ec ale ▁( ▁He k ál ē ), ▁was ▁an ▁old ▁woman ▁who ▁offered ▁succ or ▁to ▁These us ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁capture ▁the ▁Mar athon ian ▁Bull . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁Mar athon ▁to ▁capture ▁the ▁Bull , ▁These us ▁sought ▁shelter ▁from ▁a ▁storm ▁in ▁a ▁sh ack ▁owned ▁by ▁an ▁ancient ▁lady ▁named ▁H ec ale . ▁She ▁sw ore ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁sacrifice ▁to ▁Ze us ▁if ▁These us ▁was ▁successful ▁in ▁capt uring ▁the ▁b ull . ▁These us ▁did ▁capture ▁the ▁b ull ▁but ▁when ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁H ec ale ' s ▁h ut , ▁she ▁was ▁dead . ▁▁ ▁These us ▁built ▁a ▁de me ▁in ▁her ▁honor ▁( H ec ale ▁was ▁a ▁de me ▁of ▁the ▁tribe ▁Le ont is ). ▁The ▁legend ▁is ▁described ▁in ▁a ▁fragment ary ▁poem , ▁the ▁H ec ale , ▁by ▁Call im ach us ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁" Life ▁of ▁These us " ▁by ▁Pl ut arch . ▁ ▁Trans lation ▁of ▁Pl ut arch ' s ▁text : ▁ ▁" Th ese us , ▁wish ing ▁to ▁be ▁act ively ▁employed , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁people , ▁went ▁out ▁against ▁the ▁Mar athon ian ▁b ull , ▁which ▁was ▁causing ▁no ▁small ▁anno y ance ▁to ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁T et rap olis , ▁and ▁he ▁over c ame ▁the ▁b ull ▁and ▁drove ▁it ▁through ▁the ▁city ▁to ▁exhib it ▁it ,