`` You have well deserved of me such wine as this ! '' Theseus held out his hand to take the wine . But , before he touched it , King Aegeus trembled again . His eyes had fallen on the gold-hilted sword that hung at the young man 's side . He drew back the goblet . `` That sword ! '' he exclaimed : `` how came you by it ? '' `` It was my father 's sword , '' replied Theseus , with a tremulous voice . `` These were his sandals . My dear mother -LRB- her name is Aethra -RRB- told me his story while I was yet a little child . But it is only a month since I grew strong enough to lift the heavy stone , and take the sword and sandals from beneath it , and come to Athens to seek my father . '' `` My son ! my son ! '' cried King Aegeus , flinging away the fatal goblet , and tottering down from the throne to fall into the arms of Theseus . `` Yes , these are Aethra 's eyes . It is my son . '' I have quite forgotten what became of the king 's nephews . But when the wicked Medea saw this new turn of affairs , she hurried out of the room , and going to her private chamber , lost no time to setting her enchantments to work . In a few moments , she heard a great noise of hissing snakes outside of the chamber window ; and behold ! there was her fiery chariot , and four huge winged serpents , wriggling and twisting in the air , flourishing their tails higher than the top of the palace , and all ready to set off on an aerial journey .
Medea staid only long enough to XXXXX her son with her , and to steal the crown jewels , together with the king 's best robes , and whatever other valuable things she could lay hands on ; and getting into the chariot , she whipped up the snakes , and ascended high over the city .
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