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English: e well remembered — Callidice and Cleisidice, Demoand Callithoe. They went to their mother and they told herof the stranger-woman whose name was Doso. She would makea wise and a kind nurse for little Demophoon, they said. Theirmother, Metaneira, rose up from the couch she was sitting onto welcome the stranger. But when she saw her at the door-way, awe came over her, so majestic she seemed. Metaneira would have her seat herself on the couch but thegoddess took the lowliest stool, saying in greeting: May thegods give you all good, lady. Sorrow has set you wandering from your good home, saidMetaneira to the goddess, but now that you have come to thisplace you shall have all that this house can bestow if you willrear up to youth the infant Demophoon, child of many hopesand prayers. The child was put into the arms of Demeter; she claspedhim to her breast, and little Demophoon looked up into her faceand smiled. Then Demeters heart went out to the child andto all who were in the household. Text Appearing After Image: THE VOYAGE TO COLCHIS 67 He grew in strength and beauty in her charge. And littleDemophoon was not nourished as other children are nourished,but even as the gods in their childhood were nourished. De-meter fed him on ambrosia, breathing on him with her divinebreath the while. And at night she laid him on the hearth,amongst the embers, with the fire all around him. This shedid that she might make him immortal, and like to the gods. But one night Metaneira looked out from the chamber whereshe lay, and she saw the nurse take little Demophoon and layhim in a place on the hearth with the burning brands all aroundhim. Then Metaneira started up, and she sprang to the hearth,and she snatched the child from beside the burning brands.Demophoon, my son, she cried, what would this stranger-woman do to you, bringing bitter grief to me that ever I lether take you in her arms? Then said Demeter: Foolish indeed are you mortals, andnot able to foresee what is to come to you of good or of evil!Foolish Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.