Myths of Greece And Rome Narrated With Special Reference to Literature And Art
Myths of Greece And Rome Narrated With Special Reference to Literature And Art
H a Hlne Adeline Guerber
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(222) HERCULES AND CENTAUR. — Bologna. ( Florence. ) HERCULES. 223 " Nothing else . Could clean the Augean stables. " Wordsworth. When Hercules saw that the work of purification was thor- oughly accomplished, he guided the stream back to its origi- nal bed, and returned home to announce that the fifth labor was accomplished. The fabulous filth of the Augean stables, and the radical methods employed for their cleansing, have given rise to proverbial expressions still in current use. Hercules nex...t journeyed off to Crete to accomplish his sixth task, the capture of a mad bull given by Neptune to Minos, king of the island. The god had sent the ani- . .. .. . . . Itt! rr Cretan bull. Mal with directions that he should be offered up in sacrifice ; but Minos, charmed with his unusual size and beauty, resolved to keep him, and substituted a bull from his own herds for the religious ceremony. Angry at seeing his express command so wantonly disobeyed, Neptune maddened the bull, which rushed wildly all over the island, causing great damage.
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