(ll。929a—929t)(30)ButHerawasveryangryandquarrelledwithhermate。AndbecauseofthisstrifeshebarewithoutunionwithZeuswhoholdstheaegisagloriousson,Hephaestus,whoexcelledallthesonsofHeavenincrafts。ButZeuslaywiththefair—
cheekeddaughterofOceanandTethysapartfromHera……
((LACUNA))……deceivingMetis(Thought)althoughshewasfullwise。Butheseizedherwithhishandsandputherinhisbelly,forfearthatshemightbringforthsomethingstrongerthanhisthunderbolt:
thereforedidZeus,whositsonhighanddwellsintheaether,swallowherdownsuddenly。ButshestraightwayconceivedPallasAthene:andthefatherofmenandgodsgaveherbirthbywayofhisheadonthebanksoftheriverTrito。AndsheremainedhiddenbeneaththeinwardpartsofZeus,evenMetis,Athena\'smother,workerofrighteousness,whowaswiserthangodsandmortalmen。Therethegoddess(Athena)receivedthat(31)
wherebysheexcelledinstrengthallthedeathlessoneswhodwellinOlympus,shewhomadethehost—scaringweaponofAthena。Andwithit(Zeus)gaveherbirth,arrayedinarmsofwar。
(ll。930—933)AndofAmphitriteandtheloud—roaringEarth—Shakerwasborngreat,wide—rulingTriton,andheownsthedepthsofthesea,livingwithhisdearmotherandthelordhisfatherintheirgoldenhouse,anawfulgod。
(ll。933—937)AlsoCythereabaretoArestheshield—piercerPanicandFear,terriblegodswhodriveindisorderthecloseranksofmeninnumbingwar,withthehelpofAres,sackeroftowns:andHarmoniawhomhigh—spiritedCadmusmadehiswife。
(ll。938—939)AndMaia,thedaughterofAtlas,baretoZeusgloriousHermes,theheraldofthedeathlessgods,forshewentupintohisholybed。
(ll。940—942)AndSemele,daughterofCadmuswasjoinedwithhiminloveandbarehimasplendidson,joyousDionysus,——amortalwomananimmortalson。Andnowtheybotharegods。
(ll。943—944)AndAlemenawasjoinedinlovewithZeuswhodrivesthecloudsandbaremightyHeracles。
(ll。945—946)AndHephaestus,thefamousLameOne,madeAglaea,youngestoftheGraces,hisbuxomwife。
(ll。947—949)Andgolden—hairedDionysusmadebrown—hairedAriadne,thedaughterofMinos,hisbuxomwife:andthesonofCronosmadeherdeathlessandunageingforhim。
(ll。950—955)AndmightyHeracles,thevaliantsonofneat—ankledAlemena,whenhehadfinishedhisgrievoustoils,madeHebethechildofgreatZeusandgold—shodHerahisshywifeinsnowyOlympus。Happyhe!Forhehasfinishedhisgreatworksandlivesamongstthedyinggods,untroubledandunagingallhisdays。
(ll。956—962)AndPerseis,thedaughterofOcean,baretounwearyingHeliosCirceandAeetestheking。AndAeetes,thesonofHelioswhoshowslighttomen,tooktowifefair—cheekedIdyia,daughterofOceantheperfectstream,bythewillofthegods:andshewassubjecttohiminlovethroughgoldenAphroditeandbarehimneat—ankledMedea。
(ll。963—968)Andnowfarewell,youdwellersonOlympusandyouislandsandcontinentsandthoubrinyseawithin。Nowsingthecompanyofgoddesses,sweet—voicedMusesofOlympus,daughterofZeuswhoholdstheaegis,——eventhosedeathlessonewholaywithmortalmenandbarechildrenlikeuntogods。
(ll。969—974)Demeter,brightgoddess,wasjoinedinsweetlovewiththeheroIasioninathrice—ploughedfallowintherichlandofCrete,andbarePlutus,akindlygodwhogoeseverywhereoverlandandthesea\'swideback,andhimwhofindshimandintowhosehandshecomeshemakesrich,bestowinggreatwealthuponhim。
(ll。975—978)AndHarmonia,thedaughterofgoldenAphrodite,baretoCadmusInoandSemeleandfair—cheekedAgaveandAutonoewhomlonghairedAristaeuswedded,andPolydorusalsoinrich—
