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but he turned away his head and wept�察�and said�察�'Blood was shed in the
land unjustly�察 �and by blood it is avenged。 Break not my heart by
questions�察�it is enough to endure in silence。'
Then Theseus groaned inwardly�察 �and said�察 �'I will go myself with
these youths and maidens�察�and kill Minos upon his royal throne。'
And AEgeus shrieked�察�and cried�察�'You shall not go�察�my son�察 �the light
of my old age�察�to whom alone I look to rule this people after I am dead
and gone。 You shall not go�察 �to die horribly�察 �as those youths and
maidens die�察 �for Minos thrusts them into a labyrinth�察 �which Daidalos
made for him among the rocks�察 � Daidalos the renegade�察 �the accursed�察�
the pest of this his native land。 From that labyrinth no one can escape�察�
entangled in its winding ways�察 �before they meet the Minotaur�察 �the
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monster who feeds upon the flesh of men。 There he devours them
horribly�察�and they never see this land again。'
Then Theseus grew red�察�and his ears tingled�察�and his heart beat loud
in his bosom。 And he stood awhile like a tall stone pillar on the cliffs
above some hero's grave�察�and at last he spoke ´
'Therefore all the more I will go with them�察 �and slay the accursed
beast。 Have I not slain all evil´doers and monsters�察 �that I might free
this land�拭 �Where are Periphetes�察 �and Sinis�察�and Kerkuon�察�and Phaia the
wild sow�拭 �Where are the fifty sons of Pallas�拭 �And this Minotaur
shall go the road which they have gone�察�and Minos himself�察�if he dare
stay me。'
'But how will you slay him�察�my son�拭 �For you must leave your club
and your armour behind�察 �and be cast to the monster�察 �defenceless and
naked like the rest。'
And Theseus said�察�'Are there no stones in that labyrinth�察�and have I
not fists and teeth�拭 �Did I need my club to kill Kerkuon�察�the terror of all
mortal men��'
Then AEgeus clung to his knees�察�but he would not hear�察�and at last
he let him go�察�weeping bitterly�察�and said only this one word ´
'Promise me but this�察�if you return in peace�察�though that may hardly
be�此 �take down the black sail of the ship ��for I shall watch for it all day
upon the cliffs���察�and hoist instead a white sail�察�that I may know afar off
that you are safe。'
And Theseus promised�察�and went out�察�and to the market´place where
the herald stood�察�while they drew lots for the youths and maidens�察�who
were to sail in that doleful crew。 And the people stood wailing and
weeping�察�as the lot fell on this one and on that�察�but Theseus strode into
the midst�察�and cried ´ 'Here is a youth who needs no lot。 I myself will
be one of the seven。'
And the herald asked in wonder�察�'Fair youth�察�know you whither you
are going��'
And Theseus said�察�'I know。 Let us go down to the black´ sailed ship。'
So they went down to the black´sailed ship�察 �seven maidens�察 �and
seven youths�察 �and Theseus before them all�察 �and the people following
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them lamenting。 But Theseus whispered to his companions�察 �'Have
hope�察�for the monster is not immortal。 Where are Periphetes�察�and Sinis�察�
and Sciron�察 �and all whom I have slain��' Then their hearts were
comforted a little�察�but they wept as they went on board�察�and the cliffs of
Sunium rang�察 �and all the isles of the AEgean Sea�察 �with the voice of
their lamentation�察�as they sailed on toward their deaths in Crete。
PART III ´ HOW THESEUS SLEW THE
MINOTAUR
AND at last they came to Crete�察�and to Cnossus�察�beneath the peaks
of Ida�察�and to the palace of Minos the great king�察�to whom Zeus himself
taught laws。 So he was the wisest of all mortal kings�察�and conquered
all the AEgean isles�察�and his ships were as many as the sea´gulls�察�and his
palace like a marble hill。 And he sat among the pillars of the hall�察�upon
his throne of beaten gold�察 �and around him stood the speaking statues
which Daidalos had made by his skill。 For Daidalos was the most
cunning of all Athenians�察�and he first invented the plumb´line�察�and the
auger�察�and glue�察�and many a tool with which wood is wrought。 And he
first set up masts in ships�察 �and yards�察�and his son made sails for them�此�
but Perdix his nephew excelled him�察�for he first invented the saw and its
teeth�察 �copying it from the back´bone of a fish�察 �and invented�察�too�察 �the
