. The heroes; or, Greek fairy tales for my children. Theseus, and the Centaurs, and the Lapithai, andthe Amazons; and the ruins of it are standing still. But why did they find his bones in Scuros ?Why did he not die in peace at Athens, and sleepby his fathers side ? Because after his triumph hegrew proud, and broke the laws of God and one thing worst of all he did, which broughthim to his grave with sorrow. For he went down(they say beneath the earth) with that bold Peiri-thoos his friend to help him to carry off Persephone,the queen of the world below. But Peirithoos waskilled miserab
. The heroes; or, Greek fairy tales for my children. Theseus, and the Centaurs, and the Lapithai, andthe Amazons; and the ruins of it are standing still. But why did they find his bones in Scuros ?Why did he not die in peace at Athens, and sleepby his fathers side ? Because after his triumph hegrew proud, and broke the laws of God and one thing worst of all he did, which broughthim to his grave with sorrow. For he went down(they say beneath the earth) with that bold Peiri-thoos his friend to help him to carry off Persephone,the queen of the world below. But Peirithoos waskilled miserably, in the dark fire-kingdoms underground; and Theseus was chained to a rock ineverlasting pain. And there he sat for years, tillHeracles the mighty came down to bring up thethree-headed dog who sits at Plutos gate. SoHeracles loused him from his chain, and brouo-hthim up to the light once more. But when he came back his people had forgotten THESEUS 217 him, and Castor and Polydeuces, the sons of thewondrous Swan, had invaded his land, and carried. oif his mother Aithra for a slave, in revenfje for a 218 THE HEROES stoky iir So the fair land of Athens was wasted, andanother king ruled it, who drove out Theseusshamefully, and he fled across the sea to there he lived in sadness, in the house ofLucomedes the king, till Lucomedes killed him bytreachery, and there was an end of all his labours. So it is still, my children, and so it will be tothe end. In those old Greeks, and in us also, allstrength and virtue come from God. But if mengrow proud and self-willed, and misuse Gods fairgifts, He lets them go their own ways, and fallpitifully, that the glory may be His alone. Godhelp us all, and give us wisdom, and courage to donoble deeds ! but God keep pride from us when Avehave done them, lest we fall, and come to shame ! THE END Printed by R. & R. Clark, Limited, Edmhur^/i. -m^p
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