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not know who this Theseus is�拭          �The hero who has        cleared the country 

from all monsters�察�but that he came from          Troezene�察�I never heard before。 

I must go out and welcome         him。' 

     So AEgeus came out into the hall�察�and when Theseus saw him�察                  �his 

heart   leapt   into  his  mouth�察  �and   he  longed    to  fall  on  his  neck    and 

welcome   him�察  �but   he   controlled   himself�察 �and said�察  �'My  father   may  not 

wish for me�察�after all。      I will try him    before I discover myself��' and he 



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bowed low before AEgeus�察             �and said�察�'I have delivered the king's realm 

from many        monsters�察�therefore I am come to ask a reward of the king。' 

     And old AEgeus looked on him�察�and loved him�察�as what fond                         heart 

would not have done�拭         �But he only sighed�察�and said ´ 

     'It is little that I can give you�察�noble lad�察�and nothing             that is worthy 

of you�察�for surely you are no mortal man�察�or              at least no mortal's son。' 

     'All I ask��' said Theseus�察�'is to eat and drink at your           table。' 

     'That I can give you��' said AEgeus�察�'if at least I am master               in my own 

hall。' 

     Then   he   bade   them   put   a   seat   for   Theseus�察  �and   set   before   him the 

best of the feast�察�and Theseus sat and ate so much�察�that                 all the company 

wondered at him�此        �but always he kept his club          by his side。 

     But   Medeia   the   dark   witch´woman   had   been   watching   him   all   the 

while。     She saw how AEgeus turned red and pale when the lad                    said that 

he    came    from   Troezene。      She    saw�察  �too�察  �how    his  heart   was     opened 

toward   Theseus�察  �and   how   Theseus   bore   himself         before   all   the   sons   of 

Pallas�察�like a lion among a pack of            curs。    And she said to herself�察�'This 

youth will be master         here�察�perhaps he is nearer to AEgeus already than 

mere fancy。        At least the Pallantilds will have no chance by the side of 

such as he。' 

     Then   she   went   back   into   her   chamber   modestly�察  �while Theseus         ate 

and   drank�察  �and   all   the servants   whispered�察 �'This�察 �then�察     �is the   man   who 

killed the monsters�        �How noble are his looks�察          �and how huge his size� �

Ah�察�would that he were our master's             son��' 

     But presently Medeia came forth�察�decked in all her jewels�察                   �and her 

rich Eastern robes�察�and looking more beautiful than                  the day�察�so that all 

the guests could look at nothing else。              And in her right hand she held a 

golden cup�察�and in her left          a flask of gold�察�and she came up to Theseus�察�

and spoke in a       sweet�察�soft�察�winning voice ´ 

     'Hail to the hero�察�the conqueror�察�the unconquered�察�the               destroyer of all 

evil   things�    �Drink�察  �hero�察  �of   my   charmed      cup�察  �which   gives   rest   after 

every   toil�察  �which   heals   all  wounds�察  �and   pours   new   life   into   the   veins。 

Drink of my cup�察        �for in it sparkles the wine of the East�察�and Nepenthe�察�

the    comfort of the Immortals。' 



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     And     as  she   spoke�察  �she   poured     the  flask   into  the   cup�察  �and   the 

fragrance   of   the   wine   spread   through   the   hall�察  �like   the   scent of   thyme 

and roses。 

     And Theseus looked up in her fair face and into her deep dark                  eyes。 

And as he looked�察�he shrank and shuddered�察�for they                  were dry like the 

eyes of a snake。       And he rose�察�and said�察       �'The wine is rich and fragrant�察�

and the wine´bearer as fair         as the Immortals�察�but let her pledge me first 

herself in the     cup�察�that the wine may be the sweeter from her lips。' 

     Then Medeia turned pale�察�and stammered�察�'Forgive me�察�fair                 hero�察�but 

I am ill�察�and dare drink no wine。' 

     And    Theseus     looked   again    into  her  eyes�察  �and   cried�察 �'Thou    shalt 

pledge me in that cup�察�or die。'         And he lifted up his       brazen club�察�while 

all the guests looked on aghast。 

     Medeia shrieked a fearful shriek�察�and dashed the cup to the                 ground�察�

and   fled�察  �and   where   the   wine   flowed   over   the   marble   pavement�察  �the 

stone bubbled�察�and crumbled�察�and hissed�察�under               the fierce venom of the 

draught。 

     But   Medeia   called   her   dragon   chariot�察  �and   sprang   into   it   and fled 

aloft�察�away over land and sea�察�and no man saw her more。 

     And AEgeus cried�察�'What hast thou done��'              But Theseus pointed          to 

the stone�察�'I have rid the land of an enchantment�此             �now I     will rid it of 

one more。' 

