Kleobis and Biton Herodotus informs us that they were the two sons
of a priestess in the temple of Hera at Argos and that one day, because the oxen
which drew their mother's chariot to the sanctuary were late, they yoked themselves,
in an act of filial piety and dedication, to the chariot and carried their mother
the 45 stadia (approx. 8 km). When they lay down to rest after their feat the goddess
rewarded them with the gift of eternal sleep. |