Y ,\ \rLLoDl)R|\ i5 i4 Arol.l.olr()RLrs rlk this acromplrherj norhlng. Lltr corsulted rn o rclc.rbou( how er rid rhc.rchcs ol Lr'€r. {hen the Argi'cs d;.ore.e.l the Thcbani gen\rr( rhcv cftr'd 'it{!l troul,le. The 'll'.'b*. ,l'.;l".d.r, an.l look do$t th( wrlls lhe\ \'nr I Porrion ol th' then gorl o rincd Lhrt rhe) rI i\linos nh.L.!d r)c,,rlrr bc miql,r -ll...l .t rr ro', I' cloose. Minos o,dered rlrcn o rcrd ielcn roune nrcn rnd tlir \Ire numhe, ol -, .t , , t, o' , . t ,; t r".' ', ' l,-.,..-,.,,".,r',r'"" r'I voung ronen, all rnrmcd, as loo,l io, the \,linoraur, who hrd trecn shur uf ri labvrinth. which was mpossiblc h,r rmeone who cnrocrl ro gcL out rt. ti,r it closcd off its secrer cxir rvirh cor4rld 6!n$ it.J nir r. Thcseus (1 15 6 L 1 19) Nl Nl Daidalos Ailcusi$twitewrsl\4eddruuhrcrolHoplesrndhissccond*'as(ihrlcloltdrugh- Daidrlos son ol l-rrp:lamos ($,ho $r\ !,. oa Mc' o r rD.l 11.ipp.) t,uilr nr€ he rvcnt to '1,! r,iollthercnoL. Snrcc he hed no chilJLor rnrl vrs rtir oihr brorhtr' hb1, intb. I le wrs tbc fircst rL.hile.r rnd nie lrsr s.Lrltror ol n.r-\. lle hrJ eon. prophcsicd rc hin: l'vttro ancl consulteL{ the orrclc:bout hrving chi[lcn Thc goJ into exile fion Arfcns for Llirulins hr \"rei'.\ sor l.los,shor.rhisruJenr.oflrh. acropolr bccrusc hc rrs rlLriJ olbeing srrprsscd br hln b hlenr T5los lourd rli. Thc prujccting nouth ol rhe wiicski!, O hcq rndr' jawbonc of . lixkc md M{e.l rbr ough i rhin pi..c ol }v!,d trh ir h,r iilos' bodr 'r rl " L.osc jtut unril \ou ()d. ro thc Arhenirni ptrk was drcovctd. ud rtier l13i.lil.{ srood (irl in the A.eoprqos: r.rs condcNre.l, he *cnt o irlhos coun in erilr. ALhcf\ l\s hc t'rlclc'l orgh At r k*s rl:out tlrc o,aclc, he sct #Ito rmn ro N,i 'lhcscus' lounev to Athens with 1'lrrheu snr ol I'el{tps who rnJerstootl tlic orrclc got 'l j(r T.olzcn. hc srr.crt t3.l6l hcscus was Ait_r.s' !,n l,r Airhrr. . rd u h. ilLcr ut, h€ rushed rsidc rhc A !r, . l. r' r rock, Lhc ' J\' pickcd up sdJrls rnrl sMrrl, rrd hrrricd ro Id,enr on ti,or. I lc clcircd \.1 ,, ', .r | "' |, the Lord olLhc *i[]o*s rvho h.rd ril,cr .on'Lol !l il lirst, i. lip di!,os hc ]rill.d ",,f ',..,", r "l l t: r'rr l.l ,rr. rJ. L ''l leriph.rs. re nn oll l€rh:isnx and Anri.l.ir, r|o krnwr .a aor'nercs I Clubb.f l " olsamlJs anJ told ho Lo sencl rhciL rn to him I ith Llt t"i" rocl. , *"od .'.1i P.ir becausc olthe club he c icd; s f.. hc h.d \"crk le{\. he nred o c.r, ry in ircn .lub, $enr' oblecs rvhar hc <,uld rcll rsirlc drc rock rnd rerie'c and \ri$ ir he \rorld liill prsing LLrvrlcr Theseus r$k the cltL rs,e]' i]om |inr rn.l \2 \li',.. \\"r nn \rlrr'' caiiirJ ir ruirl. Se.ofd, hc hillcd Sirrr. tlr $r ol l,ohpcmon and 51lc.L (l.mghte, Vr'' of Coii.rhd). S fis $,xj Jso known $ Pjljr).anfris bcod{"l b{r$e be Ar r .-r. ' o 'r "J l"l)in. t,i o,.., rl , .. ,, \-' lr''. rl' lived on rhc lsrhmos olCormrh rj,d t(,..e(l lsssine r.v.l.s Lo bcn.l dow. fjn€ nees , L- ,, 1 I and hold rhcm. Sircc the' were nt s,one crorgh. rhcr could rot Ll, r,, rnd wher "..B, they $,cr.alrF,l'.d would , .1..n , ' r''L' b! n,e.ee\. nrcl b. rr'.rlr !t.{rirycJ. Thi\ " ho" i,.:r ,.,.,, \ L,' r' \'," Tle,eus rlso tille,l sinn. l. tllor hi, ga,]"rd lio- his herJ.nd ropPcJ ni' frrie hLir be sLill inishclL rli' tl.rrt Th;d, he killeJ in Cr,omnr\.on thc uv knuvn rs thri. afi., rt,. old (lhar ites *'ithort ronan sa..ificc. l'., Lhr ,.*on c.en Lo rhe pccnt clLl rhel secr iticc Lo rhe wlu}eJ it. Some srv i rrs drc olliprirg oll.hid.r rnd'lr pl,of ForLrh. llcct (he conrrullcJ *rt he killcJ Scein,n flue. oL gll.is. S"ui rl .t:rlicr: hr ltr:kett Atl*ns Iirb I rhc llor Iririin, ]rho \r.b rhe n,. ol lrelops or, ac.od ng ro nr!e. iulcl bv Kins Ni$s !'r ol l'trndion H' liill€d Poseldon. I Ie occuprcd drc cliili h rhc lr'tegr.iJ .r ed rhe Scctroii.n Clifii Ji.r hin, ,..1 ..i i"p,-.r t.9., . .iw rlrcn l{ \1. r -r, o"l'lrr n r _ r' \'o I o and used n, torcc p.sinq o srsh h* feer. As dr.v wrshcd Lheor, hc \"oul.l cast 'nrclds \' H l , ' I'l 'J drem inro rhc d.cp xs iDJ foi r. €.om,ols nrn c. tluL Th.scus ia.rbbed hin bl ,r" ,,,11 'r 'aL lrf ' 'r 'r"lr '' r ' the feet i c.s' hh i,tro nie \c.. F,fih, ir El.usis h. killcd (lercvon. nre $n oi r" " Br ,.'.,.,r,r. ., .r .t ' .I''l\L".' t. '' lr' l ' r" \ ,.. lo . .,. , I her' would killrhcnr wlie,, rhci, J,d. lhcscus rhe eii bv thc fcero the t.ih oihis ship ud d!""n''l liircrt hirn ut hish rnJ rlren sl.n,.icil htil Zds n) to rbe ihc ** drqg.,lo, r he u,rrblc fu captrrre Adrens. so he prvd o gnn,nd Sarli, he killed Demasrc, Bhou srnr€ ..,11 l,olrfcNnr H! h.d his 'fls houk x'1.' r t.,"i"c r*1 .pi.lt-i, L'rok€ o!r in tlk rlc b' rhe sd. oir1r i.:.1 . ri hrd No t..[, one i],"tr. rt*.,hc, to"s, i"d $ ould ...i.i' +" 'il': ^rhc ^'r'"ii'".'.rn rncient onde llrs srrillad Lhc ol HuLrnrLos' ..",. ' .t g' .. J,, . ,1..." "rl-'i"g ', r'' 'hughtcrsr' Lt bc" ,..' I r,, .l,r . ,,c.r,L-h- '" \,.' \ "' ' "' r" '11 ","r..,,.,., ;;, ,,,,".,'." u 'r lo'dr. r,1. L I t., I o. i

