I hold it in my hand this very moment.” […] Nowadays, when we wish to say that any one is very, very powerful, we call his strength Herculean. […] Not very far from Greece was the island of Crete, ruled by King Minos, a man who could be a very good friend and a very cruel enemy, as Daedalus soon learned. […] Chiron was very wise and very good, and many kings sent their sons to him to be educated. […] But whatever the reason was, it is certain that Apollo did love Hyacinthus very, very dearly.