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when   the   waves      sprinkled     her   with  cold   salt   spray。  Her   arms     were 

spread     above her head�察�and fastened to the rock with chains of                   brass�察�

and her head drooped on her bosom�察�either with sleep�察                  �or weariness�察�or 

grief。    But   now   and   then   she   looked   up   and     wailed�察  �and   called    her 

mother�察�yet she did not see Perseus�察           �for the cap of darkness was on his 

head。 

     Full of pity and indignation�察�Perseus drew near and looked                  upon the 

maid。     Her   cheeks   were   darker   than   his   were�察  �and   her   hair   was   blue´ 

black    like   a  hyacinth�察   �but   Perseus    thought�察   �'I   have    never    seen   so 



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beautiful     a  maiden�察   �no�察 �not   in  all  our   isles。   Surely   she    is  a  king's 

daughter。      Do barbarians treat        their kings' daughters thus�拭         �She is too 

fair�察�at least�察�to   have done any wrong I will speak to her。' 

     And�察  �lifting   the   hat   from   his   head�察  �he   flashed   into   her sight。 She 

shrieked   with   terror�察  �and   tried   to   hide   her   face with   her   hair�察  �for   she 

could not with her hands�察�but Perseus            cried ´ 

     'Do not   fear me�察  �fair   one�察�I   am a   Hellen�察  �and no barbarian。          What 

cruel men have bound you�拭           �But first I will set you      free。' 

     And he tore at the fetters�察�but they were too strong for him�察              �while the 

maiden cried ´ 

     'Touch me not�察�I am accursed�察�devoted as a victim to the sea´ Gods。 

They will slay you�察�if you dare to set me free。' 

     'Let them  try��'   said   Perseus�察�and drawing�察 �Herpe   from  his          thigh�察 �he 

cut through the brass as if it had been flax。 

     'Now��'    he   said�察  �'you   belong    to   me�察  �and    not   to  these   sea´Gods�察�

whosoever they may be��'           But she only called the more on her            mother。 

     'Why call on your mother�拭           �She can be no mother to have left             you 

here。    If   a   bird   is   dropped   out   of   the   nest�察  �it   belongs to   the   man   who 

picks it up。     If a jewel is cast by the        wayside�察�it is his who dare win it 

and   wear   it�察  �as   I   will   win you   and   will   wear   you。 I   know   now   why 

Pallas Athene sent me          hither。   She sent me to gain a prize worth all my 

toil and    more。' 

     And he clasped her in his arms�察�and cried�察�'Where are these                 sea´Gods�察�

cruel and unjust�察�who doom fair maids to death�拭               �I   carry the weapons of 

Immortals。       Let them measure their         strength against mine�         �But tell me�察�

maiden�察�who you are�察�and           what dark fate brought you here。' 

     And she answered�察�weeping ´ 

     ;I   am   the  daughter     of  Cepheus�察    �King    of  Iopa�察  �and   my   mother    is 

Cassiopoeia of the beautiful tresses�察�and they called me                  Andromeda�察�as 

long as life was mine。         And I stand bound here�察          �hapless that I am�察�for 

the sea´monster's food�察�to atone for            my  mother's sin。       For she boasted 

of me once that I was          fairer than Atergatis�察�Queen of the Fishes�察�so she 

in her    wrath sent the sea´floods�察�and her brother the Fire King sent                  the 

earthquakes�察�and wasted all the land�察�and after the              floods a monster bred 



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of the slime�察�who devours all living            things。     And now he must devour 

me�察�guiltless though I am ´         me who never harmed a living thing�察�nor saw 

a fish upon the      shore but I gave it life�察�and threw it back into the sea�察�for 

in   our   land   we   eat   no   fish�察  �for   fear   of Atergatis   their queen。 Yet   the 

priests say that nothing but my blood can              atone for a sin which I never 

committed。' 

     But Perseus laughed�察�and said�察�'A sea´monster�拭               �I have fought      with 

worse   than   him�此    �I   would   have   faced   Immortals   for   your      sake�察  �how 

much more a beast of the sea��' 

     Then Andromeda looked up at him�察�and new hope was kindled in                       her 

breast�察�so proud and fair did he stand�察�with one hand                 round her�察�and in 

the other the glittering sword。         But she     only sighed�察�and wept the more�察�

and cried ´ 

     'Why will you die�察�young as you are�拭            �Is there not death and       sorrow 

enough in the world already�拭          �It is noble for me to       die�察�that I may save 

the lives of a whole people�察�but you�察           �better than them all�察�why should I 

slay you too�拭      �Go you your       way�察�I must go mine。' 

     But Perseus cried�察�'Not so�察�for the Lords of Olympus�察�whom I                    serve�察�

are the friends of the heroes�察�and help them on to               noble deeds。      Led by 

them�察�I slew the Gorgon�察�the beautiful            horror�察�and not without them do I 

come   hither�察  �to   slay   this monster   with   that   same   Gorgon's   head。       Yet 

hide   your   eyes    when   I   leave   you�察  �lest the   sight   of   it   freeze   you   too   to 

stone。' 

     But    the  maiden     answered     nothing�察   �for  she  could    not  believe    his 

words。      And   then�察  �suddenly   looking   up�察  �she   pointed   to   the    sea�察  �and 

shrieked ´ 

     'There   he   comes�察  �with   the   sunrise�察  �as   they   promised。    I   must   die 

now。     How shall I endure it�拭        �Oh�察�go�     �Is it not dreadful      enough to be 

torn piece´meal�察�without having you to look on��'                And she tried to thrust 

him away。 

     But he said�察�'I go�察�yet promise me one thing ere I go�此              �that    if I slay 

this beast you will be my wife�察�and come back with                  me to my kingdom 

in fruitful Argos�察�for I am a king's heir。            Promise me�察�and seal it with a 

kiss。' 



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     Then she lifted up her face�察�and kissed him�察�and Perseus                 laughed for 

joy�察�and flew upward�察�while Andromeda crouched                  trembling on the rock�察�

waiting for what might befall。 

     On   came   the   great   sea´monster�察  �coasting   along   like   a   huge     black 

galley�察  �lazily   breasting   the   ripple�察  �and   stopping   at  times   by   creek   or 

headland   to   watch   for   the   laughter   of   girls at   their   bleaching�察 �or   cattle 

pawing on the sand´hills�察�or          boys bathing on the beach。         His great sides 

were fringed with        clustering shells and sea´weeds�察�and the water gurgled 

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