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�察�and I shall hear the tale of Theseus' fame。 Yet beyond that I see new sorrows�察�but I can bear them as I have borne the past。'
Then she kissed Theseus�察�and wept over him�察�and went into the temple�察�and Theseus saw her no more。
PART II ´ HOW THESEUS SLEW THE DEVOURERS OF MEN
SO Theseus stood there alone�察�with his mind full of many hopes。 And first he thought of going down to the harbour and hiring a swift ship�察�and sailing across the bay to Athens�察 �but even that seemed too slow for him�察�and he longed for wings to fly across the sea�察�and find his father。 But after a while his heart began to fail him�察�and he sighed�察�and said within himself ´
'What if my father have other sons about him whom he loves�拭 �What if he will not receive me�拭 �And what have I done that he should receive me�拭 �He has forgotten me ever since I was born�此 �why should he welcome me now��'
Then he thought a long while sadly�察�and at the last he cried aloud�察�'Yes� �I will make him love me�察�for I will prove myself worthy of his love。 I will win honour and renown�察�and do such deeds that AEgeus shall be proud of me�察�though he had fifty other sons� �Did not Heracles win himself honour�察 �though he was opprest�察�and the slave of Eurystheus�拭 �Did he not kill all robbers and evil beasts�察�and drain great lakes and marshes�察�breaking the hills through with his club�拭 �Therefore it was that all men honoured him�察�because he rid them of their miseries�察�and made life pleasant to them and their children after them。 Where can I go�察�to do as Heracles has done�拭 �Where can I find strange adventures�察�robbers�察�and monsters�察�and the children of hell�察�the enemies of men�拭 �I will go by land�察�and into the mountains�察�and round by the way of the Isthmus。 Perhaps there I may hear of brave adventures�察�and do something which shall win my father's love。'
So he went by land�察�and away into the mountains�察�with his father's sword upon his thigh�察�till he came to the Spider mountains�察�which hang over Epidaurus and the sea�察�where the glens run downward from one peak in the midst�察�as the rays spread in the spider's web。
And he went up into the gloomy glens�察�between the furrowed marble walls�察�till the lowland grew blue beneath his feet and the clouds drove damp about his head。
But he went up and up for ever�察�through the spider's web of glens�察�till he could see the narrow gulfs spread below him�察 �north and south�察�and east and west�察�black cracks half´choked with mists�察�and above all a dreary down。
But over that down he must go�察�for there was no road right or left�察�so he toiled on through bog and brake�察�till he came to a pile of stones。
And on the stones a man was sitting�察�wrapt in a bearskin cloak。 The head of the bear served him for a cap�察�and its teeth grinned white around his brows�察�and the feet were tied about his throat�察�and their claws shone white upon his chest。 And when he saw Theseus he rose�察�and laughed till the glens rattled。
'And who art thou�察�fair fly�察�who hast walked into the spider's web��' But Theseus walked on steadily�察�and made no answer�察�but he thought�察�'Is this some robber�拭�and has an adventure come already to me��' But the strange man laughed louder than ever�察�and said ´
'Bold fly�察�know you not that these glens are the web from which no fly ever finds his way out again�察�and this down the spider's house�察�and I the spider who sucks the flies�拭 �Come hither�察�and let me feast upon you�察�for it is of no use to run away�察�so cunning a web has my father Hephaistos spread for me when he made these clefts in the mountains�察�through which no man finds his way home。'
But Theseus came on steadily�察�and asked ´
'And what is your name among men�察�bold spider�拭�and where are your spider's fangs��'
Then the strange man laughed again ´
'My name is Periphetes�察�the son of Hephaistos and Anticleia the mountain nymph。 But men call me Corynetes the club´ bearer�察�and here is my spider's fang。'
And he lifted from off the stones at his side a mighty club of bronze。
'This my father gave me�察�and forged it himself in the roots of the mountain�察�and with it I pound all proud flies till they give out their fatness and their sweetness。 So give me up that gay sword of yours�察�and your mantle�察�and your golden sandals�察�lest I pound you�察�and by ill´luck you die。'
But Theseus wrapt his mantle round his left arm quickly�察�in hard folds�察�from his shoulder to his hand�察�and drew his sword�察�and rushed upon the club´bearer�察�and the club´bearer rushed on him。
Thrice he struck at Theseus�察�and made him bend under the blows like a sapling�察�but Theseus guarded his head with his left arm�察�and the mantle which was wrapt around it。
And thrice Theseus sprang upright after the blow�察�like a sapling when the storm is past�察�and he stabbed at the club´ bearer with his sword�察�but the loose folds of the bearskin saved him。
Then Theseus grew mad�察�and closed with him�察�and caught him by the throat�察�and they fell and rolled over together�察�but when Theseus rose up from the ground the club´bearer lay still at his feet。
