Christopher Fitton
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16,964 appearances
57 recordings
2 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 3d ago
Christopher Fitton’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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And as for going by land, round the great bend of the sea, that was a thing so fraught with danger that no man had ever dared try it.
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King Pithus of Treason was very glad to see Aegeus, for they had been boys together, and he welcomed him to his city, and did all that he could to make his visit a pleasant one.
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So day after day there was feasting and merriment, and music in the marble halls of old Treason, and the two kings rejoicing.
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spent many a happy hour in talking of the deeds of their youth and of the mighty heroes whom both had known.
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And when the time came for the ship to sail back to Athens, Aegeus was not ready to go.
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He said he would stay a little longer in treason, for that the elders of the city would manage things well at home.
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And so the ship returned without him.
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But Aegeus tarried, not so much for the rest and enjoyment which he was having in the home of his old friend, as for the sake of Aethera, his old friend's daughter.
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For Aethra was as fair as a summer morning, and she was the joy and pride of treason, and Aegeus was never so happy as when in her presence.
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So it happened that some time after the ship had sailed, there was a wedding in the halls of King Pythus.
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But it was kept a secret, for Aegeus feared that his nephews, if they heard of it, would be very angry, and would send men to treason to do him harm.
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Months after months passed by, and still Aegeus lingered with his bride and trusted his elders to see to the affairs of Athens.
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Then one morning, when the gardens of treason were full of roses, and the heather was green on the hills, a babe was born to Aethra, a boy with a fair face and strong arms, and eyes as sharp and as bright as the mountain eagles.
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And now, Aegeus was more loth to return home than he had been before, and he went up on the mountain which overlooks treason, and prayed to Athena, the queen of the air, to give him wisdom and show him what to do.
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Even while he prayed, there came a ship,
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into the harbor, bringing a letter to Aegeus and alarming news from Athens.
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Come home without delay.
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These were words of the letter which the elders had sent.
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Come home quickly or Athens will be lost.
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A great king from beyond the sea, Minos of Crete,
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