Chapter 2 The Tale of Theseus-2

The first person Theseus met on his way to find his father was the thief Perifutus, who danced with a stick and often beat passers-by into meatloaf, so he was nicknamed "stick dancer". When Theseus came to the land of Epidauros, the vicious robber rushed out of the dense forest and barred his way.With no fear on his face, Theseus yelled at him: "You came just in time!" Then he rushed towards the robber.The two fought for several rounds, and the stick dancer was killed.Theseus picked up the iron rod of the dead man and carried it with him as a sort of souvenir and weapon of victory.

When he arrived in Corinth, he met another villain, the tree puller Sinnes, because he was so powerful that he could pull down two pine trees at the same time with both hands.He tied the captured passer-by to the top of a tree, and let the top of the tree bounce upwards so violently that his limbs were torn in two.Theseus swung the iron rod angrily, and quickly killed the villain.Sines had a beautiful and gentle daughter, Prigina, who ran away in terror when her father was killed.Theseus pursued and searched everywhere.In desperation, the girl hid in the bushes and innocently begged the bushes to save her life.She swore that if the woods would save her and protect her, she would never damage or burn the woods in the future.She came out when Theseus called her out and promised not to hurt her.From then on she lived under the protection of Theseus.Later Theseus married the girl to Daeanayus, the son of Eurytus, the king of Ocaria.Her children and grandchildren have followed her promise never to burn the woods.

Theseus not only wiped out bandits along the way, but also, like Hercules, conquered ferocious beasts without fear. He defeated Fia, a ferocious boar, in Chromion.When he reached the border of Megares, he met the villainous thief Skeron again.The bandit was usually haunted in the forested regions of Megares and Attica, and dwelt in tall caves, and he had a bad habit of ordering strangers to wash his feet when he caught them.While washing their feet, he kicked them into the sea and drowned them.Theseus did the same this time, kicking him into the sea and drowning. Later he entered the region of Attica and met the robber Kercyon near the city of Eleusis.Kerquon forced passers-by to wrestle with him, and those who lost to him were killed.Theseus accepted his challenge, defeated him, and removed a great evil from the land.

Soon, Theseus met Damastus, the last and cruelest highwayman on the trip, nicknamed the Iron Bed Bandit.The robber has two beds, one is long and the other is short.If the foreigner passing by is a small man, he will bring him to the big bed and say, "You see, my bed is too long, my friend, let me stretch you so that you can try to fit into this bed." Bed! After speaking, he stretched the stranger's body until he died; if the visitor was tall, he let the visitor sleep in a small bed, and then said: "I am sorry, my friend, this bed is too big." Small is not made for you.Well, let me help you. ’ So saying, he cut off the visitor’s feet, just as long as the bed. Theseus seized the tall robber, forced him to sleep on the cot, and cut off his body with his sword, until he was in agony. die.

Theseus hardly met a warm and friendly person on his difficult journey.Later, when he came to the Physos River, he met some of the Phetaliten tribe.They received Theseus warmly.At his request, the hosts baptized him according to traditional customs, let him wash away the blood stains, and entertained him at home to eat and drink.When he regained his energy, he sincerely thanked the upright master, and then walked all the way to his father's hometown.