;l!.i,llldv.iilc |N,lrt]r\ItirlrrIIrillL!1rId!hrr\!!f,un'Lour{ilr!|or'L'l: r';' g"'"'r'r r'!iL *riL . d!rL r' Li ,,.,lllilli:il"i";", ,"'';;,:i..1..r,.^"," ';J '\rrr'r 4,. n"i,,, n,,,t,. !! !u\n.s oo o,'ofu ',''rl '"1"". "., "r,crolloJ, r a n,( ! .l l,cw:1,$ !, r oJu.r', +(ini! h'l: APOTjODORUS 57 56 APo[oDoRUs through the skll, hc undcatood that Daidalos s'as rvith Cocalos and de- Aher.ea re'-eio"o fh*cu' r r''ed rrA"err' BL Vcoe:r'*horr rh't'r" oa',dco {iser' ro De or s LrJ Jr- him badr nnmediately. CocaLos prcmised to gne him back and invired .; ;; -; , il ( o.sa,lr r-i., r\e -":;; ro bc gue.r. Bur :lrcr Vir.o. rook, I'e M.li lel b' .o.rlo. dd' - ;,;; ..;F"..: h,r'A'scu dio ror re'ogrr''I *ou*o' Li brl'. Bl "-p".'.i"g"i^, Aee''eo ihoush orhes say rltar he diedwhen he had boiLing warer poured ove. him. t\."vlo,ho,i"r bt ' wl'n'ede ro'edi' "i,?:",,*,r.'',*"'" ir to -h' eL $& JboJ u , ; M;d;,:i dav a"o e"'e hir'\'\'r TheAhzons, Phaidh, dd Hippoltos ;;. " "n. rvrer Age' 'e'o"' ;;;'i,.;"'"" - /re'rrreonr '{ororor'F arhc rrgit ( jo;ned Fleraclet campaign against the Anzons rnd.arried offAndope. Fa r"o'r :;,;;,.-":;;.-.;.;,pr., hi'\"'|d o,re r":r g c'ogrirob' " orhers say Melanippe, and Simonides s).s Hippolyte. So the Anazons countv' i"-"Jrg pr", a"i'..lim, Theseus drove Medeia out of dre againstAthens. They set up their camp around the Areopagos, burTheseus "r,r'. the Athcnians defeated rhen. He had a son Hippolytos with rbe Amazon N5 Crete, the Minotaur, dd Ariadne though some sav but from Deucalion'3 Lc larer gor Minos' daughter Phaidra, and when his rr'",*, -- A* irPoseidon sent fonh a bull from the s'aves. The homes were and the chariot ws sn*hed ro pieces. Hippolyros, raDgled h rhe reins, was arh''ns r\o" '"ol'o orrcpon 'rd leprraho' Iro to de*h. Phaidra henged henelfwhen her Love became public krowledge. -i'L*."'*i.t,'d,nplorA, Jore I\"eu brsorro :grneJrP$i'l'rlrre "L'" rePd rw rer'l-e h'Pn'dbh l'"i sd.rholgl' trJ jfl Pu r\ _eFdcd o rln urr o_ r "o.f'".",*a'.u";'\rgeut- d."o o c_ or_r J lred T\' '( lrrped to op' ,r,lJ.,"."* lliL"a u. i"os of Pallt, fiftv in all Likewise anv who thought -J powet p.." I'i..-. til"a r'y r.;n, and so he alone cane to holdall the N6 Daidalos, Icaros, and the Death of Minos M;;: ;.;;';," e.JPPor rhe'eu "'d rr ohDanon\' rerd Dridio,r' I'rro' whom r' rtr! .oons bh ,rrl ou r'rn rro rh' r"byrilr or" "\l"'r g. ' hin*'r ,i,1,. .],.i:". tt.' .r.'.' o".i- ^"'s' "' "co,'r' "'- " \"w*"0" rloh otelr'""gr'rroJdu- .on.,nd oldrf orro.rofll roo 'gl "rr ru nv nea*rre sea' or erse ;:ffi;;;;;; -",.ilr "p"'.. -a 'o'r 'ro n"' ijr";J;;;ii'g, ..'"'"^''' e' l'ro r"r ind'"el r'pardro" 'i. " "" r( ,".,;-i"."'".'li ' rnd *rn e(r rrshe wlen rhP sJ n'Lre'r ri"r\cdrhcrrrma-dd:-d D'irrlo nJo' P'"s-" e rnrr r'lrneorle L "r '".a-,"+." "'-" :,r" r,, vi.".;.,,, "a o,roaro..,r

son, wlo s!...dd.d hid ar Ling LTTheyo"ngAth.nirN a' iib"t "ent BACCH\A]DE5 BACCH1LIDES 69

s rhel-fl€d toward rhe stou! praise, rvith borh hands thrusting walls ofthat an&nt city, ifaryone among mortals is successful Pleu.on. Bur lhe sweer brcarh oflife began ro failme and I felt ny strength gLow les. fiom Doioria srid rhis, tlp t AlaslVith one lut g*p,I bursr ourweephg, grieved Hesiod, servanr of the $veer to leave behind the radiance ofyouth." he whon immortak hono. r55 They say that Anphntyor\ son, hs nen's repoft arreDding hin as well whom cries ofbaale did not daunr, ar thar time and no othet readily am peruaded shed rear, in piry foL ro see rhar slorious speech, Dor $ra),ins from rhe parh ofjusdce, rhe maDt calanirous fire; sent to Hieron, for from rhar source the roots ofail nobiliry dnw srrengdr and flourish. he said, "For nonats, not to be bo.n n best, y Zeus, rhe s.earcsr ofall farhes, presene them in unshalen peace. nor to gaze upon the sunt bLight light. And yet no good can come o[such ]mentation: DITH\TAMB T7 r mrn should speakofwhat he reaLly means to accomplish. trttiflgf.t thir ?oem t th. canli"g Th$.L' and the at el Athenid" Tell ne, n rhere within rhe halls 'hip nt 6 tl;bute the M;"otaLt in Crete. L th;! retion, K g Mho! hindfcap, ofOineus, dear ro Ares, fot lhip dh.l prcwh5 d di?,te utth Thau attenpting to tdhe d,ldnrdse af one ofhis daugliter still unwedded, fu a"e ofthe yuryAthc ia gii' o" bar/.j. Thseu reb'16 M"o!, tuho prou, hh beariq your likeness in her forn? ai"e hentuge a d cha z"ge! Tbeyn to .lo the Ahho,gh ;" anti.t'ib/ thk Her I would gladly nale my lutrous will." 'dnc. u^ idzitifed at a dhh]remb, likc nany dihyratrbs n shoB ho ob'iou! .o i the tu06hip ofDinrya' the si dl p'ry6e ofth^ 4,pe afpdr.t ofMeleagros staunch in war replied, I leli one wirli yourh: bloom abour her neck With dukly gleaming prow the ship t\r rl $ere in $e housc, Deianeim, was crtting rhrough the Creran sea, as yct without experlence ofgolden cdryinsTheseus, $aunch in rhe battle din, Cypris who cars her spells on monalnen." md rwice s*en splendidyoung tonian folk; for into dre flir shining sail \nhire-armed Calliope, a b.e% froh ihe norrh was fa hg. halt the well monght chariot thankr ro glorious Aihena, shalAphrodite, soddess d;ademed {irh desire. ofAlpheos, and Pelops' might, No longer did he keep his hand ard Pisa, where fimed Pherenicos aqy fron rhe g;1, bur rouched won victory on the ruce course her white cheeks. by speed offeet. and cane then to the towers ofSyracuse, Ard Eriboiat shouted ro bearing for Hieron the leaves of happiness. one mu$ fo. rhe sake oftruth of rhe mJiden\ bc ng Bkcn o,heM ndcli 70 BACCHYLIDES 71 Pandions srandson in his bronre g ro weave a new and cuuing Theseus it, breutplate. Vhen saw he eid: "O you whok srrengrh is mighry his dark eyes rolred fathe4 lisrer: if irdeed you. whire-arned under his bLows, and cLuel pain frorr Phoenicia bore ue ar yonr son. now send ft.lh fron rhe sky a swift "Son and he said, ofmightiest Zeus. g flash wirh ne!, ffesses no longer are your parsions steered a sign easy ro.ecognize. Atrd if -fro;zenian in righreousness wnhin the compass of in iurn Airh.a yourwirs. Hero rhar you are, restrah your vaurring violence. ensendered t, by eaft h{hakiDg Poseidon, fer.h dis.ins ofsotd, \0hatever th;ng all-n*ering desiny her has stipulated fo, us f,o- the gods, and Dike dngs scales ornahenr, our ofrhe seas deplhs, in conirnation, thar apponionment g vouk f $ ith boldnr$,n,o )our tarher! nonre. we shall fulfill as fated when u will leah wherhei ny pra).er it cones. But x for you, hold back is heeded by the son ofcronos, fron the grave wrong rhat you are planning- Even ifii is ffue lord of lln,nder who rules al ttinss.', rhar Phoinixs chernhed da"ghte.,'0 faned lay fo. bea!ry, wjlh Zeus beneath lhe c.e$ oflda Zeus, whose $rengtl is nighry, heeded ts( ?J and bore you to be foremost rl er nimpe..rrrolc o r.n. t- rgcn,Je|ng t-or or rrr.urpard for Mino\ hi\ belo\ ed 50n. rnd wnhints

