【正文】 d, and shall give birth to a son, from whom shall spring the hero who will break my chains and set me free. As for me, I bide in patience the day which not even Zeus can hasten or delay. Farewell!”Poor Io would have spoken, but she could not. Her sorrowful eyes looked once more at the suffering hero on the peak, and then she turned and began her long and tiresome journey to the land of the Nile.Ages passed, and at last a great hero whose name was Hercules came to the land of the Caucasus. In spite of Zeus’ dread thunderbolts and fearful storms of snow and sleet, he climbed the rugged mountain peak.He slew the fierce eagles that had so long tormented the helpless prisoner on those craggy heights。 and one day she went down to Argos to try what could be done.Zeus saw her while she was yet a great way off, and he knew why she had e. So, to save Io from her, he changed the maiden to a white cow. He thought that when Hera had gone back home, it would not be hard to give Io her own form again.But when the queen saw the cow, she knew that it was Io.“Oh, what a fine cow you have there!” she said. “Give her to me, good Zeus, give her to me!”Zeus did not like to do this。 and you could not say that he went to sleep at all, for while half of his eyes were shut, the other half were wide awake, and thus they slept and watched by turns.Zeus was grieved when he saw to what a hard life Io had been doomed, and he tried to think of some plan to set her free.One day he called sly Hermes, who had wings on his shoes, and bade him go and lead the cow away from the grove where she was kept.Hermes went down and stood near the foot of the hill where Argus sat, and began to play sweet tunes on his flute. This was just what the strange watchman liked to hear。 but every man was at war with his neighbor, and there was neither law nor safety in all the land.Things were in much worse case now than they had been before Prometheus had e among men, and that was just what Zeus wanted. But as the world became wickeder and wickeder every day, he began to grow weary of seeing so much bloodshed and of hearing the cries of the oppressed and the poor.“These men,” he said to his mighty pany, “are nothing but a source of trouble. When they were good and happy, we felt afraid lest they should bee greater than ourselves。 and early the very next day the boat was drifted high upon a mountain called Parnassus, and Deucalion and Pyrrha stepped out upon the dry land.After that, it was only a short time until the whole country was laid bare, and the trees shook their leafy branches in the wind, and the fields were carpeted with grass and flowers more beautiful than in the days before the flood.But Deucalion and Pyrrha were very sad, for they knew that they were the only persons who were left alive in all the land. At last they started to walk down the mountain side towards the plain, wondering what would bee of them now, all alone as they were in the wide world.2. The Creation of Human BeingsWhile they were talking and trying to think what they should do, they heard a voice behind them. They turned and saw a noble young prince standing on one of the rocks above them.He was very tall, with blue eyes and yellow hair. There were wings on his shoes and on his cap, and in his hands he bore a staff with golden serpents twined around it. They knew at once that he was Hermes, the swift messenger of the Mighty Ones, and they waited to hear what he would say.“Is there anything that you wish?” he asked. “Tell me, and you shall have whatever you desire.”“We should like, above all things,” said Deucalion, “to see this land full of people once more。 and the land was filled with people who were happier and far better than those who had dwelt there before the flood. And they named the country Hellas, after Hellen, the son of Deucalion and Pyrrha。 you owe me grand children.” She, hating the thought of marriage as a crime, with her beautiful face tinged all over with blushes, threw her arms around her father’s neck and said, “Dearest father, grant me this favor, that I may always remain unmarried, like Diana.” He consented, but at the same time said, “Your own face will forbid it.”Apollo loved her and longed to obtain her。 I am not a foe. Do not fly me as a lamb flies the wolf, or a dove the hawk. It is for love I pursue you. I am no clown, no rude peasant. Zeus is my father, and I am the god of song and the lyre. My arrows fly true to the mark。 her hair became leaves。 and when the great Roman conquerors lead up the triumphal pomp to the Capitol, you shall be woven into wreaths for their brows. And, as eternal youth is mine, you also shall be always green, and your leaf knows no decay.” The nymph, now changed into a laurel tree, bowed its head in grateful acknowledgment.V. The Story of Hades and Demeter1. Hades Took Away the Daughter of Demeter When Zeus and his brothers had defeated the Titans and banished them to Tartarus, a new enemy rose up against the gods. They were the giants Typhon, Briareus, Enceladus, and others. Some of them had a hundred arms, others breathed out fire. They were finally subdued and buried alive under Mount Aetna, where they still sometimes struggle to get loose and shake the whole island with earthquakes, their breath es up through the mountain and is what men call the eruption of the volcano. The fall of these monsters shook the earth, so that Hades was alarmed, and feared that his kingdom would be laid open to the light of day. Under this apprehension, he mounted his chariot, drawn by black horses, and took a circuit of inspection to satisfy himself of the extent of the damage. While he was thus engaged, Aphrodite(Venus), who was sitting on Mount Eryx playing with her boy Eros (Cupid), espied him and said, “My son, take your darts with which you conquer all, even Zeus himself, and send one into the breast of yonder dark monarch, who rules the realm of Tartarus. Why shou