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

from   her   course。     Day   after   day   the   storm   drove   her�察  �amid   foam   and 

blinding mist�察�till they knew no          longer where they were�察�for the sun was 

blotted from the       skies。    And at last the ship struck on a shoal�察�amid low 

isles of mud   and sand�察 �and the waves   rolled over   her and              through her�察�

and the heroes lost all hope of life。 

     Then   Jason   cried   to   Hera�察  �'Fair   queen�察  �who   hast   befriended   us   till 

now�察 �why  hast thou   left us in our   misery�察 �to   die   here        among   unknown 

seas�拭    �It is hard to lose the honour which we              have won with such toil 

and danger�察�and hard never to see             Hellas again�察�and the pleasant bay of 

Pagasai。' 

     Then out and spoke the magic bough which stood upon the                      ARGO'S 

beak�察�'Because Father Zeus is angry�察�all this has             fallen on you�察�for a cruel 

crime has been done on board�察�and             the sacred ship is foul with blood。' 

     At that some of the heroes cried�察�'Medeia is the murderess。                    Let the 

witch´woman bear her sin�察�and die��'              And they seized         Medeia�察�to hurl 

her   into   the   sea�察  �and   atone   for   the   young boy's   death�察  �but   the   magic 

bough   spoke   again�察  �'Let   her   live    till   her   crimes   are   full。 Vengeance 

waits   for   her�察 �slow  and    sure�察�but   she   must live�察 �for   you   need her   still。 

She   must     show   you   the   way   to   her   sister   Circe�察  �who   lives   among   the 

islands of the West。        To her you must sail�察�a weary way�察�and                she shall 

cleanse you from your guilt。' 



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     Then all the heroes wept aloud when they heard the sentence                      of the 

oak�察  �for   they   knew   that   a   dark   journey   lay   before  them�察  �and   years   of 

bitter toil。   And some upbraided the dark              witch´woman�察�and some said�察�

'Nay�察�we are her debtors still�察        �without her we should never have won the 

fleece。'    But   most     of them  bit their   lips   in   silence�察  �for   they  feared   the 

witch's spells。 

     And now the sea grew calmer�察�and the sun shone out once more�察                     �and 

the heroes thrust the ship off the sand´bank�察�and rowed                 forward on their 

weary     course    under    the  guiding    of   the  dark    witch´maiden�察       �into  the 

wastes of the unknown sea。 

     Whither they went I cannot tell�察�nor how they came to Circe's                      isle。 

Some   say   that   they  went   to   the   westward�察  �and  up   the    Ister   ��2��   stream�察�

and so came into the Adriatic�察�dragging              their ship over the snowy Alps。 

And others say that they          went southward�察�into the Red Indian Sea�察�and 

past   the   sunny    lands   where   spices   grow�察  �round   AEthiopia   toward   the 

West�察�and      that at last they came to Libya�察�and dragged their ship               across 

the burning sands�察�and over the hills into the Syrtes�察              �where the flats and 

quicksands spread for many a mile�察             �between rich Cyrene and the Lotus´ 

eaters' shore。     But all     these are but dreams and fables�察�and dim hints of 

unknown        lands。 

     But   all   say  that   they  came   to   a   place   where   they  had   to   drag their 

ship across the land nine days with ropes and rollers�察               �till they came into 

an   unknown sea。        And   the  best of   all   the  old   songs tells   us   how   they 

went   away   toward   the   North�察  �till    they   came   to   the   slope   of   Caucasus�察�

where it sinks into the        sea�察�and to the narrow Cimmerian Bosphorus�察。�3�� 

where   the     Titan   swam   across   upon   the   bull�察  �and   thence   into   the   lazy 

waters of the still Maeotid lake。 ��4��            And thence they went           northward 

ever�察�up the Tanais�察�which we call Don�察�past the               Geloni and Sauromatai�察�

and   many   a   wandering   shepherd´tribe�察        �and   the   one´eyed   Arimaspi�察  �of 

whom old Greek poets tell�察�who              steal the gold from the Griffins�察�in the 

cold Riphaian hills。       ��5�� 

     And   they   passed   the   Scythian   archers�察  �and   the   Tauri   who   eat   men�察�

and the wandering Hyperboreai�察�who feed their flocks                   beneath the pole´ 

star�察�until they came into the northern            ocean�察�the dull dead Cronian Sea。 



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��6��    And there ARGO would             move on no longer�察�and each man clasped 

his elbow�察�and leaned         his head upon his hand�察�heart´broken with toil and 

hunger�察    �and gave himself up to death。           But brave Ancaios the helmsman 

cheered up their hearts once more�察�and bade them leap on                   land�察�and haul 

the ship with ropes and rollers for many a             weary day�察�whether over land�察�

or   mud�察  �or   ice�察  �I   know   not�察  �for the   song   is   mixed   and   broken   like   a 

dream。      And     it  says  next�察  �how   they   came      to  the  rich   nation   of  the 

famous long´lived         men�察�and to the coast of the Cimmerians�察�who never 

saw   the    sun�察  �buried   deep   in   the   glens   of   the   snow   mountains�察  �and   to 

the fair land of Hermione�察�where dwelt the most righteous of                   all nations�察�

and to the gates of the world below�察�and to the             dwelling´place of dreams。 

     And at last Ancaios shouted�察�'Endure a little while�察�brave                friends�察�the 

worst   is   surely  past�察  �for   I   can   see the   pure west   wind   ruffle   the   water�察�

and hear the roar of ocean on the             sands。    So raise up the mast�察�and set 

the sail�察�and face what        comes like men。' 

     Then out spoke the magic bough�察�'Ah�察�would that I had                  perished long 

ago�察�and been whelmed by the dread blue rocks�察                �beneath the fierce swell 

of the Euxine�       �Better so�察�than to      wander for ever�察�disgraced by the guilt 

of my princes�察�for        the blood of Absyrtus still tracks me�察�and woe follows 

hard     upon woe。       And now some dark horror will clutch me�察�if I come 

near  the   Isle   of   Ierne。   ��7�� Unless   you   will   cling   to   the land�察  �and   sail 

southward and southward for ever�察�I shall              wander beyond the Atlantic�察�to 

the ocean which has no shore。' 

     Then   they   blest   the   magic   bough�察  �and   sailed   southward   along       the 

land。    But ere they could pass Ierne�察�the land of mists                and storms�察�the 

wild    wind    came     down�察   �
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