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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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