BOOK V

battle Cadmos laid the foundation of Thebes yet divided the spaces, and many furrows were Aonian city was embellished cutting under the Boiotian with cartheleaving om the variegated rock, the hillk near the thick forest of tree-clad he allotted the Oncaian Gate to Mene Brighteyes, the name from the honk of cattle, becauer the Moon herself, . horned, driver of cattle, being triform ls Tritonls Athene. The second gate he gave in honour to Hermaon,’ the shining neighbour of Mene. The fourth he traced out and named for Electra Phatthon's daughter, because veri fom Lycophron 619. It is purely fanciful. Tycolour; and the midmost gate opposite the dedicated to fiery Helios, since he is in middie of the planets. The fifth he gave to third to A e, in order that &thon between them both on cither side, and cut docking out an carthly image like to bare and stript of his .a tame Ares! and laid agree, most name the gates of Onca and Electra.

Property HHsmenian, s ial tite from one of the two vopdion "A TpeMey éxaw cguasbea HEED Hi he iii fea elye dadnpidwvra polasvopirys rumov dAunss is reading, because the : fag ont roan the ww sel (me, of Father Helios. the gray swell of the FE. shining. in the middle of the other, the Indian agate spat out ite liquid light, gently shining in INGE Mis:teoo ends of, tha’ eurpent. come the with both their jaws, enfoldfrom this and that. Over the shining rubles in the cyes shot their native brilliancy, sent veal ogg B spere Meer Be lamp with the manifold shapes of was a sea, and an emerald stone graw-green welcomed the crystal adjoining like the foam, and showed the image of the white-crested brine becomne wings and legs outspread join with four nosales.

unrépos évvedynvov ta a MpPwToToKs adiow: dpoyvire be Kaprov Gre Bpiborrs rapcw , a Kai oxephs moAvdevSpow tnd «drag a a Kal vopinv événoey dpadda Mavis a those high boots for his feet, when he speeds on, steadily the hounds in chase of their prey, Bee tae cet chant cht with the thick showing, lest the tunic hanging low should hinder the speed of the hunter's h foot. rows of cells, and made a settled for the labours of the wandering bees, which flit flower to flower over the meadows and flutter on clusters of finesucking dew from the top with the tips He covered every limb from toenails hair with a closewoven wrap of linen, to defend him from the formidable stings of the battling bees, and with the cunning trick of smothering smoke he off the covering of wax with its manypointed cells, he emptied from the comb its gleaming treasure of when he cut into the fruit of the juicy olive with the rom the wellwooded pasture of the shady forestand taught them to feed their flocks from sunrise to eventide. a eee, anger in strings with wandering hoof, lagging ; not find or trust, to the flowery pasture, them on one path sending a goat ahead the concerted march. He invented Pan's pastoral tune on the mountains. He lulled asleep peer tire ens Seer a fragrant altar of lemaios ; he poured the bull's blood over the sweet libation, and the curious meneniereny 08 S20 suet, Sing his a posect mixt honey. Fat Autonet, arme Actaion. His was for the mountainranging servant of Artemis—no wonder when he was born grandson to lionslaying Cyrene !

Never a bear escaped him on the hills; not even the baneful eye of the lioness with young could make his heart flutter. Many a time he lay in wait for the wae Zeus lemaios is Zeus in his capacity of sender as he sat alae aee ME elie sit HL if pas if sasy it fe SSlSEaaee. of ati sete a rill, no ceape ; infuriated with wild frenzy, they sharpened Ao abi row of their fawnkilling teeth, and deceived false appearance of a stag they fury. But that was not all the goddess meant : the were to tear Actaion slowly to pieces with their mind, that she might torment his mind even did not die! you did not get the shape more deadly in anger that she had given me a pain of the scattered remains of the dead. She for er unwaccenfsl cares she ‘ell asleep at last her husband, unhappy father!

