From the beginning, Galapas was an influential figure in young Merlin's life. Galapas is an old man with a mysterious past. He possesses great knowledge of the arts, sciences, and magic. Merlin first met him when he was wandering the countryside with his horse, Aster. Galapas soon becomes his teacher and mentor, in spite of Merlin's already having a conventional tuto

r. In time, he shares all of his knowledge and wisdom with Merlin. "He taught me practical things, too; how to gather herbs and dry them to keep, how to use them for medicines, . . . poisons. He made me study the beasts and birds, . . . and-with the dead deer-I learnt about the organs and bones of the body. . . The map Galapas showed me was a copy from a book by Ptolemy of Alexandria." (The Crystal Cave, Pgs. 59-60) Galapas also helps Merlin to put the meanings of his periodic visions of the future and of events far away into action. "'Go? But if I go back, they'll kill me, or shut me up. . . Won't they?'. . . 'You can no more be hidden now, than your merlin could go back into its egg." (The Crystal Cave, Pg. 100)

Therefore, Galapas' short time with young Merlin took at firm grasp on his life and helped shape it even beyond the

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