crownedThebe。
(ll。979—983)AndthedaughterofOcean,CallirrhoewasjoinedintheloveofrichAphroditewithstoutheartedChrysaorandbareasonwhowasthestrongestofallmen,Geryones,whommightyHeracleskilledinsea—girtErytheaforthesakeofhisshamblingoxen。
(ll。984—991)AndEosbaretoTithonusbrazen—crestedMemnon,kingoftheEthiopians,andtheLordEmathion。AndtoCephalusshebareasplendidson,strongPhaethon,amanlikethegods,whom,whenhewasayoungboyinthetenderflowerofgloriousyouthwithchildishthoughts,laughter—lovingAphroditeseizedandcaughtupandmadeakeeperofhershrinebynight,adivinespirit。
(ll。993—1002)AndthesonofAesonbythewillofthegodsledawayfromAeetesthedaughterofAeetestheheaven—nurturedking,whenhehadfinishedthemanygrievouslabourswhichthegreatking,overbearingPelias,thatoutrageousandpresumptuousdoerofviolence,putuponhim。ButwhenthesonofAesonhadfinishedthem,hecametoIolcusafterlongtoilbringingthecoy—eyedgirlwithhimonhisswiftship,andmadeherhisbuxomwife。AndshewassubjecttoIason,shepherdofthepeople,andbareasonMedeuswhomCheironthesonofPhilyrabroughtupinthemountains。AndthewillofgreatZeuswasfulfilled。
(ll。1003—1007)ButofthedaughtersofNereus,theOldmanoftheSea,Psamathethefairgoddess,waslovedbyAeacusthroughgoldenAphroditeandbarePhocus。Andthesilver—shodgoddessThetiswassubjecttoPeleusandbroughtforthlion—heartedAchilles,thedestroyerofmen。
(ll。1008—1010)AndCythereawiththebeautifulcrownwasjoinedinsweetlovewiththeheroAnchisesandbareAeneasonthepeaksofIdawithitsmanywoodedglens。
(ll。1011—1016)AndCircethedaughterofHelius,Hyperion\'sson,lovedsteadfastOdysseusandbareAgriusandLatinuswhowasfaultlessandstrong:alsoshebroughtforthTelegonusbythewillofgoldenAphrodite。AndtheyruledoverthefamousTyrenians,veryfaroffinarecessoftheholyislands。
(ll。1017—1018)AndthebrightgoddessCalypsowasjoinedtoOdysseusinsweetlove,andbarehimNausithousandNausinous。
(ll。1019—1020)Thesearetheimmortalgoddesseswholaywithmortalmenandbarethemchildrenlikeuntogods。
(ll。1021—1022)Butnow,sweet—voicedMusesofOlympus,daughtersofZeuswhoholdstheaegis,singofthecompanyofwomen。
ENDNOTES:
(1)Theepithetprobablyindicatescoquettishness。
(2)Aproverbialsayingmeaning,`whyenlargeonirrelevanttopics?\'
(3)`Sheofthenoblevoice\':CalliopeisqueenofEpicpoetry。
(4)Earth,inthecosmologyofHesiod,isadisksurroundedbytheriverOceanusandfloatinguponawasteofwaters。Itiscalledthefoundationofall(thequalification`thedeathlessones……\'etc。isaninterpolation),becausenotonlytrees,men,andanimals,buteventhehillsandseas(ll。129,131)aresupportedbyit。
(5)Aetheristhebright,untaintedupperatmosphere,asdistinguishedfromAer,theloweratmosphereoftheearth。
(6)BrontesistheThunderer;Steropes,theLightener;andArges,theVividOne。
(7)ThemythaccountsfortheseparationofHeavenandEarth。
InEgyptiancosmologyNut(theSky)isthrustandheldapartfromherbrotherGeb(theEarth)bytheirfatherShu,whocorrespondstotheGreekAtlas。
(8)Nymphsoftheash—trees,asDryadsarenymphsoftheoak—
trees。Cp。noteon\"WorksandDays\",l。145。
(9)`Member—loving\':thetitleisperhapsonlyaperversionoftheregularPHILOMEIDES(laughter—loving)。
