Christopher Fitton
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17,716 appearances
58 recordings
2 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 4d ago
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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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is on the way with ships and a host of fighting men, and he declares that he will carry sword and fire within our walls and will slay our young men and make our children his slaves.
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Come and save us,
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It is the call of duty, said Aegeus, and with a heavy heart, he made ready to go at once across the sea to the help of his people.
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But he could not take Aethra and her babe, for the fear of the lawless nephews, who would have slain them both.
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Best of wives, he said, when the hour for parting had come, listen to me, for I shall never see your father's halls, nor dear old treason, nor perhaps your own fair face again.
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Do you remember the old plain tree which stands on the mountain side, and the great flat stone which lies a little way beyond it, and which no man but myself has ever been able to lift?
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Under the stone I've hidden my sword and the sandals which I brought from Athens.
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There they shall lie until our child is strong enough to lift the stone and take them for his own.
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