     And he came close to AEgeus�察�and drew from his bosom the                      sword 

and the sandals�察�and said the words which his mother               bade him。 

     And AEgeus stepped back a pace�察�and looked at the lad till                 his eyes 

grew dim�察�and then he cast himself on his neck and                 wept�察�and Theseus 

wept on his neck�察�till they had no strength          left to weep more。 

     Then AEgeus   turned   to   all   the   people�察  �and   cried�察  �'Behold   my   son�察�

children of Cecrops�察�a better man than his father was             before him。' 

     Who�察�then�察�were mad but the Pallantids�察�though they had been                    mad 

enough before�拭       �And one shouted�察�'Shall we make room for               an upstart�察�

a pretender�察�who comes from we know not where��'                    And another�察�'If he 

be one�察�we are more than one�察�and the            stronger can hold his own。'         And 

one shouted one thing�察�and          one another�察�for they were hot and wild with 



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wine�此    �but all   caught swords and lances off the wall�察�where the weapons 

hung      around�察    �and   sprang    forward    to  Theseus�察    �and   Theseus    sprang 

forward to them。 

     And he cried�察�'Go in peace�察�if you will�察�my cousins�察�but if               not�察�your 

blood be on your own heads。'           But they rushed at       him�察�and then stopped 

short and railed him�察�as curs stop and           bark when they rouse a lion from 

his lair。 

     But    one  hurled    a  lance  from   the   rear  rank�察  �which    past  close    by 

Theseus' head�察�and at that Theseus rushed forward�察�and the                   fight began 

indeed。     Twenty against one they fought�察�and yet            Theseus beat them all�察�

and those who were left fled down into              the town�察�where the people set 

on them�察�and drove them out�察           �till Theseus was left alone in the palace�察�

with   AEgeus   his     new´found   father。      But   before   nightfall   all   the   town 

came     up�察   �with    victims�察   �and   dances�察   �and    songs�察  �and    they   offered 

sacrifices to Athene�察�and rejoiced all the night long�察             �because their king 

had found a noble son�察�and an heir to his           royal house。 

     So   Theseus   stayed   with   his   father   all   the   winter�此 �and   when     the 

spring   equinox   drew   near�察  �all   the   Athenians   grew   sad   and    silent�察  �and 

Theseus saw it�察 �and asked the reason�察�but no one                would   answer him  a 

word。 

     Then     he  went    to  his  father�察 �and   asked   him�此   �but    AEgeus     turned 

away his face and wept。 

     'Do not ask�察�my son�察�beforehand�察�about evils which must                happen�此     �it 

is enough to have to face them when they come。' 

     And   when   the   spring   equinox   came�察  �a   herald   came   to Athens�察    �and 

stood in the market�察�and cried�察�'O people and King of                 Athens�察�where is 

your yearly tribute��'      Then a great      lamentation arose throughout the city。 

But Theseus stood up         to the herald�察�and cried ´ 

     'And who   are you�察 �dog´faced�察 �who dare demand tribute   here�拭                �If   I 

did not reverence your herald's staff�察�I would brain you             with this club。' 

     And   the   herald   answered   proudly�察  �for   he   was   a   grave   and  ancient 

man ´ 

     'Fair youth�察�I am not dog´faced or shameless�察�but I do my                   master's 

bidding�察�Minos�察�the King of hundred´citied Crete�察              �the wisest of all kings 



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on earth。     And you must be surely a            stranger here�察�or you would know 

why I come�察�and that I come           by right。' 

     'I am a stranger here。      Tell me�察�then�察�why you come。' 

     'To   fetch   the   tribute   which   King   AEgeus   promised   to   Minos�察      �and 

confirmed his promise with an oath。            For Minos conquered           all this land�察�

and Megara which lies to the east�察�when he              came hither with a great fleet 

of ships�察�enraged about the          murder of his son。        For his son Androgeos 

came hither   to the      Panathenaic   games�察  �and overcame   all the   Greeks   in 

the   sports�察   �so   that  the   people    honoured     him   as   a  hero。   But    when 

AEgeus       saw   his   valour�察  �he   envied   him�察  �and   feared   lest   he   should   join 

the sons of Pallas�察�and take away the sceptre from him。                  So    he plotted 

against   his   life�察  �and   slew   him   basely�察  �no   man  knows   how   or   where。 

Some   say   that   he   waylaid   him   by   Oinoe�察    �on   the   road   which   goes   to 

Thebes�察�and some that he sent him             against the bull of Marathon�察�that the 

beast might kill him。          But AEgeus says that the young men killed him 

from   envy�察    �because   he   had   conquered   them   in   the   games。      So   Minos 

came      hither and avenged him�察�and would not depart till this land                  had 

promised him tribute ´ seven youths and seven maidens                   every year�察�who 

go with me in a black´sailed ship�察�till they           come to hundred´citied Crete。' 

     And   Theseus   ground   his   teeth   together�察  �and   said�察  �'Wert   thou   not   a 

herald I would kill thee for saying such things of my               father�察�but I will go 

to him�察�and know the truth。'          So he      went to his father�察�and asked him�察�

but he turned away his          head and wept�察�and said�察�'Blood was shed in the 

land     unjustly�察   �and 

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