theseus-第7章

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inspiration；　to　dig　there；　and　search　for　the　bones　of　Theseus。
There　were　found　in　that　place　a　coffin　of　a　man　of　more　than　ordinary
size；　and　a　brazen　spear…head；　and　a　sword　lying　by　it；　all　which　he
took　aboard　his　galley　and　brought　with　him　to　Athens。　Upon　which
the　Athenians；　greatly　delighted；　went　out　to　meet　and　receive　the
relics　with　splendid　processions　and　sacrifices；　as　if　it　were　Theseus
himself　returning　alive　to　the　city。　He　lies　interred　in　the　middle　of
the　city；　near　the　present　gymnasium。　His　tomb　is　a　sanctuary　and
refuge　for　slaves；　and　all　those　of　mean　condition　that　fly　from　the
persecution　of　men　in　power；　in　memory　that　Theseus　while　he　lived　was
an　assister　and　protector　of　the　distressed；　and　never　refused　the
petitions　of　the　afflicted　that　fled　to　him。　The　chief　and　most　solemn
sacrifice　which　they　celebrate　to　him　is　kept　on　the　eighth　day　of
Pyanepsion；　on　which　he　returned　with　the　Athenian　young　men　from
Crete。　Besides　which　they　sacrifice　to　him　on　the　eighth　day　of
every　month；　either　because　he　returned　from　Troezen　the　eighth　day　of
Hecatombaeon；　as　Diodorus　the　geographer　writes；　or　else　thinking　that
number　to　be　proper　to　him；　because　he　was　reputed　to　be　born　of
Neptune；　because　they　sacrifice　to　Neptune　on　the　eighth　day　of
every　month。　The　number　eight　being　the　first　cube　of　an　even
number；　and　the　double　of　the　first　square；　seemed　to　be　an　emblem
of　the　steadfast　and　immovable　power　of　this　god；　who　from　thence
has　the　names　of　Asphalius　and　Gaeiochus；　that　is；　the　establisher　and
stayer　of　the　earth。




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