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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 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 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 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 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 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  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�laos�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 pu

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