(10)Cletho(theSpinner)isshewhospinsthethreadofman\'slife;Lachesis(theDisposerofLots)assignstoeachmanhisdestiny;Atropos(Shewhocannotbeturned)isthe`Furywiththeabhorredshears。\'
(11)Manyofthenameswhichfollowexpressvariousqualitiesoraspectsofthesea:thusGaleneis`Calm\',Cymothoeisthe`Wave—swift\',PherusaandDynameneare`Shewhospeeds(ships)\'and`Shewhohaspower\'。
(12)The`Wave—receiver\'andthe`Wave—stiller\'。
(13)`TheUnerring\'or`Truthful\';cp。l。235。
(14)i。e。Poseidon。
(15)Goettlingnotesthatsomeofthesenymphsderivetheirnamesfromlandsoverwhichtheypreside,asEuropa,Asia,Doris,Ianeira(`LadyoftheIonians\'),butthatmostarecalledaftersomequalitywhichtheirstreamspossessed:thusXantheisthe`Brown\'or`Turbid\',Amphirhoisthe`Surrounding\'river,Iantheis`Shewhodelights\',andOcyrrhoeisthe`Swift—flowing\'。
(16)i。e。Eos,the`Early—born\'。
(17)VanLennepexplainsthatHecate,havingnobrotherstosupportherclaim,mighthavebeenslighted。
(18)Thegoddessofthehearth(theRoman\"Vesta\"),andsoofthehouse。Cp。\"HomericHymns\"v。22ff。;xxxix。1ff。
(19)Thevariantreading`ofhisfather\'(sc。Heaven)restsoninferiorMS。authorityandisprobablyanalterationduetothedifficultystatedbyaScholiast:`HowcouldZeus,beingnotyetbegotten,plotagainsthisfather?\'Thephraseis,however,partoftheprophecy。Thewholelinemaywellbespurious,andisrejectedbyHeyne,Wolf,GaisfordandGuyet。
(20)Pausanias(x。24。6)sawnearthetombofNeoptolemus`astoneofnogreatsize\',whichtheDelphiansanointedeverydaywithoil,andwhichhesayswassupposedtobethestonegiventoCronos。
(21)AScholiastexplains:`Eitherbecausethey(men)sprangfromtheMeliannymphs(cp。l。187);orbecause,whentheywereborn(?),theycastthemselvesundertheash—trees,thatis,thetrees。\'Thereferencemaybetotheoriginofmenfromash—trees:cp。\"WorksandDays\",l。145andnote。
(22)sc。Atlas,theShuofEgyptianmythology:cp。noteonline177。
(23)Oceanusishereregardedasacontinuousstreamenclosingtheearthandtheseas,andsoasflowingbackuponhimself。
(24)TheconceptionofOceanusisheredifferent:hehasninestreamswhichencircletheearthandtheflowoutintothe`main\'whichappearstobethewasteofwatersonwhich,accordingtoearlyGreekandHebrewcosmology,thedisk—likeearthfloated。
(25)i。e。thethresholdisof`native\'metal,andnotartificial。
(26)AccordingtoHomerTyphoeuswasoverwhelmedbyZeusamongsttheArimiinCilicia。PindarrepresentshimasburiedunderAetna,andTzetzesreadsAetnainthispassage。
(27)Theepithet(whichmeansliterally`well—bored\')seemstorefertothespoutofthecrucible。
(28)Thefiregod。Thereisnoreferencetovolcanicaction:
ironwassmeltedonMountIda;cp。\"EpigramsofHomer\",ix。
2—4。
(29)i。e。Athena,whowasborn`onthebanksoftheriverTrito\'
(cp。l。929l)
(30)RestoredbyPeppmuller。Thenineteenfollowinglinesfromanotherrecensionoflines889—900,924—9arequotedbyChrysippus(inGalen)。
(31)sc。theaegis。Line929sisprobablyspurious,sinceitdisagreeswithl。929qandcontainsasuspiciousreferencetoAthens。
THECATALOGUESOFWOMENANDEOIAE(fragments)(1)
Fragment#1——
ScholiastonApolloniusRhodius,Arg。iii。1086:
ThatDeucalionwasthesonofPrometheusandPronoea,Hesiodstatesinthefirst\"Catalogue\",asalsothatHellenwasthesonofDeucalionandPyrrha。
Fragment#2——
IoannesLydus(2),deMens。i。13:
