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sea cast it out upon the shore�察�and           the shore cast it back into the sea�察�and 

at last the waves        hurled it high into the air in anger�察�and it hung there 

long     without   a   grave�察  �till   it   was   changed   into   a   desolate   rock�察�which 

stands there in the surge until this day。 

     This at least is true�察�which Pausanias tells�察�that in the             royal porch at 

Athens he saw the figure of Theseus modelled                in clay�察�and by him Sciron 

the robber falling headlong into          the sea。 

     Then he went a long day's journey�察�past Megara�察�into the                   Attic land�察�

and   high   before   him   rose   the   snow´peaks   of    Cithaeron�察  �all   cold   above 

the black pine´woods�察�where haunt               the Furies�察�and the raving Bacchae�察�

and     the  Nymphs       who    drive    men      wild�察  �far  aloft   upon    the   dreary 

mountains�察�where the          storms howl all day long。          And on his right hand 

was   the   sea   always�察  �and   Salamis�察  �with   its   island   cliffs�察  �and   the   sacred 

strait   of  the  sea´fight�察   �where    afterwards    the   Persians    fled   before    the 

Greeks。      So he went all day until the evening�察           �till he saw the Thriasian 

plain�察  �and   the   sacred   city   of Eleusis�察  �where   the   Earth´mother's   temple 

stands。     For   there    she   met   Triptolemus�察  �when   all   the   land   lay   waste�察�

Demeter the        kind Earth´mother�察�and in her hands a sheaf of corn。                 And 

she    taught him  to plough the   fallows�察�and to   yoke the   lazy  kine�察            �and 

she taught him to sow the seed´fields�察�and to reap the                 golden grain�察�and 

sent him forth to teach all nations�察�and            give corn to labouring men。           So 

at   Eleusis    all  men    honour      her�察   �whosoever      tills  the  land�察   �her  and 

Triptolemus her        beloved�察�who gave corn to labouring men。 

     And he went along the plain into Eleusis�察�and stood in the                    market´ 

place�察�and cried ´ 

     'Where is Kerkuon�察�the king of the city�拭             �I must wrestle a       fall with 

him to´day。' 

     Then all the people crowded round him�察�and cried�察�'Fair                   youth�察�why 

will you die�拭      �Hasten out of the city�察�before the           cruel king hears that a 

stranger is here。' 



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     But Theseus   went up   through the town�察�while the people   wept                 and 

prayed�察�and through the gates of the palace´yard�察�and                  through the piles 

of bones and skulls�察�till he came to the           door of Kerkuon's hall�察�the terror 

of all mortal men。 

     And there he saw Kerkuon sitting at the table in the hall                 alone�察�and 

before   him  was   a   whole   sheep   roasted�察  �and   beside     him  a   whole   jar   of 

wine。     And Theseus stood and called him�察             �'Holla�察�thou valiant wrestler�察�

wilt thou wrestle a fall to´ day��' 

     And Kerkuon looked up and laughed�察�and answered�察�'I will                    wrestle a 

fall   to´day�察  �but   come   in�察  �for   I   am   lonely   and   thou weary�察  �and   eat   and 

drink before thou die。' 

     Then Theseus went up boldly�察�and sat down before Kerkuon at                        the 

board�察  �and he   ate   his   fill   of   the sheep's   flesh�察 �and drank   his   fill   of   the 

wine�察�and Theseus ate enough for three             men�察�but Kerkuon ate enough for 

seven。 

     But neither spoke a word to the other�察�though they looked                  across the 

table by stealth�察�and each said in his heart�察�'He           has broad shoulders�察�but I 

trust mine are as broad as his。' 

     At last�察 �when   the sheep   was   eaten and   the   jar of   wine   drained      dry�察�

King Kerkuon rose�察�and cried�察�'Let us wrestle a fall              before we sleep。' 

     So they tossed off all their   garments�察�and went forth in the                palace´ 

yard�察�and Kerkuon bade strew fresh sand in an open                   space between the 

bones。 

     And there the heroes stood face to face�察�while their eyes                 glared like 

wild bulls'�察  �and   all   the  people  crowded   at   the   gates to see  what   would 

befall。 

     And there they stood and wrestled�察�till the stars shone out              above their 

heads�察�up and down and round�察�till the sand was                  stamped hard beneath 

their feet。    And   their eyes   flashed like       stars   in the  darkness�察 �and  their 

breath went up like smoke in            the night air�察�but neither took nor gave a 

footstep�察�and the      people watched silent at the gates。 

     But at last Kerkuon grew angry�察�and caught Theseus round the                    neck�察�

and shook him as a mastiff shakes a rat�察�but he could                 not shake him off 

his feet。 



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     But   Theseus   was   quick   and   wary�察  �and   clasped   Kerkuon   round   the 

waist�察�and slipped his loin quickly underneath him�察�while he                   caught him 

by   the   wrist�察  �and   then   he   hove   a   mighty   heave�察  �a heave   which   would 

have stirred an oak�察�and lifted Kerkuon�察             �and pitched him right over his 

shoulder on the ground。 

     Then he leapt on him�察�and called�察�'Yield�察�or I kill thee��'              but Kerkuon 

said no word�察�for his heart was burst within him                  with the fall�察�and the 

meat�察�and the wine。 

     Then Theseus opened the gates�察�and called in all the people�察                �and they 

cried�察�'You have   slain our   evil king�察�be you   now our             king�察 �and rule   us 

well。' 

     'I will be your king in Eleusis�察�and I will rule you right              and well�察�for 

this cause I have slain all evil´doers ´ Sinis�察         �and Sciron�察�and this man last 

of all。' 

     Then   an   aged   man   stepped   forth�察  �and   said�察  �'Young   hero�察  �hast   thou 

slain   Sinis�拭   �Beware   then   of   AEgeus�察  �king   of   Athens�察  �to     whom   thou 

goest�察�for he is near of kin to Sinis。' 

     'Then I have slain my own kinsman��' said Theseus�察�'though                      well he 

deserved   to   die。    Who   will   purge   me   from   his   death�察    �for   rightfully   I 

slew him�察�unrighteous and accursed as he               was��' 

     And the old man answered ´ 

     'That will the heroes do�察�the sons of Phytalus�察�who dwell                 beneath the 

elm´tree in Aphidnai�察�by the bank of silver              Cephisus�察�for they know the 

mysteries of the Gods。          Thither     you shall go and be purified�察�and after 

you shall be our       king。' 

     So he took   an oath   of   the people of   Eleusis�察�that they  would
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