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hparentage. Hera sent twoserpents to destroy the babe,but he strangled them both.Heracles was now commit-ted to the care of those who were to instruct him. Cas-tor and Eurytus taught him warlike accomplishments;Linus, son of Apollo, taught him to play on the lyre;while Chiron, the wise centaur,… … Heracles, or Hercules. \ 2IO GREEK MYTHOLOGY. appeared to him. The former promised that if he wouhchoose her as the guide of his hfe he should have cas<and pleasure, but she could offer no lasting good; Virtuetold him that if he became her follower he must expeca life of toil and self-sacrifice,…
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