TheycametocallthosewhofollowedlocalmannersLatins,butthosewhofollowedHelleniccustomsGreeks,afterthebrothersLatinusandGraecus;asHesiodsays:`AndinthepalacePandorathedaughterofnobleDeucalionwasjoinedinlovewithfatherZeus,leaderofallthegods,andbareGraecus,staunchinbattle。\'
Fragment#3——
ConstantinusPorphyrogenitus(3),deThem。2p。48B:
ThedistrictMacedoniatookitsnamefromMacedonthesonofZeusandThyia,Deucalion\'sdaughter,asHesiodsays:
`AndsheconceivedandbaretoZeuswhodelightsinthethunderbolttwosons,MagnesandMacedon,rejoicinginhorses,whodwellroundaboutPieriaandOlympus……
((LACUNA))……AndMagnesagain(begot)DictysandgodlikePolydectes。\'
Fragment#4——
Plutarch,Mor。p。747;Schol。onPindarPyth。iv。263:
`AndfromHellenthewar—lovingkingsprangDorusandXuthusandAeolusdelightinginhorses。AndthesonsofAeolus,kingsdealingjustice,wereCretheus,andAthamas,andcleverSisyphus,andwickedSalmoneusandoverboldPerieres。\'
Fragment#5——
ScholiastonApolloniusRhodius,Arg。iv。266:
ThosewhoweredescendedfromDeucalionusedtoruleoverThessalyasHecataeusandHesiodsay。
Fragment#6——
ScholiastonApolloniusRhodius,Arg。i。482:
Aloiadae。HesiodsaidthattheyweresonsofAloeus,——calledsoafterhim,——andofIphimedea,butinrealitysonsofPoseidonandIphimedea,andthatAlusacityofAetoliawasfoundedbytheirfather。
Fragment#7——
BerlinPapyri,No。7497;OxyrhynchusPapyri,421(4):
(ll。1—24)`……EurynomethedaughterofNisus,Pandion\'sson,towhomPallasAthenetaughtallherart,bothwitandwisdomtoo;
forshewasaswiseasthegods。Amarvellousscentrosefromhersilvernraimentasshemoved,andbeautywaswaftedfromhereyes。Her,then,GlaucussoughttowinbyAthena\'sadvising,andhedroveoxen(5)forher。ButheknewnotatalltheintentofZeuswhoholdstheaegis。SoGlaucuscameseekinghertowifewithgifts;butcloud—drivingZeus,kingofthedeathlessgods,benthisheadinoaththatthe……sonofSisyphusshouldneverhavechildrenbornofonefather(6)。SoshelayinthearmsofPoseidonandbareinthehouseofGlaucusblamelessBellerophon,surpassingallmenin……overtheboundlesssea。Andwhenhebegantoroam,hisfathergavehimPegasuswhowouldbearhimmostswiftlyonhiswings,andflewunwearyingeverywhereovertheearth,forlikethegaleshewouldcoursealong。WithhimBellerophoncaughtandslewthefire—breathingChimera。Andheweddedthedearchildofthegreat—heartedIobates,theworshipfulking……
lord(of)……
andshebare……\'
Fragment#8——
ScholiastonApolloniusRhodes,Arg。iv。57:
HesiodsaysthatEndymionwasthesonofAethliusthesonofZeusandCalyee,andreceivedthegiftfromZeus:`(Tobe)keeperofdeathforhisownselfwhenhewasreadytodie。\'
Fragment#9——
ScholiastVen。onHomer,Il。xi。750:
ThetwosonsofActorandMolione……HesiodhasgiventheirdescentbycallingthemafterActorandMolione;buttheirfatherwasPoseidon。
Porphyrius(7),Quaest。Hom。adIliad。pert。,265:
ButAristarchusisinformedthattheyweretwins,not……suchasweretheDioscuri,but,onHesiod\'stestimony,doubleinformandwithtwobodiesandjoinedtooneanother。
Fragment#10——
ScholiastonApolloniusRhodius,Arg。i。156:
ButHesiodsaysthathechangedhimselfinoneofhiswontedshapesandperchedontheyoke—bossofHeracles\'horses,meaningtofightwiththehero;butthatHeracles,secretlyinstructedbyAthena,woundedhimmortallywithanarrow。Andhesaysasfollows:`……andlordlyPericlymenus。Happyhe!Forearth—shakingPoseidongavehimallmannerofgifts。Atonetimehewouldappearamongbirds,aneagle;andagainatanotherhewouldbeanant,amarveltosee;andthenashiningswarmofbees;andagainatanothertimeadreadrelentlesssnake。Andhepossessedallmannerofgiftswhichcannothetold,andthesethenensnaredhimthroughthedevisingofAthene。\'
