. Mitologia greca e romana. BraveDegati nei suoi domini, per scendere nel gulfche porta ai suoi territori, e per contendere in una lotta difensiva con il re dei terrori. Prima che Ercole si dirigesse verso il mondo inferiore, fu iniziatednei misteri Eleusini, per essere come si preparava a qualsiasi evento, sia che si tratti di vita o di morte: Allora entrò coraggiosamente nella caverna al Prom-ontorio di Taenaro, che portò alla dimora delle sfumature. Egli fece compellare Charon per guidarlo attraverso la Styx, e quando raggiunse la riva del luogo, prima guardò il cane a tre teste Cerberus, e il therchai

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. Grecian and Roman mythology . braveDeath himself in his own dominions—to descend into the open gulfthat leads to his territories, and to contend in direful fight with theking of terrors. Before Hercules went on his way to the lower world, he was initiatedin the Eleusinian mysteries, to be as it were prepared for any event, whether life or death: he then boldly entered the cavern at the Prom-ontory of Taenarus, which led to the abode of the shades. He com-pelled Charon to row him across the Styx, and when reaching the op-posite shore, he first beheld the three-headed dog Cerberus, and therchained to a rock, two well-known heroes, Theseus and Pirithoos, whohad ventured to descend into Orcus, with the intention of deliveringProserpine, the Queen of the dead, from Plutos dominions. Theywere overpowered, fastened to an enchanted rock, and doomed neveragain to see the light of the sun. Hercules, nevertheless, succeeded in delivering Theseus. Fictionsays, that when Hercules was pursuing Cerberus, whose fierceness was 21. 322 GRECIAN AND ROMAN MYTHOLOGY. broken after a desperate struggle, and who was now flying with anxiouswailings to the palace of Pluto, the chaplet of mallow leaves which hewore upon his head turned black. Hercules fought with Pluto himself;seized upon the triple-headed watch-dog of his dominions, loosenedTheseus bonds, and hastened out of the land of terrors. He had alsoendeavored to free Pirithoos from his fetters, but in vain, for Plutodefended his prey with his whole power. Hercules brought Cerberus in triumph to the upper world. Theterrified Eurystheus could not bear the sight of the monster, and Her-cules, after having kept him tamed between his knees, delivered himfrom the pain of beholding the light of day, and the black monsterslunk back to the lower world to resume his watch at its gates. These are the proofs which Hercules gave of his strength, his perse-verance, invincible courage, and patient submission to the decrees ofFate, in performing

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• bookcentury1800
• bookdecade1870
• booksubjectmytholo
• bookyear1876