He looked upon him, and the thought of high deeds came
into his mind again. He wanted this young man to be his comrade
in dangers and upon quests. And Peirithous looked upon Theseus,
and he felt that he was greater and nobler than he had thought.
They became friends and sworn brothers, and together they went
into far countries.
Now there was in Epirus a savage king who had a very fair
daughter. He had named this daughter Persephone, naming her thus
to show that she was held as fast by him as that other Persephone
was held who ruled in the Underworld. No man might see her, and
no man might wed her. But Peirithous had seen the daughter of
this king, and he desired above all things to take her from. her
father and make her his wife. He begged Theseus to help him enter
that king's palace and carry off the maiden.
So they came to Epirus, Theseus and Peirithous, and they entered
the king's palace, and they heard the bay of the dread hound that
was there to let no one out who had once come within the walls.
Suddenly the guards of the savage king came upon them, and they
took Theseus and Peirithous and they dragged them down into dark
dungeons.
Two great chairs of stone were there, and Theseus and Peirithous
were left seated in them. And the magic powers that were in the
chairs of stone were such that the heroes could not lift
themselves out of them. There they stayed, held in the great
stone chairs in the dungeons of that savage king.
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