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them此 Where can I go察dear children拭My people are far away察and there 

are none in all the world who would care to be near me。; 

     Said   one   of   the   maidens此   There   are   princes   in   the   land   who   would 

welcome   you in their houses if you   would consent to nurse one of their 

young   children。  But   why  do   I   speak of   other   princes   beside   Celeus察  our 

father拭In his house you would indeed have a welcome。 But lately a baby 

has been born to our mother察Metaneira察and she would greatly rejoice to 

have one as wise as you mind little Demophoon。; 

     All    the  time   that   she   watched     them    and   listened    to  their   voices 

Demeter   felt   that   the   grace   and   youth   of   the   maidens   made   them   like 

Persephone。  She  thought   that   it   would   ease   her  heart   to   be   in   the   house 

where these maidens were察and she was not loath to have them go and ask 

of their mother to have her come to nurse the infant child。 

     Swiftly they ran back to their home察their hair streaming behind them 

like    crocus    flowers察    kind    and   lovely    girls   whose     names     are   well 

rememberedCallidice and Cleisidice察Demo and Callithoe。 They went to 

their   mother   and   they   told   her   of   the   stranger´woman   whose   name   was 

Doso。 She would make a wise and a kind nurse for little Demophoon察they 

said。 Their mother察Metaneira察rose up from the couch she was sitting on to 

welcome   the   stranger。   But   when   she   saw   her   at   the   doorway察  awe   came 

over her察so majestic she seemed。 

     Metaneira would have   her  seat herself on   the  couch but   the goddess 

took   the   lowliest   stool察  saying   in   greeting此   May   the   gods   give   you   all 

good察lady。; 

     ;Sorrow has set you wandering from your good home察─said Metaneira 

to the goddess察 but now that you have come to this place you shall have 

all   that   this   house   can   bestow   if   you   will   rear   up   to   youth   the   infant 

Demophoon察child of many hopes and prayers。; 

     The child   was put into the   arms of   Demeter察she   clasped him  to   her 

breast察  and   little   Demophoon   looked   up   into   her   face   and   smiled。   Then 

Demeter's heart went out to the child and to all who were in the household。 

     He grew in strength and beauty in her charge。 And little Demophoon 



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was not nourished as other children are nourished察but even as the gods in 

their childhood were nourished。 Demeter fed him on ambrosia察breathing 

on him with her divine breath the while。 And at night she laid him on the 

hearth察amongst the embers察with the fire all around him。 This she did that 

she might make him immortal察and like to the gods。 

     But one night Metaneira looked out from the chamber where she lay察

and she saw the nurse take little Demopho n   and lay him in a place on 

the hearth with the burning brands all around him。 Then Metaneira started 

up察and she sprang to the hearth察and she snatched the child from beside 

the burning brands。 ;Demopho n察my son察─she cried察 what would this 

strangerwoman   do   to   you察  bringing   bitter   grief   to   me   that   ever   I   let   her 

take you in her arms拭─

     Then said Demeter此 Foolish indeed are you mortals察and not able to 

foresee what is to come to you of good or of evil察─

     ;Foolish indeed are you察Metaneira察for in your heedlessness you have 

cut off this child from an immortality like to the immortality of the gods 

themselves。 For he had lain in my bosom and had become dear to me and I 

would have bestowed upon him the greatest gift that the Divine Ones can 

bestow察for I would have made him deathless and unaging。 All this察now察

has gone by。 Honor he shall have indeed察but Demophoon will know age 

and death。; 

     The   seeming   old   age   that   was   upon   her   had   fallen   from   Demeter察

beauty   and   stature   were   hers察  and   from   her   robe   there   came   a   heavenly 

fragrance。 There came such light from her body that the chamber shone。 

Metaneira remained trembling and speechless察unmindful even to take up 

the child that had been laid upon the ground。 

     It was then that his sisters heard Demophoon wail察one ran from her 

chamber   and   took   the   child   in   her   arms察  another   kindled   again   the   fire 

upon the hearth察and the others made ready to bathe and care for the infant。 

All night they cared for him察holding him in their arms and at their breasts察

but   the   child   would   not be   comforted察 becauses   the nurses   who   handled 

him now were less skillful than was the goddess´nurse。 

     And as for Demeter察she left the house of Celeus and went upon her 



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way察   lonely   in   her  heart察  and   unappeased。     And    in  the   world    that  she 

wandered through察the plow went in vain through the ground察the furrow 

was   sown   without   any   avail察  and   the   race   of   men   saw   themselves   near 

perishing for lack of bread。 

     But again Demeter came near the Well of the Maiden。 She thought of 

the daughters of Celeus as they came toward the well that day察the bronze 

pitchers in their hands察and with kind looks for the strangershe thought 

of   them   as   she   sat   by   the   well   again。   And  then  she   thought   of   little 

Demophoon察the child she had held at her breast。 No stir of living was in 

the land near their home察and only weeds grew in their fields。 As she sat 

there and looked around her there came into Demeter's heart a pity for the 

people in whose house she had dwelt。 

     She rose up and she went to the house of Celeus。 She found him beside 

his house measuring out a little grain。 The goddess went to him and she 

told him that because of the love she bore his household she would bless 

his   fields   so   that   the   seed   he   had   sown   in   them  would   come   to   growth。 

Celeus   rejoiced察  and   he   called   all   the   people   together察  and   they  raised   a 

temple to Demeter。 She went through the fields and blessed them察and the 

seed that they had sown began to grow。 And the goddess for a while dwelt 

amongst that people察in her temple at Eleusis。 



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     But still she kept away from the assemblies of the gods。 Zeus sent a 

messenger   to   her察  Iris   with   the   golden   wings察  bidding   her   to   Olympus。 

Demeter would not join the Olympians。 Then察one after the other察the gods 

and goddesses of Olympus came to her察none were able to make her cease 

from   grieving   for   Persephone察  or   to   go   again   into   the   company   of   the 

immortal gods。 

     And so it   came   about   that   Zeus   was   compelled   to   send   a   messenger 

down   to   the   Underworld   to   bring   Persephone   back   to   the   mother   who 

grieved   so   much   for   the   loss   of   her。   Hermes   was   the   messenger   whom 

Zeus sent。 Through the darkened places of the earth Hermes went察and he 

came   to   that   dark   throne   where   the   lord Aidoneus   sat察  with   Persephone 



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beside him。 Then Hermes spoke to the lord of the Underworld察saying that 

Zeus commanded that Persephone should come forth from the Underworld 

that her mother might look upon her。 

     Then     Persephone察      hearing    the   words     of   Zeus    that  might     not   be 

gainsaid察uttered the only cry that had left her lips since she had sent out 

that   cry   that   had   reached   her   mother's   heart。 And Aidoneus察  hearing   the 

command   of   Zeus   that   might   not   be   denied察  bowed   his   dark察  majestic 

head。 

     She   might   go   to   the   Upperworld   and   rest   herself   in   the   arms   of   her 

mother察  he   said。 And   then   he   cried   out此   Ah察  Persephone察  strive   to   feel 

kindliness in your heart toward me who carried you off by violence and 

against   your   will。   I   can   give   to   you   one   of   the   great   kingdoms   that   the 

Olympians   rule   over。   And   I察  who   am   brother   to   Zeus察  am   no   unfitting 

husband for you察Demeter's child。; 

     So Aidoneus察the dark lord of the Underworld said察and he made ready 

the iron chariot with its deathless horses that Persephone might go up from 

his kingdom。 

     Beside   the   single   tree   in   his   domain Aidoneus   stayed   the   chariot。 A 

single fruit grew on that tree察a bri

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