Fragment#11——
StephanusofByzantium(8),s。v。:
`(Heracles)slewthenoblesonsofsteadfastNeleus,elevenofthem;butthetwelfth,thehorsemenGerenianNestorchancedtobestayingwiththehorse—tamingGerenians。
((LACUNA))
NestoraloneescapedinfloweryGerenon。\'
Fragment#12——
Eustathius(9),Hom。1796。39:
`Sowell—girdedPolycaste,theyoungestdaughterofNestor,Neleus\'son,wasjoinedinlovewithTelemachusthroughgoldenAphroditeandbarePersepolis。\'
Fragment#13——
ScholiastonHomer,Od。xii。69:
TyrothedaughterofSalmoneus,havingtwosonsbyPoseidon,NeleusandPelias,marriedCretheus,andhadbyhimthreesons,Aeson,PheresandAmythaon。AndofAesonandPolymede,accordingtoHesiod,Iasonwasborn:`Aeson,whobegotasonIason,shepherdofthepeople,whomChironbroughtupinwoodyPelion。\'
Fragment#14——
PetriePapyri(ed。Mahaffy),Pl。III。3:
`……ofthegloriouslord……fairAtalanta,swiftoffoot,thedaughterofSchoeneus,whohadthebeamingeyesoftheGraces,thoughshewasripeforwedlockrejectedthecompanyofherequalsandsoughttoavoidmarriagewithmenwhoeatbread。\'
ScholiastonHomer,Iliadxxiii。683:
HesiodisthereforelaterindatethanHomersinceherepresentsHippomenesasstrippedwhencontendingwithAtalanta(10)。
Papirigrecielatini,ii。No。130(2nd—3rdcentury)(11):
(ll。1—7)`Thenstraightwaythereroseupagainsthimthetrim—
ankledmaiden(Atalanta),peerlessinbeauty:agreatthrongstoodroundaboutherasshegazedfiercely,andwonderheldallmenastheylookeduponher。Asshemoved,thebreathofthewestwindstirredtheshininggarmentabouthertenderbosom;butHippomenesstoodwherehewas:andmuchpeoplewasgatheredtogether。Allthesekeptsilence;butSchoeneuscriedandsaid:
(ll。8—20)`\"Hearmeall,bothyoungandold,whileIspeakasmyspiritwithinmybreastbidsme。Hippomenesseeksmycoy—eyeddaughtertowife;butlethimnowhearmywholesomespeech。Heshallnotwinherwithoutcontest;yet,ifhebevictoriousandescapedeath,andifthedeathlessgodswhodwellonOlympusgranthimtowinrenown,verilyheshallreturntohisdearnativeland,andIwillgivehimmydearchildandstrong,swift—
footedhorsesbesideswhichheshallleadhometobecherishedpossessions;andmayherejoiceinheartpossessingthese,andeverrememberwithgladnessthepainfulcontest。Maythefatherofmenandofgods(grantthatsplendidchildrenmaybeborntohim)\'(12)
((LACUNA))
(ll。21—27)`ontheright……
andhe,rushinguponher,……
drawingbackslightlytowardstheleft。Andonthemwaslaidanunenviablestruggle:forshe,evenfair,swift—footedAtalanta,ranscorningthegiftsofgoldenAphrodite;butwithhimtheracewasforhislife,eithertofindhisdoom,ortoescapeit。
Thereforewiththoughtsofguilehesaidtoher:
(ll。28—29)`\"OdaughterofSchoeneus,pitilessinheart,receivethesegloriousgiftsofthegoddess,goldenAphrodite……\'
((LACUNA))
(ll。30—36)`Buthe,followinglightlyonhisfeet,castthefirstapple(13):and,swiftlyasaHarpy,sheturnedbackandsnatchedit。Thenhecastthesecondtothegroundwithhishand。Andnowfair,swift—footedAtalantahadtwoapplesandwasnearthegoal;butHippomenescastthethirdappletotheground,andtherewithescapeddeathandblackfate。Andhestoodpantingand……\'
Fragment#15——
Strabo(14),i。p。42:
`AndthedaughterofArabus,whomworthyHermaonbegatwithThronia,daughterofthelordBelus。\'
