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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 serve
him as their king�察 �and went away next morning across the Thriasian
plain�察�and over the hills toward Aphidnai�察�that he might find the sons of
Phytalus。
And as he was skirting the Vale of Cephisus�察�along the foot of lofty
Parnes�察�a very tall and strong man came down to meet him�察�dressed in
rich garments。 On his arms were golden bracelets�察�and round his neck
a collar of jewels�察�and he came forward�察�bowing courteously�察�and held
out both his hands�察�and spoke ´
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'Welcome�察 �fair youth�察 �to these mountains�察 �happy am I to have met
you� �For what greater pleasure to a good man�察 �than to entertain
strangers�拭 �But I see that you are weary。 Come up to my castle�察�and
rest yourself awhile。'
'I give you thanks��' said Theseus�此 �'but I am in haste to go up the
valley�察�and to reach Aphidnai in the Vale of Cephisus。'
'Alas� �you have wandered far from the right way�察 �and you cannot
reach Aphidnai to´night�察�for there are many miles of mountain between
you and it�察�and steep passes�察�and cliffs dangerous after nightfall。 It is
well for you that I met you�察�for my whole joy is to find strangers�察�and to
feast them at my castle�察 �and hear tales from them of foreign lands。
Come up with me�察 �and eat the best of venison�察 �and drink the rich red
wine�察 �and sleep upon my famous bed�察 �of which all travellers say that
they never saw the like。 For whatsoever the stature of my guest�察�
however tall or short�察�that bed fits him to a hair�察�and he sleeps on it as he
never slept before。' And he laid hold on Theseus' hands�察�and would not
let him go。
Theseus wished to go forwards�此 �but he was ashamed to seem
churlish to so hospitable a man�察�and he was curious to see that wondrous
bed�察�and beside�察�he was hungry and weary�此 �yet he shrank from the man�察�
he knew not why�察�for�察�though his voice was gentle and fawning�察�it was
dry and husky like a toad's�察�and though his eyes were gentle�察�they were
dull and cold like stones。 But he consented�察�and went with the man up
a glen which led from the road toward the peaks of Parnes�察 �under the
dark shadow of the cliffs。
And as they went up�察�the glen grew narrower�察�and the cliffs higher
and darker�察 �and beneath them a torrent roared�察 �half