Then Theseus took his club and his bearskin�察�and left him to the kites and crows�察�and went upon his journey down the glens on the farther slope�察�till he came to a broad green valley�察 �and saw flocks and herds sleeping beneath the trees。
And by the side of a pleasant fountain�察�under the shade of rocks and trees�察�were nymphs and shepherds dancing�察�but no one piped to them while they danced。
And when they saw Theseus they shrieked�察�and the shepherds ran off�察�and drove away their flocks�察�while the nymphs dived into the fountain like coots�察�and vanished。
Theseus wondered and laughed�此 �'What strange fancies have folks here who run away from strangers�察�and have no music when they dance��' But he was tired�察�and dusty�察�and thirsty�察 �so he thought no more of them�察�but drank and bathed in the clear pool�察�and then lay down in the shade under a plane´ tree�察�while the water sang him to sleep�察�as it tinkled down from stone to stone。
And when he woke he heard a whispering�察�and saw the nymphs peeping at him across the fountain from the dark mouth of a cave�察�where they sat on green cushions of moss。 And one said�察�'Surely he is not Periphetes��' and another�察�'He looks like no robber�察�but a fair and gentle youth。'
Then Theseus smiled�察�and called them�察�'Fair nymphs�察�I am not Periphetes。 He sleeps among the kites and crows�察�but I have brought away his bearskin and his club。'
Then they leapt across the pool�察�and came to him�察�and called the shepherds back。 And he told them how he had slain the club´bearer�此 �and the shepherds kissed his feet and sang�察 �'Now we shall feed our flocks in peace�察�and not be afraid to have music when we dance�察�for the cruel club´bearer has met his match�察�and he will listen for our pipes no more。' Then they brought him kid's flesh and wine�察�and the nymphs brought him honey from the rocks�察�and he ate�察�and drank�察�and slept again�察�while the nymphs and shepherds danced and sang。 And when he woke�察�they begged him to stay�察�but he would not。 'I have a great work to do��' he said�察�'I must be away toward the Isthmus�察�that I may go to Athens。'
But the shepherds said�察�'Will you go alone toward Athens�拭 �None travel that way now�察�except in armed troops。'
'As for arms�察�I have enough�察�as you see。 And as for troops�察 �an honest man is good enough company for himself。 Why should I not go alone toward Athens��'
'If you do�察�you must look warily about you on the Isthmus�察 �lest you meet Sinis the robber�察�whom men call Pituocamptes the pine´bender�察�for he bends down two pine´trees�察�and binds all travellers hand and foot between them�察�and when he lets the trees go again their bodies are torn in sunder。'
'And after that��' said another�察�'you must go inland�察�and not dare to pass over the cliffs of Sciron�察�for on the left hand are the mountains�察�and on the right the sea�察�so that you have no escape�察�but must needs meet Sciron the robber�察�who will make you wash his feet�察�and while you are washing them he will kick you over the cliff�察�to the tortoise who lives below�察�and feeds upon the bodies of the dead。'
And before Theseus could answer�察�another cried�察�'And after that is a worse danger still�察�unless you go inland always�察 �and leave Eleusis far on your right。 For in Eleusis rules Kerkuon the cruel king�察�the terror of all mortals�察�who killed his own daughter Alope in prison。 But she was changed into a fair fountain�察�and her child he cast out upon the mountains�察 �but the wild mares gave it milk。 And now he challenges all comers to wrestle with him�察�for he is the best wrestler in all Attica�察�and overthrows all who come�察�and those whom he overthrows he murders miserably�察�and his palace´court is full of their bones。'
Then Theseus frowned�察�and said�察�'This seems indeed an ill´ ruled land�察�and adventures enough in it to be tried。 But if I am the heir of it�察�I will rule it and right it�察�and here is my royal sceptre。'
And he shook his club of bronze�察�while the nymphs and shepherds clung round him�察�and entreated him not to go。
But on he went nevertheless�察�till he could see both the seas and the citadel of Corinth towering high above all the land。 And he past swiftly along the Isthmus�察�for his heart burned to meet that cruel Sinis�察�and in a pine´wood at last he met him�察�where the Isthmus was narrowest and the road ran between high rocks。 There he sat upon a stone by the wayside�察�with a young fir´tree for a club across his knees�察�and a cord laid ready by his side�察�and over his head�察�upon the fir´tops�察�hung the bones of murdered men。
Then Theseus shouted to him�察�'Holla�察�thou valiant pine´ bender�察�hast thou two fir´trees left for me��'
And Sinis leapt to his feet�察�and answered�察�pointing to the bones above his head�察�'My larder has grown empty lately�察�so I have two fir´trees ready for thee。' And he rushed on Theseus�察�lifting his club�察�and Theseus rushed upon him。
Then they hammered together till the greenwoods rang�察�but the metal was tougher than the pine�察�and Sinis' club broke right across�察�as the bronze came down upon it。 Then Theseus heaved up another mighty stroke�察�and smote Sinis down upon his face�察 �and knelt upon his back�察�and bou