Poseidon boto ro ofthe sea senr a flsh orlishtnnrg. Ar rhe sisht f.onr his union wirh opulen! ofa poftent rhar so fifted hr de*es, rhe hero saunch in war Pitrheus' daughter," who received srerched up his hands row"rd r,tre gtorious sky r golden veil fron the dark haired Nereids. lsaid. rneseu'. here you sce Thereftre I urge yor, warlord of the Cnosians, the clear sifrs given to me to curb your arogance, which will othe^'ise Zf,us. Now )ou in rurn hu{ leao inm cause I nor wish be of-any g.oans. would the seai loutl rurbuten.e. anrl Crcnos sor, to see the hnonal lovelines your father, lord poseidon, will ofEos' light after you had fbrced brirgyour lame ro unequ,led heighr rny ofthese young people to your will; tnroughour rhe orrh wrh rr irr uees. 4t before that con* to pass, rhe power ofour hands Thus he spoke, and the otheri spirit will be shown fo.!h, and what emues will be as heaven dererminesl' fiewell-builr $erndtrk So mucn the hero said, that valiant spearman. Ir,P too[ I i..r.ld r1d I, Jpr Jr o .h. p.e.in,. or re.p" Amzenent gripped the sailors welcomed him w irgty. at the nant inotdinare boldness, but n enmged the Sun-godi son-inJawrl Zeus'son, ud he cohhanded thar rl-e J.ip \o in, .a,ety.,rrteo..\outo . keep o , bcro e rne r nd bLr De..iny w! "rro) ing , ditle.ent .ou,.r.

ve*el u, qe,.wih e,o,r'u.hed,tons. beilgdrnen r) Minos *r mauied to l{iph.., thd &ughte' of H.lj.s 72. BACCHYI]DES

by a gate that blewbehind ir fron the nonh. The ctowd ofyoung BION Athenians had trenbled when lhe hero leapt hto the sea, and from (probably late 2nd c. rc, wote in Greek) ,5 their lilyJustrous eyes they shed lears, qpecting conPulsions hea\T griP. Dolphins, meanwhiLe, those saltaea dwellen, quickly carLied the gLeat ottte 6ne' poe. , pp'od. Theseus rc the home of his ott hat.ati B.a al\hJ',ou^qatf4ou^au4r (?a'toal) The 1i"g8t ofhi! tu,;aiis is this pacn desoibing tte hther the god ofhorses; and hc came ?uhj. ?ieet *, lanentation ofAThndne b dcad bw Adonis. The pom bail* apon Therc, at the sisht Jbt inal to the seagods'hall. .t ofthe tuft thdt tua,A hntu bea wd at the Adoreia, a festi"nl i" nd .itie! thdt of blesed Nereos' glorious daughter' tln loary nan, trarclinins the lannt fonJlnale utship^ d' d dtmant to fear seized on hin, for fron their radiant linbs gaddls hadfdt the nanent oJ tulonis'dcath fon a uou d delirded E d boati tu'h. brigltnes shone fonh like that of fire. and about then haiL bmds planed our ofgold L4MENT FOR ADONI' were visting, ar theytook delight in dancing on supple feet. I lanent foL Adonis, "Beautifll Adonis is dead.' L He also saw the dear wife of hk father 'Be"u, r:,1 Adoni, . d4d." Lh, ro.e, tanent o-.r. there in the lovely house, august Cypris, sleep no nore in your scader-dyed coverlea. ox eyedAmphitrile, Awelei, poor woman, and dresed in black beat who dothed him in a mantle ofsea-purple your breast ard rell everyone. "Bexuriful Adonis n dead." I lanent fbrAdonis: the Erotes lment back.

