The Minotaur., part 1 · page 21 2101"And he is now waiting for admission to your majesty's presence," added they.102"Aha!" cried the old king, on hearing this. "103Why, he must be a very wicked young fellow indeed!104Pray, what would you advise me to do with him?"105In reply to this question, the wicked Medea put in her word.106As I have already told you, she was a famous enchantress.107According to some stories, she was in the habit of boiling old people in a large caldron, under pretense of making them young again; but King Aegeus, I suppose, did not fancy such an uncomfortable way of growing young, or perhaps was contented to be old, and therefore would never let himself be popped into the caldron.108If there were time to spare from more important matters, I should be glad to tell you of Medea's fiery chariot, drawn by winged dragons, in which the enchantress used often to take an airing among the clouds.109This chariot, in fact, was the vehicle that first brought her to Athens, where she had done nothing but mischief ever since her arrival.110But these and many other wonders must be left untold; and it is enough to say, that Medea, amongst a thousand other bad things, knew how to prepare a poison, that was instantly fatal to whomsoever might so much as touch it with his lips.1 2← previousThe Wayside. Introductory.next →The Minotaur., part 2↑ back to Tanglewood TalesThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg976/3/page/2/