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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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     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。 


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