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ON HUNTING

A Sportsman's Manual

Commonly Called CYNEGETICUS

I

To the gods themselves is due the discovery, to Apollo and Artemis,
patrons of the chase and protectors of the hound. (1) As a guerdon they
bestowed it upon Cheiron, (2) by reason of his uprightness, and he took
it and was glad, and turned the gift to good account. At his feet
sat many a disciple, to whom he taught the mystery of hunting and of
chivalry (3)--to wit, Cephalus, Asclepius, Melanion, Nestor, Amphiaraus,
Peleus, Telamon, Meleager, Theseus and Hippolytus, Palamedes, Odysseus,
Menestheus, Diomed, Castor and Polydeuces, Machaon and Podaleirius,
Antilochus, Aeneas and Achilles: of whom each in his turn was honoured
by the gods. And let none marvel that of these the greater part, albeit
well-pleasing to the gods, nevertheless were subject to death--which
is the way of nature, (4) but their fame has grown--nor yet that their
prime of manhood so far differed. The lifetime of Cheiron sufficed for
all his scholars; the fact being that Zeus and Cheiron were brethren,
sons of the same father but of different mothers--Zeus of Rhea, and
Cheiron of the nymph Nais; (5) and so it is that, though older than all
of them, he died not before he had taught the youngest--to wit, the boy
Achilles. (6)

(1) Or, "This thing is the invention of no mortal man, but of Apollo
and Artemis, to whom belong hunting and dogs." For the style of
exordium L. Dind. cf (Ps.) Dion. "Art. rhet." ad in.; Galen,
"Isagog." ad in.; Alex. Aphrodis. "Probl." 2 proem.

(2) The wisest and "justest of all the centaurs," Hom. "Il." xi. 831.
See Kingsley, "The Heroes," p. 84.

(3) Or, "the discipline of the hunting field and other noble lore."

(4) Lit. "since that is nature, but the praise of them grew greatly."

(5) According to others, Philyra. Pind. "Pyth." iii. 1, {ethelon
Kheirona ke Philuridan}; cf. "Pyth." vi. 22; "Nem." iii. 43.

(6) See Paus. iii. 18. 12.

Thanks to the careful heed they paid to dogs and things pertaining to
the chase, thanks also to the other training of their boyhood, all these
greatly excelled, and on the score of virtue were admired.

If Cephalus was caught into the arms of one that was a goddess, (7)
Asclepius (8) obtained yet greater honour. To him it was given to raise
the dead and to heal the sick, whereby, (9) eve