and set upon his thick-cuded Locks tDp 2l BeaurifuLAdonis Lies in fie mountains, his rhigh by a whire tusk goFd e gl- bv e I rJ.. brinBirg, ypri.p'ir a plaited ganmd wnhout flaws, "h '\ -h, llt which earlier, at her marriage, wirh his la$ tuebte brearlr. The dark blood ooze down deceitfnl Aphrodite had given her, dark wnh toses his $orNhire flesh, rhe eyes ltneath his brows glaze ovel Nothing willed to be so by higher powes and rhe rose deserts his lips, on which n unbelievable to monals ofsound mind dies the kiss fiar Cyp.is will never be able ro collect. By the ship's slende.stern he rose to view, and ahl Cypris is s.areful6r his ki$ dough he no longer lives, amid what thoughs did he cur shon but Adonis is not aware rhat she has kissed hin a{ier he died. the Cnossian conmander, when I lament forAdonis: the Eroes hmenr hack. he came unwemed fron dre sea, Viciou+Adonis hu a viciouswound h his digh, brr Cyrhereia a wonder to all, and round his linbs bea6 a vo6e one in her hean. the gods g;lis shnrmered, and the bright- His beloved hounds howl around that bor, rhtoned maidens, senled and mountain Nyrnphs rnourr, butAph.odi!e, anw in joyousnes, he. hat ler down, wandeB th.ough lhewoods cried aloud, and the sea sriefsricken, her braids uldone, no shoes on. The branbLes, as she noves, rear ar heq Lesounded, and nearby the Youdx plucking drops ofher divine blood. Vailing shrilln she roams through sang a paean with Lov€lyvoice the longmorntaln valleys, Nailing Asry ian O god ofD€los, warm€d at hea.t d lamenr, callins for h€r boy-husband. by tlt dmces of d1e Ceans, e@i that hea"cn navsend sood fonune 73 108 EURN'DES lUfuPIDls I09 because they are beaten, ouhumbered in spearmen. Be," r.eo l.r..yor"ror. tocdo,rr.pped"rd I thi* drat ifone ofyou were idle and prayed pLrf +t)dr Lorg,hh,h{ r,car,rer r.t".,r ne lhe wilhour .ollecting his livelihood with his own hand, {ld nowyoushout m sods and o1 rc shme me s hel w!. z, d.J , . ^ho h r ,c b.orgt r J ,1.e on 1.e: up religion. And the evil misfonunes brr 1. they buiLd rhe morhe, rhough nor ar all eriltr. hid rhis hcavrn ri, btow oi forr"ne. -,'r re )o I Lemo,,it,-m,ro. to \u.D,1d..D,ot:rrlorrrrc.. f 4 . - L cre )e.'5o.e. r opF.. Lrlj,.o rett rhe qo d_ FROM THE CRETANS ro Jl r\ though ).ou hrve p/ayed no parr in them dei'? rs re. . r ]':u,T.,trd' e,,..sn.!oi . a )ru.. 473 iphae Defends Herself (fr 473eIO Irn P ',,gbe."r.eo,,oL.ll.o.h. or h".-de. drd rodro^r, r. r rte.e". |,cr yo,r" Priiphae hr' &t" bifth tu the M;notd'f dfio te?ins urh tle bull sent to her hubatd ki|| n e. e .erknl. capabG ofbloodsrained deeds an,t Mitos fu ?oddat Abhoxgh hn' b;ed ta heeP 1' n w' the outtuged MinN ?ubhb muderous slausht'.rs. 'he Or iirou tue de'Lous her death. Hete Puiphne gt .lefe"A ho innoem fo ftnly ca*ing the or reasrirg on m1 rair nesh. "lenanls 'ttu ir i\ righr blane upan Minos h;nelfJnt dituberng the ui ofthe goA. The idzas of$ama and tn h.-e. Do nor go wirlout ro,, re*t;ng. lor. rree ptupriery sutomding fenalz rnalfu are also exphted ;" hn e\'dtut Plq, HipPolyttts, Jnd compteret) ursrained bv puitr. uh. + ta.tp"ae' dausbh t "l:otut.ovd\iLtt" ,* we wilJ die lor rh. sake oty.",. p,,i.h..",. CHoRUs: js It clear ro nan), anse.<... >. CHoRUs: Lord, Fu musr find a goodwry MrNos: Hasnt sfie been muzzled ver?. to concea.l these great evils. Gol < . . - > spexr < . . > r A : l- ll ro or.ge rrle"dvoulyderr'rrgrr. Serze d'r vitiaieon tying to buy a clandestine affan, o lonserwirj no morrxl <. . . > weu I suffer though ny nisdecd was nor;dtentional. advised. MNos: purishmenrwilj othenvise it makes no sense. whar in a bull did I sec not be pu, oft'. rhat ny hean was stung with r mosr shameful ailneir? \7o he that handsone to look at in his robes? FROM THE CAPT],ry Did a blaze shide forth from his long red han and MEIANIPPE hiseyes,<...>cheeks? Melanippe No, his body v'as not gtacefuL llke a gLoomt. in Defense of\(/ohen (fa 660M) Fot such a nariage bed <... > rninal hide<...>didhe<...>i n : ::: ;!:;::;: il:;: v" :; :; i;: Bur nor€ven <... > children <... > to make hnn si,eni!:,#* bifth to tuitui, a;r ;:b ; ;{t ;/,:r:: my husband. So why wu l cLazrd by this rilment? ",_er,;;;;T;;;1t;,':,";::;;1,;: MfiqNtt: "lhis nans iLL-fortunc me also wirh troubl*, tl ,,i.\r, ,.i.mo ren qdi.n{o,d!n snoo6 but lamostoilail <... >. a poindes arros and rD€iks i/l Tney For he did not sliughler rhe bull omised that he re bener rhan men rnd I {,| p.ove < r would sacrlfice it to the god ofthe sea when it cane, a Prodis)- 5 tl"wsed ha^ . , IE {)\Jn I1,1 fi.m $hi.b r.u, shit s.r wlrl,.,ir ne. So nrr rhc Je'irc Lhrr norv ngcs ir mr hen br genrlc ro ror' siil It q.rs he,e tbrr I rr:s b

