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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