Editing Trophonius (section)

=== Treasury of King Hyrieus ===
Alternatively, according to [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]] they built a [[treasure]] chamber (with a secret entrance only they knew about) for King [[Hyrieus]] of [[Boeotia]]. Using the secret entrance, they stole Hyrieus' fortune. The king was aware but did not know who the thief was; he laid a snare. Agamedes was trapped in it; Trophonius cut off his head so that Hyrieus would not know whose body it was. He was then immediately swallowed up by the earth and was turned into an immortal subterranean god.<ref>Pausanias, ''Graeciae Descriptio'' [http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-eng1:9.39.4 9.39.4].</ref>

The cave of Trophonius was not discovered again until the Lebadaeans suffered a plague and consulted the [[Delphic Oracle]]. The [[Pythia]] advised them that an unnamed hero was angry at being neglected, and that they should find his grave and offer him worship forthwith. Several unsuccessful searches followed, and the plague continued unabated until a shepherd boy followed a trail of bees into a hole in the ground. Instead of honey, he found a ''daimon'', and Lebadaea lost its plague while gaining a popular oracle.