ius and
other writers, to describe this event in a poetical manner, say that
the earth opened and swallowed up him and his chariot.

Amphiaraues had engaged his son Alcmaeon, in case he lost his life in
the war, to kill Eriphyle; which injunction he performed as soon as
he heard of the death of his father. Alcmaeon, going to the court of
Phegeus, to receive expiation for his crime, and to deliver himself
from the persecution of the Furies, or, in other words, by the
ceremonial of expiation, to tranquillize his troubled conscience,
that prince received him with kindness, and gave him his daughter
Alphesibaea in marriage. Alcmaeon made her a present of his mother
Eriphyle's necklace; but, having afterwards repudiated her to marry
Calirrhoe, or Arsinoe, the daughter of Acheloues, he went to demand
the necklace from his brothers-in-law, who assassinated him.
Amphiterus and Acarnanus, who were his sons by Calirrhoe, revenged
the death of their father when they were very young; and this it is,
possibly, which is meant by the Poet when he says that the Goddess
Hebe augmented the number of their years, the purpose being, to put
them speedily in a position to enable them to avenge the death of
their father.

Thus we see, that Iolaues was, like AEson, who also renewed his youth,
a person who, in his old age, gave marks of unusual vigour; while in
Amphiterus and Arcananus, to whom Hebe added years, are depicted two
young men, who, by a deed of blood, exacted retribution for the
death of their father, at a time when they were in general only
looked upon as mere children.

FABLE V. [IX.426-665]

Byblis falls in love with her brother Caunus, and her passion is
inflamed to such a degree, that he is obliged to leave his native
country, to avoid any encouragement of her incestuous flame. On
this, she follows him; and, in her way through Caria, she is changed
into a fountain.

Every God has[46] some one to favour; and their jarring discord is
increasing by their {various} interests, until Jupiter opens his mouth,
and says, "O, if you have any regard for me, to what rash steps are you
proceeding? Does any one {of you} seem to himself so powerful as to
overcome even the Fates? By the Fates has Iolaues returned to those years
which he has spent; by the Fates ought the sons of Calirrhoe to become
young men, {and} not by ambition or by dint of arms. And do you, too,
endure t