Among the Agyrineans something remarkable happened concerning him; for they kept magnificent festivals, and offered sacrifices to him, as to the gods themselves, which was the first time he approved of such worship, never before allowing any sacrifice to himself: but now the deity itself ratified his divinity; for, not far from the city, in a rocky way, the oxen made impressions with their feet, as if it had been in wax; and the same thing likewise happening to Hercules himself, caused him to conclude, that (his tenth labour being now perfected) his immortality was in part sealed to him, and therefore he refused not the yearly solemnity of sacrifices instituted in honour of him by the inhabitants. That he might, therefore, manifest his gratitude to them for the honours conferred upon him, he caused a pond to be sunk near the city, four furlongs in compass, which he called after his own name. The impressions, likewise, made by the hoofs of his oxen, he named after himself, and consecrated a grove16 to Gerion, as to a demi-god, whom the inhabitants religiously worship at this day. He built likewise there a famous temple in honour of Iolaus, his associate in his expedition, and appointed he should be honoured with yearly sacrifices, which are observed at this day: for all the inhabitants of this city let their hair grow, without cutting, from their very births, in honour of Iolaus, till they make an offering of them to him, and gain the favour of the god by costly and magnificent sacrifices. Such is the holiness and majesty of this temple, that whosoever do not observe these holy rites, they are stricken dumb, and are like dead men: but as soon as any recollects himself, and vows to offer his sacrifices, and gives a pledge to the god for that purpose, they are presently restored to their former health. The inhabitants, therefore, very fitly call the gate where these sacred solemnities are performed Heraclea. They every year, likewise, with great earnestness, celebrate the Gymnic sports17, and horse-races; whither all the people, both bond and free, flocking, they privately taught their servants how to worship this god, how to celebrate the solemn sacrifices, and to perform when they met together the sacred rites and festivals.

After this, Hercules passed over his oxen again into Italy, and in his marching along by the sea-coasts, he killed one Lacinius that was stealing some of his oxen. There he buried Croton, and erected a stately monument over him, whom he had unfortunately slain, and foretold that in time to come there should be built a famous city; called after the name of him that was there buried. Having at length marched round about Adria, and all the coasts of that gulf, on foot, he passed through Epirus into Peloponnesus.