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bold warriors as the best。 

     So at midnight they went up the bank�察�and found Medeia�察�and                    beside 

came Absyrtus her young brother�察�leading a yearling                lamb。 

     Then   Medeia   brought   them   to   a   thicket   beside   the   War´god's     gate�察�

and there she bade Jason dig a ditch�察�and kill the            lamb�察�and leave it there�察�



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and strew on it magic herbs and            honey from the honeycomb。 

     Then sprang up through the   earth�察�with the   red fire   flashing               before 

her�察  �Brimo     the   wild   witch´huntress�察     �while    her   mad     hounds      howled 

around。      She  had   one   head   like   a  horse's�察  �and   another   like   a   ravening 

hound's�察�and another like a hissing             snake's�察�and a sword in either hand。 

And   she   leapt   into   the   ditch   with   her   hounds�察  �and   they   ate   and   drank 

their fill�察  �while Jason and Orpheus trembled�察�and Medeia hid her eyes。 

And at last the witch´queen vanished�察�and fled with her                   hounds into the 

woods�察�and the  bars of   the  gates fell down�察            �and   the  brazen   doors   flew 

wide�察  �and   Medeia   and   the   heroes   ran     forward   and   hurried   through   the 

poison   wood�察  �among   the   dark       stems   of   the   mighty  beeches�察  �guided   by 

the gleam of the        golden fleece�察�until they saw it hanging on one vast tree 

in    the   midst。    And   Jason   would   have   sprung   to   seize   it�察  �but   Medeia 

held him back�察�and pointed�察�shuddering�察�to the tree´ foot�察�where the mighty 

serpent     lay�察 �coiled   in  and   out   among      the   roots�察  �with   a  body    like   a 

mountain       pine。   His     coils   stretched     many     a  fathom�察   �spangled     with 

bronze and gold�察�and         half of him they could see�察�but no more�察�for the rest 

lay in    the darkness far beyond。 

     And when he saw them coming he lifted up his head�察�and                        watched 

them   with   his   small   bright   eyes�察  �and   flashed   his     forked   tongue�察  �and 

roared     like  the  fire  among      the  woodlands�察      �till  the  forest   tossed   and 

groaned。      For his cries shook the         trees from leaf to root�察�and swept over 

the long reaches of        the river�察�and over Aietes' hall�察�and woke the sleepers 

in    the city�察�till mothers clasped their children in their fear。 

     But    Medeia     called   gently    to  him�察  �and   he   stretched    out  his   long 

spotted neck�察�and licked her hand�察�and looked up in her                  face�察�as if to ask 

for   food。    Then she   made   a   sign to      Orpheus�察 �and   he began   his   magic 

song。 

     And as he sung�察�the forest grew calm again�察�and the leaves on                     every 

tree hung   still�察  �and the  serpent's   head   sank   down�察  �and       his   brazen   coils 

grew limp�察�and his glittering eyes closed             lazily�察�till he breathed as gently 

as a child�察�while Orpheus          called to pleasant Slumber�察�who gives peace to 

men�察�and       beasts�察�and waves。 

     Then Jason leapt forward warily�察�and stept across that mighty                    snake�察�



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and tore the fleece from off the tree´trunk�察�and the            four rushed down the 

garden�察�to the bank where the ARGO lay。 

     There    was   a  silence   for   a  moment�察    �while   Jason   held   the  golden 

fleece on high。      Then he cried�察�'Go now�察�good ARGO�察�swift and                steady�察�

if ever you would see Pelion more。' 

     And   she   went�察  �as   the   heroes   drove   her�察  �grim   and   silent   all�察�with 

muffled   oars�察  �till   the   pine´wood   bent   like   willow   in their   hands�察  �and 

stout ARGO groaned beneath their strokes。 

     On   and   on�察 �beneath   the dewy  darkness�察  �they  fled   swiftly  down       the 

swirling stream�察�underneath black walls�察�and temples�察�and                the castles of 

the   princes   of   the   East�察  �past   sluice´mouths�察�and   fragrant   gardens�察  �and 

groves of all strange fruits�察�past       marshes where fat kine lay sleeping�察�and 

long   beds   of   whispering   reeds�察  �till   they   heard   the   merry   music   of   the 

surge upon the bar�察�as it tumbled in the moonlight all alone。 

     Into the surge they rushed�察�and ARGO leapt the breakers like               a horse�察�

for she knew the time was come to show her mettle�察               �and win honour for 

the heroes and herself。 

     Into the surge they rushed�察�and ARGO leapt the breakers like               a horse�察�

till the heroes stopped all panting�察�each man upon            his oar�察�as she slid into 

the still broad sea。 

     Then Orpheus took his harp and sang a paean�察�till the heroes'                hearts 

rose high again�察�and they rowed on stoutly and             steadfastly�察�away into the 

darkness of the West。 



          PART V ´ HOW THE ARGONAUTS WERE 



            DRIVEN INTO THE UNKNOWN SEA 



       SO they fled away in haste to the westward�察�but Aietes manned                  his 

fleet and followed them。        And Lynceus the quick´eyed saw            him coming�察�

while he was still many a mile away�察�and cried�察              �'I see a hundred ships�察�

like a flock of white swans�察�far in        the east。'   And at that they rowed hard�察�

like heroes�察�but the      ships came nearer every hour。 

     Then Medeia�察�the dark witch´maiden�察�laid a cruel and a              cunning plot�察�

for she killed Absyrtus her young brother�察�and             cast him into the sea�察�and 



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said�察�'Ere my father can take up          his corpse and bury it�察�he must wait long�察�

and be left far     behind。' 

     And all the heroes shuddered�察�and looked one at the other for                  shame�察�

yet they did not punish that dark witch´woman�察�because                   she had won for 

them the golden fleece。 

     And when Aietes came to the place he saw the floating corpse�察                     �and 

he   stopped   a   long   while�察  �and   bewailed   his   son�察  �and   took  him   up�察  �and 

went home。        But he sent on his sailors toward the           westward�察�and bound 

them by a mighty curse ´ 'Bring back to              me that dark witch´woman�察�that 

she may die a dreadful death。             But if you return without her�察�you shall 

die by the same       death yourselves。' 

     So the Argonauts   escaped for  that   time�此         �but Father  Zeus   saw       that 

foul crime�察�and out of the heavens he sent a storm�察�and                swept the ship far 

from   her   course。     Day   aft
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