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Else why will not these immortal sandals prevail�察�even against the desert
storms�拭 �Shall I never see my mother more�察�and the blue ripple round
Seriphos�察�and the sunny hills of Hellas��'
So he prayed�察�and after he had prayed there was a great silence。
The heaven was still above his head�察�and the sand was still beneath
his feet�察�and Perseus looked up�察�but there was nothing but the blinding
sun in the blinding blue�察�and round him�察�but there was nothing but the
blinding sand。
And Perseus stood still a while�察 �and waited�察 �and said�察 �'Surely I am
not here without the will of the Immortals�察 �for Athene will not lie。
Were not these sandals to lead me in the right road�拭 �Then the road in
which I have tried to go must be a wrong road。'
Then suddenly his ears were opened�察 �and he heard the sound of
running water。
And at that his heart was lifted up�察�though he scarcely dare believe
his ears�察 �and weary as he was�察 �he hurried forward�察 �though he could
scarcely stand upright�察�and within a bowshot of him was a glen in the
sand�察 �and marble rocks�察 �and date´ trees�察 �and a lawn of gay green grass。
And through the lawn a streamlet sparkled and wandered out beyond the
trees�察�and vanished in the sand。
The water trickled among the rocks�察�and a pleasant breeze rustled in
the dry date´branches and Perseus laughed for joy�察 �and leapt down the
cliff�察�and drank of the cool water�察�and ate of the dates�察�and slept upon the
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turf�察�and leapt up and went forward again�此 �but not toward the north this
time�察�for he said�察�'Surely Athene hath sent me hither�察�and will not have
me go homeward yet。 What if there be another noble deed to be done�察�
before I see the sunny hills of Hellas��'
So he went east�察�and east for ever�察�by fresh oases and fountains�察�date´
palms�察 �and lawns of grass�察 �till he saw before him a mighty mountain´
wall�察�all rose´red in the setting sun。
Then he towered in the air like an eagle�察�for his limbs were strong
again�察 �and he flew all night across the mountain till the day began to
dawn�察 �and rosy´fingered Eos came blushing up the sky。 And then�察�
behold�察�beneath him was the long green garden of Egypt and the shining
stream of Nile。
And he saw cities walled up to heaven�察 �and temples�察 �and obelisks�察�
and pyramids�察�and giant Gods of stone。 And he came down amid fields
of barley�察 �and flax�察 �and millet�察 �and clambering gourds�察 �and saw the
people coming out of the gates of a great city�察�and setting to work�察�each
in his place�察 �among the water´courses�察 �parting the streams among the
plants cunningly with their feet�察 �according to the wisdom of the
Egyptians。 But when they saw him they all stopped their work�察 �and
gathered round him�察�and cried ´
'Who art thou�察�fair youth�拭�and what bearest thou beneath thy goat´
skin there�拭 �Surely thou art one of the Immortals�察�for thy skin is white
like ivory�察 �and ours is red like clay。 Thy hair is like threads of gold�察�
and ours is black and curled。 Surely thou art one of the Immortals��' and
they would have worshipped him then and there�察�but Perseus said ´
'I am not one of the Immortals�察�but I am a hero of the Hellens。 And
I have slain the Gorgon in the wilderness�察 �and bear her head with me。
Give me food�察�therefore�察�that I may go forward and finish my work。'
Then they gave him food�察�and fruit�察�and wine�察�but they would not let
him go。 And when the news came into the city that the Gorgon was
slain�察�the priests came out to meet him�察�and the maidens�察�with songs and
dances�察 �and timbrels and harps�察 �and they would have brought him to
their temple and to their king�察�but Perseus put on the hat of darkness�察�and
vanished away out of their sight。
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Therefore the Egyptians looked long for his return�察�but in vain�察�and
worshipped him as a hero�察�and made a statue of him in Chemmis�察�which
stood for many a hundred years�察�and they said that he appeared to them
at times�察�with sandals a cubit long�察�and that whenever he appeared the
season was fruitful�察 �and the Nile rose high that year。
Then Perseus went to the eastward�察 �along the Red Sea shore�察 �and
then�察 �because he was afraid to go into the Arabian deserts�察 �he turned
northward once more�察�and this time no storm hindered him。
He went past the Isthmus�察�and Mount Casius�察�and the vast Serbonian
bog�察�and up the shore of Palestine�察�where the dark´ faced AEthiops dwelt。
He flew on past pleasant hills and valleys�察 �like Argos itself�察 �or
Lacedaemon�察 �or the fair Vale of Tempe。 But the lowlands were all
drowned by floods�察 �and the highlands blasted by fire�察 �and the hills
heaved like a babbling cauldron�察�before the wrath of King Poseidon�察�the
shaker of the earth。
And Perseus feared to go inland�察�but flew along the shore above the
sea�察�and he went on all the day�察�and the sky was black with smoke�察�and
he went on all the night�察�and the sky was red with flame。
And at the dawn of day he looked toward the cliffs�察 �and at the
water's edge�察�under a black rock�察�he saw a white image stand。
'This��' thought he�察�'must surely be the statue of some sea´ God�察�I will
go near and see what kind of Gods these barbarians worship。'
So he came near�察�but when he came�察�it was no statue�察�but a maiden
of flesh and blood�察�for he could see her tresses streaming in the breeze�察�
and as he came closer still�察 �he could see how she shrank and shivered
when the waves sprinkled her with cold salt spray。 Her arms were
spread
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