“This lot is thine to take; but if for thy brother thou strivest so earnestly + 

That steadfastly minded thou art that he shall in all things equally share with thee, + 

Then for the half of thy time shalt thou breathe with the underworld-gloom enfolden, + 

And for half thy time shall thy dwelling be in Heaven’s palaces golden.” + 

So spake the Father, and not for a moment doubted the son as touching his choice. + 

And the death-smitten eyes of bronze-mailed Kastor did Zeus unseal, and unchained his voice. + 