when rhq' no longe.look€d upo! your sails? ro eviscerate ny bowels with uvenous jaws. I spent my days all alone, now wanderings'ith loose hair This land might supporr nwoy lions roo, and Iie" 8"..h"1.,a.r-Og.grn god' trenry who llows if Dia harbor savage rigresses? now sitting or a roch, cold, star;ngout to sea; And Ghq' say) from lhe sea leap nighty sealsl 50 I was as nNctr a rock as tliat upon which I sar \ftar is to keep soneone from plantingx sword in hyside? Manr dnes I returned ro rhe l:ed that once embLaced us both, I jusr hope I'n not captLued. shrckled wirh hatd chains, a oed d rrr ei r ere o .l'o- r,,og.d,, rg,,n. forced to spin out many 1e.ds ofwoolvirh my hands enslavedl lnstead ofyou I touch what I can, $e inprint you left My Arhei is Minos, my nother Phoebus' daughrer, and and the coveLings made wam by your body. rhis is ever more on my nind I was once betrothed to youl tt I lie down upon the bed now drcncled with my many tearr Vhen*eL I look ro dr sea. the lmd, or the spnwling beaches, .Two ofus ley upon you," I shout at it. "Malpan bJl: " 'k- 65 Suppose I do glide along orer peaceful water or a happyvoyage, nor would I have given you rhread to show yout esepe, wilh Aeolus calming hn ivinds for me. I will be an exile. rh.,d ofi.r .,r,"J,. .ou l-racpt led i in I wiLl nor eve.look upon you, Crete, your hundted cities, Brt I n not surp.ised lhat Victory stood by your side, that the beast rhe laDd loown ro Jupire.when he rvas bur a boy. roppled and c.shed down dead upon rhe Creran soil. My father and the land thar wu justly ruled byhh, !ihy? your iron hean could nor have been pierced by m{e hon. n r"n',de r rone '..borry.dbyny rrion. You had no armor, but your chesr wu safe from haLm, Remenrberwhen I gave vou thread to guide yoursteps lct you for rhere you wore rhe harde$srone, rhe hardesr sreel die, though victorious, ni thewind;ng labyrinth? th€.e you had rrcrrru, which is huder rhm any stone. You kepr pronishg me, "l sweaL by rhe peLils I am about to face Aegeus ls nor your fathcr; your nothei k nor Pirtheus' daughrer that you will be mine so long as we bodr shall live." Aerhra. No. yoor parents are the rocks and sea. ir Vell, we are srillalive, Theseus, and I an not yours ifyou can call O cruel sleep, why d;d you hold me powerle$? Befter ler, nishr a rvoman buried byheL treacherous husbands fnud alive. should have buried me in its embrace once and for all. \ rctch, you should have slain ne with a cLub llke my brother, \fin&, you too were cruel, far too prepared to b1ow. then your pronkewould have been roidcd with death. rnd ,oo ny you brcwe. {etr "u e"ger to r.,ru,. tNow I recall not onlywhat I an about to endure, Cruel you !ve.e, right hand, who pur an end borh ro me and mybrother. so bur wliar any desened woma' could e"d".e.]']5 Cruel roo, lhar promise you gave when I asked jusr an enpty wordl A thousand foLns of deadr occur to my -ind, yet Sleep, wind, p.onise all coDspircd agan$r ne, death would be lcs punishneDr rhan putlins;t off all rhree responsible for rhe betQyal ofa single girl. I ervision wolves abour ro appcd.r any moment And so I shalltrorsee my morhert reas upon my dathbed, norwill I have a son whose hard will close my eyes in death. l The Iid ling ol Thcb6 *A Og/gd; rhe epirh{ ipplis to DionIsur bc.xdse his mothea Scn.le {d ofMin.s and Lrorh( ofArixdnq re Apollodorus N2 a.! hn dcarh. r5 Thr.ouplet *s likely rdded lrter bysomcooe othcr thf Orid. wr rhe est ki.sofAtheG. Jlz ()\!r) o\,rL) J2:l (.ol.liiri, Is n,r lrrchl*s rpir it o prs inlo Lh. Lrtc.?{a oi., toreisn h, : r\i,d rct l. ., |, i rc.ss, h.d lin,! ti,i r o,,, I rall, \ Lll no kincllv hucl rnoio' n,r scml{i li.ib\l s he. y.r .iirc l)c{irg irc t, usr nrv m.rrr ro Lclp vou. r.:; \! ll mv bores lie unl,urid li,L rigulls r. p.,.h upo.? rl,en rhc sisr.rs wll) roi.r or ort d,e dre:rl ol n,or LrliL' Is rhr rlr bLrrL:l I rlesene i,, (r!r lri n,r sc,rlc$? shtld h.rc rruornLl rrv sryrl. \ilu, ol.o!rs.. (ill ,.i.h Cec,ry lrrrLrt. \br'll bc wclcon,crl honi 'L l,cn I. \lrdc.,. qr,lld h.r!c rlieJ rt.ll Al rlic lilc I hrre rl,rul orr ,\i,.1 wlirn rou isiun,. rou loriv posti.n btrbrc vour llocl sii.r di.tr n,on,.nl l,$ bcen trnlshD.nr. \I''hr rnrl tell the.{lorous rotv rlroll rhc dcsr nfr;". "l'r" l, ,l ","" r\l.s: $is rhx' shir e\!, br ill lloin i\1(,u.r ltlion:\ $o.J Lt rlurr his *one house cuL irLo pcrp cxlng prssrgct:rs, .r.(l lri\ci l)rlnLne n,.nsirD\i. \er.h olIhrixus .rn? r.nNrbcr ro r.ll ntn, .,hout zr u,. rl,ouL houou abin.lof cl n. o,.r \\/hv did B! (l,l.hLins !r., ser oni erc! of dr. ,\l$tsirf A,qo? LtcsohLr rhnd. Do not silentlr lerre nre ollvour lir oi conqrcsrl \\'l,v diJ r.Li ifd \!u. Creek crdr drink lion I,hrs s rrLcrs? llonlv the 1ds lrrtl vou no(l.c n,c tlo n !.!.lolir renl \\/lir *$ Lrll roo inircn \!irh ro!, gold.i, lo.k\, good looks. 'our \li lonetme tlgure *ould suLclr hrvc n,adc ror rrr n brcl. .,nrl rl,.I nrrl nlking chiirn 01 \oo. nnilur? ( r r; I-oolr cvcr row rorwirtr roo.r!.\. buL rs'ou cen, w rh vour nlnd\.rr )ni.,q sr, r\ \nD r rhir s(knijr rh if ot routr l.n!t.d on ou, shotus, trri.qine wldr il i!u, birvc a bold. Look rL n' hrir lcr doln rs il Ln moumlng. .t thn Jrcss ,\.sor: l;ieefiil son l,.erl fi.,r Lr1.$r tl,jj. rhc sco,.li.d "otr1rt!e rlrencherl ir tcrLs shcd rs if I i ,rinsro,tr . snou ol rhos. bulls *Lrh)u' rh.pIo1..ti{', ol my srL!. i\lv body shneLs like fielcls ol gnin Litplitg li rhc Ni.dr. I Ic l,.vr nnvi, rlid n'crls rncl rs nunr cncnics sceJs "1nild rs r{, n,r sr Lrifg urrellr t}on n,v ucnblirg hud rn.l lilldr \i.rin,. nr. f.,m.r o hr o\rn .,ops. I do nor cntl r Ior Lr rhe help I grve t, vou (r/]/f hrs (Ln'd o!r bidl\1, Ho$ mr.1, t.€.,.hcir', scotr.l.rl, \roul.l hirc di..t a1(,ns $inr rou: fu I do roL dcsrc err| crc(lL' r., whfu I hr\c done. Ho\r r,.,.r slcs (his h..LJ $orH ror hIc surlerertl Uut I do noL rlcsclc purishncnr cidro lll q,rs not rhe one who rnrLL I' tiels !oo.l ro r.pror.h .,,, in!rirc io. $hrt ronve donc td hh. -lh6 tbr * ret no gnurds ti,r vor o trc dr crusc ol n,r dcath. is m! pl.lu.e, this, rhc oill ior i tuke f,o,r' rou. .. tlrdcr gurle () I L.. ' ", ' l :',o odo t, lou !rr.ncd sl,if Col.his' rlturcj. I c{cnd ro yor rcross tbcv'r:r ser\ j. mv miscr. ioo rnlcrc{l Ln.o rhc bl.$.J ki,,!d.n ol.ry.ourtrl In nrr srdrcss I sIo'r .rhrr llrtlc hrlr rrm:ins. lhr.c I. j!lcd.i, rh. prn nr.r ts 'ou tlar.d rort rc'' l,rirle plavinq hcrc. I beg ror t,v Lhcrc Lc* broughL or br_rarr rct onsr If' rr.hcr N.s rs ri.h r he,s s fow -fhe*m rrrn vorrr shlp rround. Turr Lhcsrils rrornd and gllLlt brcl FIe, trrhcr rrlrs [pll,e ot rhc uo trs. l,ut mLnc conrok Llir *hole lprn ll I rlic fl,sr, rr l*sr Lc rrill be rrn r"ho ll nrv l,orcs o cr. ,t1..t,. O r\ccLrs, rr[,cc$.cd drcs. lclrllirn rourhs lro]oui lur.. rnclrou, Grcch boJies. hr JoM upon his crrl,r,dercd couthrs I hrr w.rs ulr.n I \r$ ror .,irl big.n ro hx^! *hr, r,,u \tuLn ]:itt! "rrri bn\r.l L! lr t.. tutulnt.l ta l)tutt\,. .o)ttit).d tI/,1;.tal,, t)aituttui rh.L wrs r|c l)eri.fine ol , rrinrli Jdrnhll r'.rtr oi l,i, tlrLlhb, artl blkl ln uut LLiIhrt S/', ,,'o, h." *. u",, t,' t, 't" H!.rt"r I sr*. 1*$ rlone b,. I burnrJ sirh r ti,c I h.d nd kno\!. be c. !,t),0,t1tr1i. irr;ft, rul.k nlit.tt l;t i, !t nL "lD Ldai,i,,'itr, ( ,,.o.,.. ,.. H. rr^ i' k)l.l ,!)J1la at,l|, ir lttiyiiwtkt rnl)ltJlntut aJ RtuIi t\$.ntn' 'I 1:..... li,ur cycs sole.nrrv nr rbil rr Lo scc. r.: r/ Artl rou

