llas. They had fruitful meadows and vineyards, sheep and oxen, great herds of horses, and all that m

and when they grew up, each tried to take away the o

own family shall rise up against you. Because you have sinned against your kindred, by your kindred shall you be punished. Your

hen he became King, he shut up his fair daughter Dan? in a cavern underground, lined with

pity on it. But he had no pity, for he took Dan? and her babe down to the seashore, and put them into a gre

wind floated the mother and her babe, while a

ows, and the babe slept in its mother's arms. But the poor mother could n

s nothing round them but waves, and the sky and the wind. But the wav

Dan?, and another night and day beside, till Dan? was

t last poor Dan? drooped her head and fell asle

ding, and the air was full of sound. She looked up, and over her head were

help met her, for now there came over the rocks a tall and stately man, and lo

ace, and in his hand he carried a trident, which is a three-prong

FORTED AND WENT

his walk, and his flowing golden hair and beard, and by the t

nd leapt down the rocks, and thrown his casting net so surely over Dan? an

chance has brought you to this island in so frail a ship? Who are you, and whence? Surely you are some king's daughte

bbed out, "Tell me to what land I have

and he is my brother. Men call me Dictys the

and let me live in your house as a servant. But treat me honorably, for I was once a king's daughter, and this my boy is of no common race.

and my hairs are growing gray, while I have no children to make my home cheerful. Come with me,

, the good fisherman, and was a daughter to him