chisel�察�and the compasses�察�and the potter's wheel which moulds the clay。
Therefore Daidalos envied him�察 �and hurled him headlong from the
temple of Athene�察�but the Goddess pitied him ��for she loves the wise���察�
and changed him into a partridge�察 �which flits for ever about the hills。
And Daidalos fled to Crete�察�to Minos�察�and worked for him many a year�察�
till he did a shameful deed�察�at which the sun hid his face on high。
Then he fled from the anger of Minos�察�he and Icaros his son having
made themselves wings of feathers�察 �and fixed the feathers with wax。
So they flew over the sea toward Sicily�察 �but Icaros flew too near the sun�察�
and the wax of his wings was melted�察�and he fell into the Icarian Sea。
But Daidalos came safe to Sicily�察�and there wrought many a wondrous
work�察 �for he made for King Cocalos a reservoir�察 �from which a great
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river watered all the land�察 �and a castle and a treasury on a mountain�察�
which the giants themselves could not have stormed�察 �and in Selinos he
took the steam which comes up from the fires of AEtna�察�and made of it a
warm bath of vapour�察 �to cure the pains of mortal men�察 �and he made a
honeycomb of gold�察�in which the bees came and stored their honey�察�and
in Egypt he made the forecourt of the temple of Hephaistos in Memphis�察�
and a statue of himself within it�察 �and many another wondrous work。
And for Minos he made statues which spoke and moved�察 �and the temple
of Britomartis�察�and the dancing´hall of Ariadne�察�which he carved of fair
white stone。 And in Sardinia he worked for I �l aos�察�and in many a land
beside�察 �wandering up and down for ever with his cunning�察�unlovely and
accursed by men。
But Theseus stood before Minos�察�and they looked each other in the
face。 And Minos bade take them to prison�察 �and cast them to the
monster one by one�察 �that the death of Androgeos might be avenged。
Then Theseus cried ´
'A boon�察 �O Minos� �Let me be thrown first to the beast。 For I
came hither for that very purpose�察�of my own will�察�and not by lot。'
'Who art thou�察�then�察�brave youth��'
'I am the son of him whom of all men thou hatest most�察�AEgeus the
king of Athens�察�and I am come here to end this matter。'
And Minos pondered awhile�察 �looking steadfastly at him�察 �and he
thought�察�'The lad means to atone by his own death for his father's sin��'
and he answered at last mildly ´
'Go back in peace�察�my son。 It is a pity that one so brave should die。'
But Theseus said�察 �'I have sworn that I will not go back till I have
seen the monster face to face。'
And at that Minos frowned�察�and said�察�'Then thou shalt see him�察�take
the madman away。'
And they led Theseus away into the prison�察�with the other youths and
maids。
But Ariadne�察�Minos' daughter�察�saw him�察�as she came out of her white
stone hall�察�and she loved him for his courage and his majesty�察�and said�察�
'Shame that such a youth should die��' And by night she went down to
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the prison�察�and told him all her heart�察�and said ´
'Flee down to your ship at once�察�for I have bribed the guards before
the door。 Flee�察 �you and all your friends�察 �and go back in peace to
Greece�察�and take me�察�take me with you� �for I dare not stay after you are
gone�察 �for my father will kill me miserably�察 �if he knows what I have
done。'
And Theseus。 stood silent awhile�察 �for he was astonished and
confounded by her beauty�此 �but at last he said�察 �'I cannot go home in
peace�察�till I have seen and slain this Minotaur�察�and avenged the deaths of
the youths and maidens�察�and put an end to the terrors of my land。'
'And will you kill the Minotaur�拭 �How�察�then��'
'I know not�察�nor do I care�此 �but he must be strong if he be too strong
for me。'
Then she loved him all the more�察�and said�察�'But when you have killed
him�察�how will you find your way out of the labyrinth��'
'I know not�察�neither do I care�此 �but it must be a strange road�察�if I do
not find it out before I have eaten up the monster's carcase。'
Then she loved him all the more�察�and said ´ 'Fair youth�察�you are too
bold�察�but I can help you�察�weak as I am。 I will give you a sword�察�and
with that perhaps you may slay the beast�察 �and a clue of thread�察�and by
that�察�perhaps�察�you may find your way o