Key to Easy Latin Stories for beginners/Part I/XVIII
XVIII.THE MAGIC RING.
87.Once, a certain Gyges, on the earth gaping after some heavy rains, descended into that aperture, and saw a brazen horse. In its sides were doors; on these being opened, he saw a body of a dead man of wonderful size, having on its finger a golden ring. He put on the ring himself (now he was a slave of the king), and then betook himself to the assembly of the slaves. There, on turning the stone of that ring towards his hand, he was seen by no one; but he himself saw everything: be (lit. the same) restored the ring to its place, and was again visible. So by using this opportunity afforded by the ring (lit. of the ring), he slew the king, his master, and destroyed his enemies; nor could any one see him in (doing) these actions. So by the help of the ring he became king of Lydia.