looks ; wake, and em the horn of a stag you iats aéxovres dren love, kiss a wild beast with understanding, one born of Autonot’s womb! I whom you behold am that very one you t up; you both see Actaion and hear Actaion's . ore eee Aa sone your boy's hand and at my forefeect and you shall know my If you want my head, behold the head of a stag ; his ghey sg ides the long horns; if Actaion’s fect, see the hindhoof. If fawn unburied and hunting! I never have the Archeress Mipye, Kvwv FATS, SO toAurAaves Tyvog Bowe 4 dileat "Axraiawa, row &vdotk yaotpos Solontoiss an DNd, nd a doréa potva reijs Ere rel Scamching for the thing they have hiled They drop forepaws round ine Senn heh seta be. im like sorrowing men, and weep my face ue caw’ eae a hairy skin ; ‘they did not obey my sae Arata aid not stay their teeth, because they only t panew Cran enengeling voice, and in whimpering tones questioned my cliff Rocks, he plies his course ?

answer, ° t hunts the pricket seek Actaion whom carry in ror ely nae orenonseel have olive, part of orchard olive. coteehtiah eft Phyl’ namesfellow growth® and scrambled up a handy branch of the pure olive, to spy out the naked skin of Artemis—forbidden sight! I was mad— attacked Actaion, both from Artemis and from inthis He od futiit 3 not yet gone to the bed of Peitho, and he offered his rod as a gift to adorn her chamber. Apollo produced his harp as a gift. Ares brought spear and cuirass for the , and shield as a necklace of many colours, newmade and breathing ee eee rect babe! for he had already, we ate eg rioting with Ares; he disto Blessed and the womanthief who When Zeus spied the virgin beauty out ceasing, and a greater furnace of the of Zeus was enslaved by the lovely breast of the goddess. Once she was amusing herwith a resplendent bronze plate, which reflected Beets dive by tua bce weanlon Lene, the shadow of the mirror, the mimic likeness. Thus Persephone selfgraved portrait of her face, and beselfimpressed aspect of a false Persephoncia.

scorching steam of thirsty heat, the girl the loomtoiling labours of her shuttle at shun the tread of the parching season, the running sweat from her face; she modest bodice which held her breast so her skin with a refreshing bath, cool running stream, and left behind the allseeing eye of Zeus. He body of Persephoncia, uncovered Not so wild his desire had been for the his seed on the ground, and shot out the hot foam of love self-sown, where in the fruitful land of horned Cyprus flourished the two-coloured generation of wild he was im traced lines a circle with the tooth of his tool, within which he inscribed a square in the ashes, and another figure with three sides and He left all this, and came towards door to meet Demeter.

gh the hall, Hesperos led Deo her's seat ; with equal affection the Winds, the sons of Astraios, welcomed the goddess with ¢ cups of nectar which was ready mixt in the But Deo refused to drink, adeare ag their Lclewan ahitdieesk: four Winds round their waists as their father’s waiters. Euros held out the cups by the mixing-bowl and oe in the nectar, Notos the water ready in his jug for the meal," Boreas brought the ambrosia and set it on the table, Zephyros the notes of the hoboy made a tune on his reeds of spring-time—a womanish Wind yet proud with ¢ ng dew; Hesperos held wont to give light in the with dancing leg while he foot—for he is the escort in the skipping tracery Acvcowv &vOa nai &va xai dmAavdag wail dd as: days in the years of her life on his fingers.

baby: the Curetes drowned his cries by clashing their z conveyed her hidden in a black veil of cloud. driving ie the light wings of the quick sped like along the course of the the sky and round the back-reaching an She heard the music of Cretan resounding in Dicte, as danced about with the tumbling steel thundertheir oxhide shields. The goddess ay fen Pelorian cliffs of Threepeak tie shores, where the restless driven towards the west and bends a sickle, bringing the current in a curve southwest from the north.’ And in the place concealed daughter well-secured in this hollow