,.1,1, ,6n*i rmrnsborlrrrnlrl,ullshc.Lcl I drnv thrr thls h:ppenc,l. I ir*, Lt n irnpos .l .,.1 .. tor onc rnir,.l kr nlkc lt,vr t, rrroLircr ilr]t fd.,lt (l.e\ nor hrvt x v.tlrilr tli.t ',1 ',,., I i:J,., I sibld 6atches dre nule\ rrriuLls lL n roL possiblc ti r rlog:nn : u,nk* or r *oli rnd r hlrn. n) nre sitl, .r.1, oLhc, trerr o rnrclopr: crnnot m.te rvith r clrtt, LL Lhc, are ol{liffi,ent specier. Ercrr il dro Jnl mrtc with crth othc,. lt r rot possiLL lor I her srv thrr rhc Ccnrrun L'urs thrt h.rl the o.c .nl tar m oli Lor..\( ro p,o,h,cerorrng. I Jo Lhink r bull hrd nrcrcorrsdvnh: rvoorler co* ir 'vcLc 9r tiJ, flren ru rhc h.id, $ hi.h $.s ttul oir n,.ui s N.\!. in .."c r.vo r. b.r clcs sldr . b.rn oin.d ihe Uri tL.r.., to :11 ti,u,-legged rninrls rrcll drc grnlols olthe rnLnrl l,eti,Lc nrL ir ii rn inrpossibilirl Tl)el.trr$ olho,n:3Rl nir u for t rll h.rnof of\. (1.c, ing$i'h ir rfd onlr rl,cn .urnr it. Anrl t[c Bomd cou]d rot hare enJu,erl r bull looLl is noL Lhc s.u,rt, .rnd it is nor posslhlc tor e horsc\ iotl o prss d,,orgh r l,rq11 mor.liril h.r. i $.of,i. could rlso not crr rv.L iems IiLh horns. oruLh rrrl ttrort. Besrles, ilrh.r. h..l trcci s!ch r lii,nr L1,cr. it rvouLI .rlso crnt q6,, l he rr(li oI Llr m.(., is rhis I h.r srr rhrr \li,xr lrrd prin ir h s gtn rrls rrJ Thc duth .lnie nirr., ls rhis. \\'hcr l:xir .u[J Tliess.,l]r tr herr{ ol l,rt. hl .vas b.i.g r."1..1 trr Procris drughtcr ol L'rrdlon li,L d,e pLit olLhc prppr rnLi thc sone $il{l.n lNrr l)cl on, rndcririj thc ,cr ol r}re ,.o,,nhi ing. imttr.j.rLrt( r. ialeln .. . . . > C€fl,:'l$.r Duting Lliis t n,c r roung ,rrn olerceprnnrl bcruLr ors \!€ll. I he l,llls cin do$i iIo Lhc inlrrl,iterl ,eglo.s .,n(l d.ftri'cd rl]r orJudr working tor lrlinos. I lis nmr.'rs ]irLos 1 llull 1. l'rsiph.te contencrl r prsior ior rn{l .iof\ ilofg \r (h LIt bcrsr ol l,uilen. So l\io. p,ocl.r m.d rhaL ilrnFnr dc hin, pcrradal hln rc sleel' qnh hcr, rncl had a son rrrhc,ed bv him. hlinor courtrl srcyid dr. Lrulk, hc would.{ive hjm r lor ol.n,rct: Son,c hc the rtrlizcd thrt nre rl,ilclroulLt ,t.. loung orcr lion r rtltrlq from Lhc rimc hrd hrd rrin in hi\ it.rtrrls afd ' o. t ,\r ,,,. t. norbehis bccausc hc h:rl noc slep rith lrrr Througb crrcfulconp:,(n he dlsco' ldl.g (f&'yiourly pcorle l,rd tu,r Rlcinood ho\r ro.idr oi, lx,bel,.,.kr rhrl ut ercdih.l'lr'.hld\v.slrrrcs.IledeciJertrotrckillrltbovbccrrseheconsiJtred lscd \v.g.rs). So rl,e) nn,r(l rhclr rldlng horsrs dr1 srt ollli,, hutk him r b(trl,u to hr o$o child,cn 1le JiJ. horve'cr. srnd hln r\!rl ro rhe nuu.- "hen.rlrr \!c1.. Thrv ftrLked rhe he ,l rsing jodlns. Y/hcNhcr se,e chrsed by rfc Lullr. rh tails m thr hc coLLld bc r s., rirr ro, rhc shepli€ftl' rlicr hc grtw rp. rorrg hcn woulJ prll b.rcl{ i I rrl., lor r|.iL hosrs rvee mo,e tl+t toorcd rhrn dr When thc bor t,ccdr r nan, though, he r!uld ,u lnLcr Lo rhc ltddcrs. \\/hen bnll\. A.d *hen rhc Lru k sropprd chrsinu. the nen w rl(l rL.f i,olnd ud rliio' Minos le.rnerl oldrn. hr slc orrlcr ro rrrcsnnd bring hnn brck to Lhc cirl ll ht thci. irr€lin\. lr rhr q,.r L[q dcstrotcJ them. f.(,m nur rhc Ccfriuis l,(r,r/r,"i] came willinql* hc rvrs o conr *iLhorL bcirg r el np. l,ut othe,'visc hc vrs ro bt heii .rmc sir.c rl,cr hxd Ju (low, rh! brlls bornd. 'lhc rorng mrn lernrcLt hrppcnL,rg rrJ r'lthJLer o Lhc morn ijo ]/.r''irr'ur;l lrrd,;l I'l sNl rh.t 'rrs in! m.lo w rh io.m 01 i. rhcic L\ norlrlng bulJ lihc rbouL drr C LroLLr. tains. Hc srolc llvcs@ k 3ntl in nnt sustrincd fims.lf. Minos s€.r r hril.r .om -l 'h. 'h.1,olls, 'vl hcr rrc shapcd Iil'r |orcs rnrJ hrnrnr. So rhr,r rool rll.ir run. lidi, rh.ii l.J pany to crpuLLc him. bur tbe rrurg mlr rlug r rlL'cp pir rrd shLn himsell ir n. Hc \o\! Lli. Ccrtlo.s,ro t,eij .nnicv rion, Jrion rnd priJcJ drenseh* rr rvlt lived h ir rhc cL o( hls lirc. I her rrserl n, thr* shccp and goats ro hin, rnJ he lircLL rhcr h.d d.!t. ,J o. rhci, \!.ilrh l|.r gr$ rLtr,smr rnd Lonmi cJ i..n,\ t,s. by fccdx,s on \4in.r *,Lhe.l to hlc r pcrson pu rlshe,l. be would 'h.ii Vh.fcrc, rcrs..vrn r!:rj.sr l\n,f hj rsilf. rvho lircrl h rl,c rity thrr js ..w,:.rl cl ljj s".r l.r .lie seid hin n, n,n d,r nid ,rp in his ccll, :nrl ln tlr.t rvrv thr p-son would be krlled. tini. who livd(l rl,c,c s.crc..ll.d Lx|i'lh). V hen rhe Iipirhs frir.J th.n tuI Vher irllnos crpoLLerl lrr crcnrr I hcscus, bc b,onght hi,r b th. phc. ro bc kLlle(l 'lue irrn, ilk Cd,hu,\ !o' drunh rd kiclnrpptrl rl,rii rlon,cffolk. Lord rg thrr up Ariadre. horrerer: stnt r srort iro rhc prlson rhcrd oltinc, rnlThcnLs k lcd thc orn, rt,eii ho,ns. rhcr rodr ol b rhcjr,,xl vLll.rqc Afio drcr rLLrcl,crl Lhc I rp- "MiDoia!, < . . > StrJ, as lr occu,,erl, rr pocLs rtrns Lhl wlrh ir . 'v$ LlN.r.ir brL iths.rn,i madc rrr upor Ll,dn. Tl,er dci.!nd d!rnis t1,r,,isl,' !r rl,. forned ir irLo rhc mrrh "1n,1(l rl.,ii! r.(l scr iDblshcr. \/hd, drr ..,n,c. rh.r would Lr!r1r furl pilhge d thcn , ur oti'to '\ - | I 4 'Ihe \, ,r, ,'.. ,l 1,..., l ' Cad",cirn Sphi," drc uppcr p.rn olnk mcr, ior th.ii lr.$ Secing nrl\ \rrrngi siglr, dr$ ! , Llrc It is r(,ld oirhe arJ.ieiu Sp|iu Lbl shc wrs : berslridr r ,1o*'s bodr e gi,li herl ard I 1,c.. r biftl\ \'ing!. rnJ r humrns roicc. Shc s:t r)n M,iun' Phi.ior ard sifg i .1,,r',r,1 tiddle to €r.h of the cirirens, killirg *holcr coull .or {,lvc it. V'lirn Oidipols lrzlrli on rhc n,ou,Lrirr sol!