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not need to strike again。 

     Then he   wrapped the  head   in the goat´skin�察 �turning   away  his               eyes�察�

and sprang into the air aloft�察�faster than he ever            sprang before。 

     For   Medusa's   wings   and   talons   rattled   as   she   sank   dead   upon      the 

rocks�察�and her two foul sisters woke�察�and saw her lying                 dead。 

     Into the air they sprang yelling and looked for him who had                   done the 



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deed。     Thrice they swung round and round�察�like hawks                  who beat for a 

partridge�察  �and   thrice   they   snuffed   round   and    round�察  �like   hounds   who 

draw upon a deer。        At last they struck       upon the scent of the blood�察�and 

they checked for a moment to            make sure�察�and then on they rushed with a 

fearful howl�察�while       the wind rattled hoarse in their wings。 

     On they rushed�察�sweeping and flapping�察�like eagles after a                 hare�察�and 

Perseus'     blood   ran   cold�察 �for  all  his  courage�察   �as  he    saw    them    come 

howling on his track�察�and he cried�察�'Bear me             well now�察�brave sandals�察�for 

the hounds of Death are at my           heels��' 

     And     well   the   brave   sandals    bore    him�察  �aloft   through    cloud    and 

sunshine�察�across the shoreless sea�察�and fast followed the              hounds of Death�察�

as   the   roar   of   their   wings   came   down   the  wind。     But   the   roar   came 

down fainter and fainter�察�and the          howl of their voices died away�察�for the 

sandals were too        swift�察�even for Gorgons�察�and by nightfall they were far 

behind�察 �two   black   specks   in   the   southern   sky�察  �till   the   sun sank   and   he 

saw them no more。 

     Then   he   came   again   to Atlas�察  �and   the   garden   of   the   Nymphs�察   �and 

when     the   giant  heard    him   coming     he  groaned�察   �and   said�察  �'Fulfil   thy 

promise to me。'       Then Perseus held up to him the           Gorgon's head�察�and he 

had rest from all his toil�察�for he       became a crag of stone�察�which sleeps for 

ever far above the       clouds。 

     Then he thanked the Nymphs�察�and asked them�察�'By what road                      shall I 

go homeward again�察�for I wandered far round in coming                   hither��' 

     And they wept and cried�察�'Go home no more�察�but stay and play                     with 

us�察  �the   lonely   maidens�察  �who   dwell   for   ever   far   away   from   Gods   and 

men。' 

     But he refused�察�and they told him his road�察�and said�察�'Take                with you 

this magic fruit�察�which�察�if you eat once�察 �you will              not hunger for   seven 

days。    For   you   must   go   eastward   and     eastward   ever�察  �over   the   doleful 

Lybian shore�察�which Poseidon            gave to Father Zeus�察�when he burst open 

the Bosphorus and the          Hellespont�察�and drowned the fair Lectonian land。 

And Zeus       took that land in exchange�察�a fair bargain�察�much bad ground 

for a little good�察�and to this day it lies waste and desert           with shingle�察�and 

rock�察�and sand。' 



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     Then they kissed Perseus�察�and wept over him�察�and he leapt                 down the 

mountain�察�and went on�察�lessening and lessening like               a sea´gull�察�away and 

out to sea。 



          PART IV ´ HOW PERSEUS CAME TO THE 



                                   AETHIOPS 



       SO Perseus flitted onward to the north´east�察�over many a                league of 

sea�察�till he came to the rolling sand´hills and the          dreary Lybian shore。 

     And he flitted on across the desert�此         �over rock´ledges�察�and        banks of 

shingle�察   �and   level   wastes    of  sand�察  �and   shell´drifts   bleaching      in  the 

sunshine�察  �and   the   skeletons   of   great   sea´   monsters�察  �and   dead   bones   of 

ancient giants�察�strewn up and          down upon the old sea´floor。           And as he 

went    the   blood´drops      fell  to  the  earth   from   the   Gorgon's    head�察  �and 

became      poisonous   asps   and   adders�察  �which   breed   in   the   desert   to   this 

day。 

     Over    the   sands   he  went�察    �  he  never   knew    how    far  or  how    long�察�

feeding   on   the   fruit   which   the   Nymphs   had   given   him�察  �till   he saw   the 

hills of the Psylli�察�and the Dwarfs who fought with             cranes。     Their spears 

were of reeds and rushes�察�and their          houses of the egg´shells of the cranes�察�

and Perseus laughed�察        �and went his way to the north´east�察�hoping all day 

long to     see the blue Mediterranean sparkling�察�that he might fly                across 

it to his home。 

     But now came down a mighty wind�察�and swept him back southward 

toward     the  desert。   All    day   long   he  strove   against   it�察 �but   even    the 

winged sandals could not prevail。            So he was forced        to float down the 

wind all night�察�and when the morning dawned                  there was nothing to be 

seen�察�save the same old hateful waste           of sand。 

     And   out   of   the   north   the   sandstorms   rushed   upon   him�察  �blood´   red 

pillars   and   wreaths�察   �blotting   out  the   noonday     sun�察 �and    Perseus     fled 

before them�察�lest he should be choked by the               burning dust。      At last the 

gale fell calm�察�and he tried to go         northward again�察�but again came down 

the   sandstorms�察  �and     swept   him   back   into   the   waste�察  �and   then   all   was 

calm     and    cloudless     as   before。    Seven     days    he  strove    against   the 



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storms�察�and seven days he was driven back�察�till he was spent                   with thirst 

and   hunger�察 �and   his   tongue  clove  to the  roof   of     his   mouth。    Here   and 

there he fancied that he saw a fair          lake�察�and the sunbeams shining on the 

water�察  �but   when   he   came     to   it   it   vanished   at   his   feet�察  �and   there   was 

nought   but     burning   sand。     And   if   he   had   not   been   of   the   race   of   the 

Immortals�察�he would have perished in the waste�察�but his life                   was strong 

within him�察�because it was more than man's。 

     Then he cried to Athene�察�and said ´ 

     'Oh�察�fair and pure�察�if thou hearest me�察�wilt thou leave me                here to die 

of drought�拭      �I have brought thee the Gorgon's            head at thy bidding�察�and 

hitherto thou hast prospered my           journey�察�dost thou desert me at the last�拭�

Else why will not        these immortal sandals prevail�察�even 
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