He wakened up to

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