€.1rhr nddl.. lic killc{J he,selltrr Llrro'ving hoscllorltbe nmuntrn,. This is er unbelrq|le:nd imposiblc *o, v. Sucl, .r |oclilr sr L cturc r or:lJ not crrL. Bcsict. L rs iotinrilc rp l,r hr bccrusc rhcv corlrl not v,l'c LiLtcll*, ud lr 'hrtI,.\.N!r orcn Adrr(h shc r tokt rbour l'jisiIh:c rhrt till inlorc*irhrr,ruinitbull.dQt 'll'.us,,*..,',,1..,,r.,i(!,..nr[.nn.]',.1,,.'-"",trri"i,.-r.{.ji,'trr..r.. f,.dr 1$1x,.lcn .ow ind cn.loslJ |rsifhxc in ir, rrd nr drir \!,rr rh.: bull ,i,.pupr",-1,r,,i.",i,,.,1,",,r qI.r, (,rlr.,o, Lo,1,!r,nu,1,tru;f\Iihuijs.lrri rn,l f,&-d $jrh rhe wonrn lt is srid rhr. slr. bc.ime prcgnr.. rnd sr\! llrg;,u. ll1.) PiusANtA5 i.1i Eleukicus 1'D.li'uu l. rhc orli.r r,. ! l)v Al.rn,cfcs ol ;vor! anJ qol,l. H.k, P Rr rsnx rRs ioo, rc fi.(rrcs rcp.6uring l)lor\sos brlrsil,i-'l Ilephr"os up ro hcrlen. t.o, rh. creel,s sir d,.t Hcr. llur{ ltephaisros rlo*rr rs u,n } hc N.s bom, rnd rh.r hc, bearing hcr. g,udg.. s.nr hcr rs r gilL r solltcr chri, rvirh nfiribl.l)onds. \\'hcn (.1nJ...{r), srolc !r alrcck) H-. sar do$r or ir. slk $:s bcltl fisr, rnd Hephrnms would nor Iistcn n, rhe inrc, cession ol.n' olLl,c {oJs ,rnr I Dio!!v,s, his nuriesr h i.nd, m.dc hjm ,l, u.l{, rnd 'l so broughl hn n, hcaren. hcrc u. r1\o depi.red l,enthcrs ud Lwnr gos u,flcring retril,rtion hrrdre inn,lts th.rol]i.cd n, Dr)nv\os, Aiirdn. rsleep wirh lhcscusp r rirg o ser, r.J Dio.,rsos h.!irij .o,re rc c.rr A(i.drc oll t'auania; is ttutut lir /r Des.r;rrn,! ol Gr...c, ,r.,a 4,.anrlt( "h 1l situ tl,at ul hart;lion rtLnyLiry Akhotgh h .i!l in 2ul n tuj )D, hI t,it,t/.t i kt.r tB itt (llildren tlt nownnx a trtory i n4, Grut. Fnntl,, , t.t t.nt'k'. Juut!! rri'.t, C The Tonb ofMedcia's in Corindr {2.:}.6 2.:J.91 ntl diy,ats st/4 vh rt t \, O\,"r!i,1, aul Dtir/,. n/,!t"it! tv.! e a, k ryi.t 12.3.61 vt f01! Icr!c r1r nr.kc'pl..c bv .nolhe. r,rd, thc onc rhrt lcarls b Sic.r,on. y,nrlr at utrnt:iLr rtd gius rs tntcrin{ Lrnt Laanr' rfu!! Ituot tlt urh,,x On drc ,ight of'he roid we sec r rcmplc r l,uze in,.gc ofr\pollo,.urJ a liirlc wla:nrtt nut m lqtltrculnorrt ro t: th.l h,1l ar Lr dinbtltut ftit),ll 'viL| ) fardrcr or r wrter l,rin .rm.d .fLcr clxmej ta. rher say shc llncw hersell i.i(, tr, abalor t,tt! tt!.,t..' &ttl,rs cpa wrk on Oittipr, da/,tL) tl,rt rtt tnt ta! li)t drinkiig lh. *rt€r would b. .f enridor. n, l\leJei3s d !gs.r ,\bo'. d,is wirc,+isitr ll. ii on.fur thn rxtbatLl,t oun* rntiq q \t4mtki athul,kn,tLl,,) t'on srands rhc ()deon l lL,sic H.ll"l, $ il n .rlled. ln'sldc ir is lon,b olrhe Jrild cn ranp,tt mlnatlosral i ht aow uc hart livLnLl rhnr l|nnia; tr 'hc ful: of Merlcir. Their .in.s Ncrc i\funne,os rnl l,hcN. Th.r rre sliJ n) har.c bccn rt th6e t l,L nott runrL anl rtnhtc nittrn w nkni lr I'rtt sr.ne.l n, J€rnr Lrr rl,c Corirrhius on r..o!nr L|ev oi 'lr gilu l,roughr ro Gleucc.i Add be.ruse rhci, dQdi hed l,ecn,i(,ldn ind uijn5,, rhcv crnseJ thc inrrnr c!ilLlLcr ofthe Co.inrhi$s Lo pilc Nrr,. till, rr rhc bnlLling olthe rr:cle, ycrr.ly FROM OT GREECE srcrificcs ''S'R11'7lOIr' were i.srin,rc.l i,r drcii lnro. r..l in m.g. olDrxn.L l"To,.,-l q,rs sct up. Thrt imrge renelns to Lhis r1.r): ft is: likcn.ss oI. Mn,an olreriting ispc.r. Bu' sinLe A The Srnctrdi of These!s h ]\rhcns (l.l 7.2-1. I ;.1) rhe desrtrrc'ion ol(i,.inrh by rhe ltoD.ns xnil rhe e\rin.ron ol rs old inh.l)itrnts,l lhe sa.rill.cs irj que$jo. hivc ll.l -.21 lh d. rhcgrnnrsiuin is, srn.rurrr olTh.\.rs, t.in'ilgs ot rlie r\rhd Lrc.n dis.onrhued by rhe n.rr iohrlril.rs: rnd th€ 'vith childrrn no ld,ser cut helL n;rns fighrlng rhc Anrzons. 'L hls rvrL ls ,epresenterl rlso onh. shi.L{ oi A'hei,r rid rlkir rnd rcar t,hch grr mc rrs in loroL ol thc .liild.e. ol Medeir. i\ledcir theieupo. $oL Lo lLhens rnd nur]cd Aie.usi bur xlierrvrkl heinE on c pcdcstrl olOllnpirn Zeus. ln the s:nctrr ofThcscus L|uc is rlo 1.r ntcJ (lcrLru drc der.,.o,.. ,.., t, .. ,,..r,1 th. batllc oldrc Ccorrur .rd l.apiths lheserrs hrs .rLerdv sLh r , I,ff ,t $at w.s rhen .:llctl Arir. shc cruscrt the people oLhcrs rrc liehLng on cqrelronr. lorhoscrionrvbernrc{tminterLridrrlrtlcg- ro bc crllc.L MeJ€s rtiei iieiscif hc chilil whoi. jln rnd. the prinLilr: or drc Lhnd *rllis nor clcar, prrrlv. ,ro do,,br, be.rusc olrhe cf..6 roohwilli hcr nr her Uiehr ro rhcArius r srirl t, have becr hcr sor byAigeus,.rnd ro ha'c bcc,, .rnJ Mcdos. Bu' H.lhnicus crlls him tblra.nos. oltine, 1,ut prnlr rlso {rcclu\. 1\4i.or hrs tror t.nlcd rhc whol. sro.i, \/hcn Nlitor ird sat's rlh hr frdrcr 'lhc e is .pic pornr current in Lhe hrorght Theseus rnd the res of tlr youLh[Ll brnd Lo Crcrc, hc l':]l r L,ve r'lr| lrti s lrson. .tr Grcccc crllcd Xo.p. .'|i., ., ,t .,,r,,.. boir and rvhen'lheseus surtlv rvid,srx,J hinr, \linos broh. in'o ifsrr.l rr ot ' jnn) tlr d".', I L,. ,rlr I.r, r,. ..,.rt d, .r t.t. hin, rnd srirl hcwrs ro rn ol l'rxeiJon. for: saiJhe, ilI llirg di. \..r i siqr.t ring I lvcu o. nv flnerr; co,,l(l f.r bri.q it blk o mc.'Wirh drct l" I ru, r'. ,.,',,.od.t.,i. "," vor l..rl " rr .'.lo.or,...1 m s. r im rhc Lrlc, hc Arng rl.c ,i.g l"ro rl e s.. iionr *licl Thcseus cnrcrgerl -,-. r. , I r , r t" ..., Me i... J.. . . :. .. \'.. 1 . , tr,. r,. rith it, rs rvcll rs r ijoldcn ciosn, i gilr otAnd,irlrc. "El

