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But   next   to   those   old   Romances�察  �which   were     written   in   the   Christian 

middle age�察�there are no fairy tales         like these old Greek ones�察�for beauty�察�

and wisdom�察 �and truth�察        �and   for making   children love noble deeds�察 �and 

trust in God to     help them through。 

     Now�察�why have I called this book 'The Heroes'�拭               �Because that      was 

the   name   which   the   Hellens   gave   to   men   who   were   brave   and  skilful�察�

and dare do more than other men。           At first�察�I think�察   �that was all it meant�此�

but after a time it came to mean           something more�察�it came to mean men 

who helped their country�察        �men in those old times�察�when the country was 

half´wild�察  �who     killed   fierce   beasts   and   evil   men�察  �and   drained   swamps�察�

and    founded towns�察�and therefore after they were dead�察�were                honoured�察�



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because they had left their country better than           they found it。     And we 

call such a man a hero in English to        this day�察�and call it a 'heroic' thing to 

suffer pain and     grief�察�that we may do good to our fellow´men。            We may 

all do    that�察�my children�察�boys and girls alike�察�and we ought to do           it�察�for 

it is easier now than ever�察�and safer�察�and the path          more clear。     But you 

shall   hear   how   the   Hellens   said   their heroes   worked�察  �three   thousand 

years ago。     The stories are not      all true�察�of course�察�nor half of them�察�you 

are not simple     enough to fancy that�察�but the meaning of them is true�察�and 

true for ever�察�and that is ´ Do right�察�and God will help         you。' 

    FARLEY COURT�察�

    ADVENT�察�1855。 



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                    STORY I。 ´ PERSEUS 



       PART I ´ HOW PERSEUS AND HIS MOTHER 



                         CAME TO SERIPHOS 



    ONCE upon a time there were two princes who were twins。                     Their 

names were Acrisius and Proetus�察�and they lived in the             pleasant vale of 

Argos�察�far away in Hellas。        They had      fruitful meadows and vineyards�察�

sheep and oxen�察�great herds        of horses feeding down in Lerna Fen�察�and all 

that men could      need to make them blest�此        �and yet they were wretched�察�

because     they were jealous of each other。        From the moment they were 

born   they   began   to   quarrel�察  �and   when   they   grew   up   each   tried to   take 

away   the   other's   share   of   the   kingdom�察  �and   keep   all for   himself。 So 

first Acrisius drove out Proetus�察�and he        went across the seas�察�and brought 

home a foreign princess for        his wife�察�and foreign warriors to help him�察�

who were called       Cyclopes�察�and drove out Acrisius in his turn�察�and then 

they    fought   a   long   while   up   and   down   the   land�察  �till   the   quarrel was 

settled�察�and Acrisius took Argos and one half the land�察          �and Proetus took 

Tiryns and the other half。       And Proetus and        his Cyclopes built around 

Tiryns great walls of unhewn stone�察        �which are standing to this day。 

    But     there   came    a   prophet    to  that   hard´hearted     Acrisius    and 

prophesied   against   him�察  �and   said�察  �'Because   you   have   risen   up against 

your own blood�察�your own blood shall rise up against              you�察�because you 

have sinned against your kindred�察�by your          kindred you shall be punished。 

Your daughter Danae shall         bear a son�察�and by that son's hands you shall 

die。 So the Gods have ordained�察�and it will surely come to pass。' 

    And at that Acrisius was very much afraid�察�but he did not              mend his 

ways。    He had been cruel to his own family�察�and�察           �instead of repenting 

and being kind to them�察�he went on to be           more cruel than ever�此      �for he 

shut   up   his   fair   daughter   Danae in   a   cavern   underground�察  �lined   with 



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brass�察  �that   no   one   might  come   near   her。   So   he   fancied   himself   more 

cunning than the       Gods�此     �but you will see presently whether he was able 

to   escape them。 

     Now   it   came   to   pass   that   in   time   Danae   bore   a   son�察  �so beautiful   a 

babe that any but King Acrisius would have had                pity on it。    But he had 

no pity�察�for he took Danae and her            babe down to the seashore�察�and put 

them into a great chest        and thrust them out to sea�察�for the winds and the 

waves to      carry them whithersoever they would。 

     The   north´west   wind   blew   freshly   out   of   the   blue   mountains�察   �and 

down the pleasant vale of Argos�察�and away and out to sea。                     And away 

and out to sea before it floated the mother and her               babe�察�while all who 

watched them wept�察�save that cruel           father�察�King Acrisius。 

     So they floated on and on�察�and the chest danced up and down                     upon 

the billows�察�and the baby slept upon its mother's               breast�此   �but the poor 

mother could not sleep�察�but watched and              wept�察�and she sang to her baby 

as they floated�察�and the song          which she sang you shall learn yourselves 

some day。 

     And now they are past the last blue headland�察�and in the open                    sea�察�

and there is nothing round them but the waves�察�and the               sky�察�and the wind。 

But the waves are gentle�察�and the sky is             clear�察�and the breeze is tender 

and   low�察  �for   these   are   the days   when   Halcyone   and   Ceyx   build   their 

nests�察�and no storms       ever ruffle the pleasant summer sea。 

     And who were Halcyone and Ceyx�拭               �You shall hear while the        chest 

floats on。     Halcyone was a fairy maiden�察�the daughter              of the beach and 

of the wind。      And she loved a sailor´boy�察        �and married him�察�and none on 

earth were so happy as they。           But at last Ceyx was wrecked�察�and before 

he    could   swim    to  the    shore    the  billows    swallowed      him   up。   And 

Halcyone saw him          drowning�察�and leapt into the sea to him�察�but in vain。 

Then     the   Immortals   took   pity   on   them   both�察  �and   changed   them   into 

two fair sea´birds�察�and now they build a floating nest every              year�察�and sail 

up and down happily for ever upon the pleasant              seas of Greece。 

     So a night passed�察�and a day�察�and a long day it was for                 Danae�察�and 

another     night  and   day   beside�察  �till  Danae   was    faint  with    hunger    and 

weeping�察  �and   yet   n
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