The Labours of Hercules 1

8 I n the early days of the world, the beasts of the field were gods. And the gods, besides, were often beasts. And the people, who would have loved to be gods (or at least beasts), had not yet found ways of hunting them. They had not even found ways of getting away when the beasts hunted them ! No, they couldn’t hunt at all. Way back then, you see, there were no hunters. You