B Sanctu.n ol Dio.ysos i. Arhcns {1.10.3)

l.20.ii llnt the o esL surturt) olDidrlsos;s Lr.si.lc rlk ll,crtr' vidrLf th' enclorrrc t|trc rrc r*.o rcmpls rn,l nvo in:g* ol Dionrn*, on. .r nrn'd '1hi"cL"'..1,,1,..".'i,-,,, lr. ljr(rrrr n h \ Lli.t!. r,]l] \rf I Ia]rr|.1.r l l r,(,n,!(!, r o!L,lLhii..rrr Lr ro Dl I ll.,< l,r Lm-, ,Irni 'nrr, ' ion! (AlLnr t I ,\pn oluar ci) ''''''

341 230 HYC]NUS HYCTNUS .zf I 11-" rlrl.e w,y o Krrg.o.rlJ. nn,np i.lar.d oi' rlr. Orl.e^ *v rl" r1,". returned to Thrace, be handed Philomela over ro King Lynceus. His wife, r.e.err.l.r'eoneMrnoul.he.oo. DredJ r.b*\ .hi.homelard, \tr.r becaur she r"as Procnes kin, immediately todk this new concub;ne ro \{len she recogn ized her sister and real;ed Tueus erible cime, rhe lwo ol to plot how th* might repay rhe king in kind. 41 Minos ile, Tereu was receiving ominoussigns foretelling tharhis son Itys would Minos. dre son oflupirer and Europa, waged war agairsr the Arhenians because his ; deadr at the hands of a relatlve. He thoughr drat this rneant his brorheL son Ardrogeus was killed in a fight. After he corquered rhen. the Athenians fell ws plorrins lis son's dearh, and so he l

son ofPandion had four daughten rvho madc a pact rhar ifaly ore of 42 Theseu od the Minotaur rhe rest would comnit suicide. Ar the tine, Eumolpus sor ofNeptune Wlen Thseus arlived in Crete, Minos' daushter AJiadne fell so hatd for him that besiege Athens because he said that the land ofAnicr belonged to his father. she bet.ayed her brother o.d sa'ed the stranger; she showed Theseus lhe way our ol and h;s armywere defeared, and he war put to death by rheAthenius. so dre labyrinth. After Theseus went in and kiLLed the Minotaur, he followed Ariadmt rheu would nor .ejoice ove. his so"s death, Neptu"e denanded that one advice and found hs way out by rewlndlng the thread He cturied her away, inlend- be sacrificed to him. And so, when his daughter Chthonia was sacri ing to rake her as hn wife as he had earLier pronised. resr nade good on rheiL woLd and commirted suicide. As for Erechrheus hewas stmck down bylupiteri thunderbolt at Neptunet request.

\tlile Theseus was held up on rhe island of Dia by a srorm, he gor to rhinking lhar ifhe brought Ariadne home it would be a disgnce. So he abandoned her on tlre is- the daughrer of Minos and wife ofTheseus, fell in love u,nh her stepson land whiLe she was uleep. She became dre object of Liberi; dcsne, and he rool he Whetr shewas unable ro win him over to her des;e. she *.ore and seot away and maried kr As for Theseus, he folsot rc change rhe blach sa;ls wh sail- to her husbard rhatsaid that she had been Laped by Hippolyu. She the" ins, so his father, Aegcus, dsuming that Theseus had been kiLLed by fie Minotaur suicide by hangiDg. Wher Theseus heard abour rhe affair he ordered his threw himselfotra ciffinto rhe sea the Aegean afte' hin Thcseus tooLAri- leave dre ciry dd prayed ro his lirher Neprune for Lis sori; deadr. So wher "aned adnet sisteL Phaedrars his wife. hitched up his hones and wxs driving his charior our o[ town, a bull sud- our ofthe sea. Its bellowing spooked the hoses. end they tore Hip apalr and look his life. 44 Cocalus

Because many ofDaedalus' ensineering achievenents had turned our to be larmFrl to Minos, he p"rsued Lim all"the *ai to Sicily and demanded tLar King Cocalus ottr' hand Daedalus o'et to hin. Cocalus promised hewor d; when Daedalus found that Apolloi, son Aescuhpius resurected cLaucus son ofMinos Gomc say he sought help from the king: own daushre.s. They killed Minos Hippolyrls who was resurected). lupiter sffuck AescuLapius dorvn with a l* arseor \pollo. ea l-r o-."u.. 'e.vLlaa, lr .l,p,r',.i1n',a1, ofhis thunderbolc, rhar is, rhe C)-clops.In rctu.n for rvhat he had done. 45 Philomda was forced ro be the siave ofI(ngAdmetus ofThessaly. .or. d tro. d,ugl're' ol lrndion lerer o' M,r. .a' " fl,ra.'ar' "r " ' m,niec 'o 'r ,,' qde,. .nd \:m to givr h oLhd' le we1' rr nf larhr,-'n 1"" hdio ', "'\ed ' daughter, Philonela, to him ln mariage, clainins that Procne had pr$ed alvay r,"l:." r n,nd .enr thitoner, lnd .om" grrd,,lonB h ith \e . BU lcrej s tors wdted ro marry Atc$is, dr daughte. of Pelias and Anaxibie (Bl$ "i.,"a r5rcw o"erbo:rc and €ped tl e unwrlling l\i onr a on r roJn r r'id' . l'elia. unu ill ng to cloo.-. ofle,, i.,'.ed J .hallenEe: he ' '" eu"rds 'ejec,.d 'he., "nd