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captivity or death。 He let them loose upon the highway察and the robbers
thanked him with highflowing speeches察 and they declared that if they
should ever find him sleeping by the roadway again they would let him lie。
Saying this they went away察and Heracles察laughing as he thought upon the
great exploits of the frogs and mice察went on to Omphale's house。
Omphale察the widow察received him mirthfully察and then set him to do
tasks in the kitchen while she sat and talked to him about Troy and the
affairs of King Laomedon。 And afterward she put on his lion's skin察and
went about in the courtyard dragging the heavy club after her。 Mirthfully
and pleasantly she made the rest of his time in Lydia pass for Heracles察
and the last day of his slavery soon came察 and he bade good´by to
Omphale察 that pleasant widow察 and to Lydia察 and he started off for
Calydon to claim his bride Deianira。
Beautiful indeed Deianira looked now that she had ceased to mourn
for her brother察for the laughter that had been under her grief always now
flashed out even while she looked priestesslike and of good counsel察her
dark eyes shone like stars察and her being had the spirit of one who wanders
from camp to camp察 always greeting friends and leaving friends behind
her。 Heracles and Deianira wed察and they set out for Tiryns察where a king
had left a kingdom to Heracles。
They came to the River Evenus。 Heracles could have crossed the river
by himself察 but he could not cross it at the part he came to察 carrying
Deianira。 He and she went along the river察seeking a ferry that might take
them across。 They wandered along the side of the river察happy with each
other察and they came to a place where they had sight of a centaur。
Heracles knew this centaur。 He was Nessus察one of the centaurs whom
he had chased up the mountain the time when he went to hunt the
Erymanthean boar。 The centaurs knew him察and Nessus spoke to Heracles
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as if he had friendship for him。 He would察he said察carry Heracles's bride
across the river。
Then Heracles crossed the river察and he waited on the other side for
Nessus and Deianira。 Nessus went to another part of the river to make his
crossing。 Then Heracles察upon the other bank察heard screamsthe screams
of his wife察Deianira。 He saw that the centaur was savagely attacking her。
Then Heracles leveled his bow and he shot at Nessus。 Arrow after
arrow he shot into the centaur's body。 Nessus loosed his hold on Deianira察
and he lay down on the bank of the river察 his lifeblood streaming from
him。
Then Nessus察 dying察 but with his rage against Heracles unabated察
thought of a way by which the hero might be made to suffer for the death
he had brought upon him。 He called to Deianira察and she察seeing he could
do her no more hurt察came close to him。 He told her that in repentance for
his attack upon her he would bestow a great gift upon her。 She was to
gather up some of the blood that flowed from him察his blood察the centaur
said察would be a love philter察and if ever her husband's love for her waned
it would grow fresh again if she gave to him something from her hands
that would have this blood upon it。
Deianira察who had heard from Heracles of the wisdom of the centaurs察
believed what Nessus told her。 She took a phial and let the blood pour into
it。 Then Nessus plunged into the river and died there as Heracles came up
to where Deianira stood。
She did not speak to him about the centaur's words to her察nor did she
tell him that she had hidden away the phial that had Nessus's blood in it。
They crossed the river at another point and they came after a time to
Tiryns and to the kingdom that had been left to Heracles。
There Heracles and Deianira lived察and a son who was named Hyllos
was born to them。 And after a time Heracles was led into a war with
EurytusEurytus who was king of Oichalia。
Word came to Deianira that Oichalia was taken by Heracles察and that
the king and his daughter Iole were held captive。 Deianira knew that
Heracles had once tried to win this maiden for his wife察and she feared that
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the sight of Iole would bring his old longing back to him。
She thought upon the words that Nessus had said to her察and even as
she thought upon them messengers came from Heracles to ask her to send
him a robea beautifully woven robe that she hadthat he might wear it
while making a sacrifice。 Deianira took down the robe察through this robe察
she thought察the blood of the centaur could touch Heracles and his love for
her would revive。 Thinking this she poured Nessus's blood over the robe。
Heracles was in Oichalia when the messengers returned to him。 He
took the robe that Deianira sent察 and he went to a mountain that
overlooked the sea that he might make the sacrifice there。 Iole went with
him。 Then he put on the robe that Deianira had sent。 When it touched his
flesh the robe burst into flame。 Heracles tried to tear it off察but deeper and
deeper into his flesh the flames went。 They burned and burned and none
could quench them。
Then Heracles knew that his end was near。 He would die by fire察and
knowing that he piled up a great heap of wood and he climbed upon it。
There he stayed with the flaming robe burning into him察and he begged of
those who passed to fire the pile that his end might come more quickly。
None would fire the pile。 But at last there came that way a young
warrior named Philoctetes察 and Heracles begged of him to fire the pile。
Philoctetes察knowing that it was the will of the gods that Heracles should
die that way察 lighted the pile。 For that Heracles bestowed upon him his
great bow and his unerring arrows。 And it was this bow and these arrows察
brought from Philoctetes察that afterward helped to take Priam's city。
The pile that Heracles stood upon was fired。 High up察above the sea察
the pile burned。 All who were near that burning fledall except Iole察that
childlike maiden。 She stayed and watched the flames mount up and up。
They wrapped the sky察and the voice of Heracles was heard calling upon
Zeus。 Then a great chariot came and Heracles was borne away to Olympus。
Thus察after many labors察Heracles passed away察a mortal passing into an
immortal being in a great burning high above the sea。
V。 ADMETUS
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I
It happened once that Zeus would punish Apollo察 his son。 Then he
banished him from Olympus察 and he made him put off his divinity and
appear as a mortal man。 And as a mortal Apollo sought to earn his bread
amongst men。 He came to the house of King Admetus and took service
with him as his herdsman。
For a year Apollo served the young king察minding his herds of black
cattle。 Admetus did not know that it was one of the immortal gods who
was in his house and in his fields。 But he treated him in friendly wise察and
Apollo was happy whilst serving Admetus。
Afterward people wondered at Admetus's ever´smiling face and
everradiant being。 It was the god's kindly thought of him that gave him
such happiness。 And when Apollo was leaving his house and his fields he
revealed himself to Admetus察and he made a promise to him that when the
god of the Underworld sent Death for him he would have one more chance
of baffling Death than any mortal man。
That was before Admetus sailed on the Argo with Jason and the
companions of the quest。 The companionship of Admetus brought
happiness to many on the voyage察but the hero to whom it gave the most
happiness was Heracles。 And often Heracles would have Admetus beside
him to tell him about the radiant god Apollo察 whose bow and arrows
Heracles had been given。