. Greek mythology systematized . , andthus incited Zeus to take a solemn oath that the eventshould take place as he had foretold and on that then went to Argosand hastened the birth of^j^urystheus, a son of Sthen-elus, while she delayed thebirth of Heracles. Eury-stheus, being in the lineof the descendants of Zeus,and preceding Heracles inbirth, was entitled to thehonor that Zeus had intend-ed for Heracles. Alcmene became themother of Heracles andIphicles, the son of Am-phitryon. Heracles soongave evidence of his highparentage. Hera sent twoserpents to destroy the babe,but he strangl
. Greek mythology systematized . , andthus incited Zeus to take a solemn oath that the eventshould take place as he had foretold and on that then went to Argosand hastened the birth of^j^urystheus, a son of Sthen-elus, while she delayed thebirth of Heracles. Eury-stheus, being in the lineof the descendants of Zeus,and preceding Heracles inbirth, was entitled to thehonor that Zeus had intend-ed for Heracles. Alcmene became themother of Heracles andIphicles, the son of Am-phitryon. Heracles soongave evidence of his highparentage. Hera sent twoserpents to destroy the babe,but he strangled them was now commit-ted to the care of those who were to instruct him. Cas-tor and Eurytus taught him warlike accomplishments;Linus, son of Apollo, taught him to play on the lyre;while Chiron, the wise centaur, gave him constant in-struction. , There is a beautiful though probably not a very earlylegend to the effect that when Heracles reached manhoodhe was visiting in a lonely spot when Luxury and Virtue 18 * 0. Heracles, or Hercules. \ 2IO GREEK MYTHOLOGY. appeared to him. The former promised that if he wouhchoose her as the guide of his hfe he should have cas\s-theus, yet he patiently submitted to the humiliation, be-cause by reason of the solemn oath of Zeus the condi-tion was in accordance with the decrees of Fate and thewill of the gods. We have said that Apollo came as the representativeof Zeus, and manifested a divine s
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