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peace。 And they did so for a while�察 �and prospered�察 �but after Perseus
was gone they forgot Zeus and Athene�察�and worshipped again Atergatis
the queen�察 �and the undying fish of the sacred lake�察�where Deucalion's
deluge was swallowed up�察�and they burnt their children before the Fire
King�察�till Zeus was angry with that foolish people�察�and brought a strange
nation against them out of Egypt�察�who fought against them and wasted
them utterly�察�and dwelt in their cities for many a hundred years。
PART V ´ HOW PERSEUS CAME HOME AGAIN
AND when a year was ended Perseus hired Phoenicians from Tyre�察�
and cut down cedars�察 �and built himself a noble galley�察 �and painted its
cheeks with vermilion�察�and pitched its sides with pitch�察�and in it he put
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Andromeda�察 �and all her dowry of jewels�察 �and rich shawls�察 �and spices
from the East�察�and great was the weeping when they rowed away。 But
the remembrance of his brave deed was left behind�察 �and Andromeda's
rock was shown at Iopa in Palestine till more than a thousand years
were past。
So Perseus and the Phoenicians rowed to the westward�察 �across the
sea of Crete�察�till they came to the blue AEgean and the pleasant Isles of
Hellas�察�and Seriphos�察�his ancient home。
Then he left his galley on the beach�察�and went up as of old�察 �and he
embraced his mother�察 �and Dictys his good foster´ father�察 �and they wept
over each other a long while�察�for it was seven years and more since they
had met。
Then Perseus went out�察 �and up to the hall of Polydectes�察 �and
underneath the goat´skin he bore the Gorgon's head。
And when he came into the hall�察�Polydectes sat at the table´ head�察�and
all his nobles and landowners on either side�察�each according to his rank�察�
feasting on the fish and the goat's flesh�察�and drinking the blood´red wine。
The harpers harped�察 �and the revellers shouted�察 �and the wine´cups rang
merrily as they passed from hand to hand�察�and great was the noise in the
hall of Polydectes。
Then Persons stood upon the threshold�察 �and called to the king by
name。 But none of the guests knew Perseus�察�for he was changed by his
long journey。 He had gone out a boy�察�and he was come home a hero�察�
his eye shone like an eagle's�察�and his beard was like a lion's beard�察�and
he stood up like a wild bull in his pride。
But Polydectes the wicked knew him�察 �and hardened his heart still
more�察�and scornfully he called ´
'Ah�察 �foundling� �have you found it more easy to promise than to
fulfil��'
'Those whom the Gods help fulfil their promises�察 �and those who
despise them�察�reap as they have sown。 Behold the Gorgon's head��'
Then Perseus drew back the goat´skin�察 �and held aloft the Gorgon's
head。
Pale grew Polydectes and his guests as they looked upon that
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dreadful face。 They tried to rise up from their seats�此 �but from their
seats they never rose�察�but stiffened�察�each man where he sat�察�into a ring of
cold gray stones。
Then Perseus turned and left them�察�and went down to his galley in
the bay�察�and he gave the kingdom to good Dictys�察 �and sailed away with
his mother and his bride。
And Polydectes and his guests sat still�察 �with the wine´cups before
them on the board�察�till the rafters crumbled down above their heads�察�and
the walls behind their backs�察�and the table crumbled down between them�察�
and the grass sprung up about their feet�此 �but Polydectes and his guests
sit on the hillside�察�a ring of gray stones until this day。
But Perseus rowed westward toward Argos�察�and landed�察�and went up
to the town。 And when he came�察�he found that Acrisius his grandfather
had fled。 For Proetus his wicked brother had made war against him
afresh�察�and had come across the river from Tiryns�察�and conquered Argos�察�
and Acrisius had fled to Larissa�察�in the country of the wild Pelasgi。
Then Perseus called the Argives together�察�and told them who he was�察�
and all the noble deeds which he had done。 And all the nobles and the
yeomen made him king�察�for they saw that he had a royal heart�察�and they
fought with him against Argos�察 �and took it�察�and killed Proetus�察�and made
the Cyclopes serve them�察 �and build them walls round Argos�察 �like the
walls which they had built at Tiryns�察�and there were great rejoicings in
the vale of Argos�察�because they had got a king from Father Zeus。
But Perseus' heart yearned after his grandfather�察�and he said�察�'Surely
he is my flesh and blood�察�and he will love me now that I am come home
with honour�此 �I will go and find him�察 �and bring him home�察�and we will
reign together in peace。'
So Perseus sailed away with his Phoenicians�察 �round Hydrea and
Sunium�察�past Marathon and the Attic shore�察�and through Euripus�察�and up
the long Euboean sea�察�till he came to the town of Larissa�察�where the wild
Pelasgi dwelt。
And when he came there�察�all the people were in the fields�察 �and there
was feasting�察�and all kinds of games�察�for Teutamenes their king wished
to honour Acrisius�察�because he was the king of a mighty land。
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So Perseus did not tell his name�察�but went up to the games unknown�察�
for he said�察 �'If I carry away the prize in the games�察 �my grandfather's
heart will be softened toward me。'
So he threw off his helmet�察�and his cuirass�察�and all his clothes�察�and
stood among the youths of Larissa�察�while all wondered at him�察�and said�察�
'Who is this young stranger�察 �who stands like a wild bull in his pride�拭�
Surely he is one of the
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