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their valleys to the yellow sands of Pagasai。 And first came Heracles
the mighty�察 �with his lion's skin and club�察 �and behind him Hylas his
young squire�察�who bore his arrows and his bow�察�and Tiphys�察�the skilful
steersman�察�and Butes�察�the fairest of all men�察�and Castor and Polydeuces
the twins�察�the sons of the magic swan�察 �and Caeneus�察 �the strongest of
mortals�察�whom the Centaurs tried in vain to kill�察�and overwhelmed him
with trunks of pine´trees�察�but even so he would not die�察�and thither came
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Zetes and Calais�察 �the winged sons of the north wind�察 �and Peleus�察 �the
father of Achilles�察 �whose bride was silver´footed Thetis�察�the goddess of
the sea。 And thither came Telamon and Oileus�察�the fathers of the two
Aiantes�察 �who fought upon the plains of Troy�察 �and Mopsus�察 �the wise
soothsayer�察�who knew the speech of birds�察�and Idmon�察�to whom Phoebus
gave a tongue to prophesy of things to come�察�and Ancaios�察�who could
read the stars�察 �and knew all the circles of the heavens�察 �and Argus�察 �the
famed shipbuilder�察�and many a hero more�察�in helmets of brass and gold
with tall dyed horse´ hair crests�察�and embroidered shirts of linen beneath
their coats of mail�察�and greaves of polished tin to guard their knees in
fight�察 �with each man his shield upon his shoulder�察 �of many a fold of
tough bull's hide�察�and his sword of tempered bronze in his silver´studded
belt�察�and in his right hand a pair of lances�察�of the heavy white ash´staves。
So they came down to Iolcos�察�and all the city came out to meet them�察�
and were never tired with looking at their height�察 �and their beauty�察�and
their gallant bearing and the glitter of their inlaid arms。 And some said�察�
'Never was such a gathering of the heroes since the Hellens conquered
the land。' But the women sighed over them�察 �and whispered�察 �'Alas� �
they are all going to their death��'
Then they felled the pines on Pelion�察�and shaped them with the axe�察�
and Argus taught them to build a galley�察�the first long ship which ever
sailed the seas。 They pierced her for fifty oars ´ an oar for each hero of
the crew ´ and pitched her with coal´black pitch�察�and painted her bows
with vermilion�察�and they named her ARGO after Argus�察�and worked at
her all day long。 And at night Pelias feasted them like a king�察�and they
slept in his palace´porch。
But Jason went away to the northward�察�and into the land of Thrace�察�
till he found Orpheus�察�the prince of minstrels�察�where he dwelt in his cave
under Rhodope�察 �among the savage Cicon tribes。 And he asked him�察�
'Will you leave your mountains�察 �Orpheus�察�my fellow´scholar in old times�察�
and cross Strymon once more with me�察 �to sail with the heroes of the
Minuai�察�and bring home the golden fleece�察�and charm for us all men and
all monsters with your magic harp and song��'
Then Orpheus sighed�察�'Have I not had enough of toil and of weary
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wandering�察�far and wide since I lived in Cheiron's cave�察�above Iolcos by
the sea�拭 �In vain is the skill and the voice which my goddess mother
gave me�察�in vain have I sung and laboured�察�in vain I went down to the
dead�察 �and charmed all the kings of Hades�察 �to win back Eurydice my
bride。 For I won her�察�my beloved�察�and lost her again the same day�察�and
wandered away in my madness�察�even to Egypt and the Libyan sands�察�and
the isles of all the seas�察�driven on by the terrible gadfly�察�while I charmed
in vain the hearts of men�察 �and the savage forest beasts�察�and the trees�察�and
the lifeless stones�察�with my magic harp and song�察�giving rest�察�but finding
none。 But at last Calliope my mother delivered me�察 �and brought me
home in peace�察 �and I dwell here in the cave alone�察�among the savage
Cicon tribes�察�softening their wild hearts with music and the gentle laws
of Zeus。 And now I must go out again�察�to the ends of all the earth�察�far
away into the misty darkness�察�to the last wave of the Eastern Sea。 But
what is doomed must be�察�and a friend's demand obeyed�察�for prayers are
the daughters of Zeus�察�and who honours them honours him。'
Then Orpheus rose up sighing�察 �and took his harp�察 �and went over
Strymon。 And he led Jason to the south´west�察 �up the banks of
Haliacmon and over the spurs of Pindus�察�to Dodona the town of Zeus�察�
where it stood by the side of the sacred lake�察 �and the fountain which
breathed out fire�察 �in the darkness of the ancient oakwood�察 �beneath the
mountain of the hundred springs。 And he led him to the holy oak�察�
where the black dove settled in old times�察 �and was changed into the
priestess of Zeus�察�and gave oracles to all nations round。 And he bade
him cut down a bough�察�and sacrifice to Hera and to Zeus�察�and they took
the bough and came to Iolcos�察�and nailed it to the beak´head of the ship。
And at last the ship was finished�察�and they tried to launch her down
the beach�察 �but she was too heavy for them to move her�察 �and her keel
sank deep into the sand。 Then all the heroes looked at each other
blushing�察 �but Jason spoke�察 �and said�察 �'Let us ask the magic bough�察�
perhaps it can help us in our need。'
Then a voice came from the bough�察�and Jason heard the words it said�察�
and bade Orpheus play upon the harp�察 �while the heroes waited round�察�
holding the pine´trunk rollers�察�to help her toward the sea。
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Then Orpheus took his harp�察�and began his magic song ´ 'How sweet
it is to ride upon the surges�察�and to leap from wave to wave�察�while the
wind sings cheerful in th
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