Fragment#16——
Eustathius,Hom。461。2:
`ArgoswhichwaswaterlessDanausmadewell—watered。\'
Fragment#17——
Hecataeus(15)inScholiastonEuripides,Orestes,872:
AegyptushimselfdidnotgotoArgos,butsenthissons,fiftyinnumber,asHesiodrepresented。
Fragment#18——(16)
Strabo,viii。p。370:
AndApollodorussaysthatHesiodalreadyknewthatthewholepeoplewerecalledbothHellenesandPanhellenes,aswhenhesaysofthedaughtersofProetusthatthePanhellenessoughttheminmarriage。
Apollodorus,ii。2。1。4:
AcrisiuswaskingofArgosandProetusofTiryns。AndAcrisiushadbyEurydicethedaughterofLacedemon,Danae;andProetusbyStheneboea`LysippeandIphinoeandIphianassa\'。Andthesefellmad,asHesiodstates,becausetheywouldnotreceivetheritesofDionysus。
Probus(17)onVergil,Ecloguevi。48:
These(thedaughtersofProetus),becausetheyhadscornedthedivinityofJuno,wereovercomewithmadness,suchthattheybelievedtheyhadbeenturnedintocows,andleftArgostheirowncountry。AfterwardstheywerecuredbyMelampus,thesonofAmythaon。
Suidas,s。v。:(18)
`Becauseoftheirhideouswantonnesstheylosttheirtenderbeauty……\'
Eustathius,Hom。1746。7:
`……Forheshedupontheirheadsafearfulitch:andleprosycoveredalltheirflesh,andtheirhairdroppedfromtheirheads,andtheirfairscalpsweremadebare。\'
Fragment#19A——(19)
OxyrhynchusPapyri1358fr。1(3rdcent。A。D。):(20)
(ll。1—32)`……Soshe(Europa)crossedthebrinywaterfromafartoCrete,beguiledbythewilesofZeus。SecretlydidtheFathersnatchherawayandgaveheragift,thegoldennecklace,thetoywhichHephaestusthefamedcraftsmanoncemadebyhiscunningskillandbroughtandgaveittohisfatherforapossession。
AndZeusreceivedthegift,andgaveitinturntothedaughterofproudPhoenix。ButwhentheFatherofmenandofgodshadmatedsofaroffwithtrim—ankledEuropa,thenhedepartedbackagainfromtherich—hairedgirl。SoshebaresonstothealmightySonofCronos,gloriousleadersofwealthymen——Minostheruler,andjustRhadamanthysandnobleSarpedontheblamelessandstrong。TothesedidwiseZeusgiveeachashareofhishonour。VerilySarpedonreignedmightilyoverwideLyciaandruledverymanycitiesfilledwithpeople,wieldingthesceptreofZeus:andgreathonourfollowedhim,whichhisfathergavehim,thegreat—heartedshepherdofthepeople。ForwiseZeusordainedthatheshouldliveforthreegenerationsofmortalmenandnotwasteawaywitholdage。HesenthimtoTroy;andSarpedongatheredagreathost,menchosenoutofLyciatobealliestotheTrojans。ThesemeddidSarpedonlead,skilledinbitterwar。AndZeus,whosewisdomiseverlasting,senthimforthfromheavenastar,showingtokensforthereturnofhisdearson……forwellhe(Sarpedon)knewinhisheartthatthesignwasindeedfromZeus。Verygreatlydidheexcelinwartogetherwithman—slayingHectorandbrakedownthewall,bringingwoesupontheDanaans。ButsosoonasPatroclushadinspiredtheArgiveswithhardcourage……\'
Fragment#19——
ScholiastonHomer,Il。xii。292:
ZeussawEuropathedaughterofPhoenixgatheringflowersinameadowwithsomenymphsandfellinlovewithher。Sohecamedownandchangedhimselfintoabullandbreathedfromhismouthacrocus(21)。InthiswayhedeceivedEuropa,carriedheroffandcrossedtheseatoCretewherehehadintercoursewithher。
TheninthisconditionhemadeherlivewithAsterionthekingoftheCretans。Theresheconceivedandborethreesons,Minos,SarpedonandRhadamanthys。ThetaleisinHesiodandBacchylides。