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hand a sculptured goblet�察�as he pledged the merchant kings�察�and beside
him stood Arete�察�his wise and lovely queen�察�and leaned against a pillar as
she spun her golden threads。
Then Alcinous rose�察�and welcomed them�察�and bade them sit and eat�察�
and the servants brought them tables�察�and bread�察�and meat�察�and wine。
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But Medeia went on trembling toward Arete the fair queen�察�and fell
at her knees�察�and clasped them�察�and cried�察�weeping�察�as she knelt ´
'I am your guest�察�fair queen�察�and I entreat you by Zeus�察�from whom
prayers come。 Do not send me back to my father to die some dreadful
death�察 �but let me go my way�察 �and bear my burden。 Have I not had
enough of punishment and shame��'
'Who are you�察 �strange maiden�拭 �and what is the meaning of your
prayer��'
'I am Medeia�察�daughter of Aietes�察�and I saw my countrymen here to´
day�察�and I know that they are come to find me�察�and take me home to die
some dreadful death。'
Then Arete frowned�察�and said�察�'Lead this girl in�察�my maidens�察 �and let
the kings decide�察�not I。'
And Alcinous leapt up from his throne�察�and cried�察�'Speak�察 �strangers�察�
who are you�拭 �And who is this maiden��'
'We are the heroes of the Minuai��' said Jason�察 �'and this maiden has
spoken truth。 We are the men who took the golden fleece�察 �the men
whose fame has run round every shore。 We came hither out of the
ocean�察�after sorrows such as man never saw before。 We went out many�察�
and come back few�察�for many a noble comrade have we lost。 So let us
go�察�as you should let your guests go�察�in peace�察�that the world may say�察�
;Alcinous is a just king。;'
But Alcinous frowned�察 �and stood deep in thought�察 �and at last he
spoke ´
'Had not the deed been done which is done�察�I should have said this
day to myself�察 �It is an honour to Alcinous�察�and to his children after him�察�
that the far´famed Argonauts are his guests。; But these Colchi are my
guests�察 �as you are�察 �and for this month they have waited here with all
their fleet�察�for they have hunted all the seas of Hellas�察�and could not find
you�察�and dared neither go farther�察�nor go home。'
'Let them choose out their champions�察�and we will fight them�察 �man
for man。'
'No guests of ours shall fight upon our island�察�and if you go outside
they will outnumber you。 I will do justice between you�察�for I know and
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do what is right。'
Then he turned to his kings�察 �and said�察�'This may stand over till to´
morrow。 To´night we will feast our guests�察 �and hear the story of all
their wanderings�察�and how they came hither out of the ocean。'
So Alcinous bade the servants take the heroes in�察 �and bathe them�察�
and give them clothes。 And they were glad when they saw the warm
water�察�for it was long since they had bathed。 And they washed off the
sea´salt from their limbs�察 �and anointed themselves from head to foot
with oil�察�and combed out their golden hair。 Then they came back again
into the hall�察 �while the merchant kings rose up to do them honour。
And each man said to his neighbour�察 �'No wonder that these men won
fame。 How they stand now like Giants�察�or Titans�察�or Immortals come
down from Olympus�察�though many a winter has worn them�察�and many a
fearful storm。 What must they have been when they sailed from Iolcos�察�
in the bloom of their youth�察�long ago��'
Then they went out to the garden�察 �and the merchant princes said�察�
'Heroes�察�run races with us。 Let us see whose feet are nimblest。'
'We cannot race against you�察�for our limbs are stiff from sea�察�and we
have lost our two swift comrades�察�the sons of the north wind。 But do
not think us cowards�此 �if you wish to try our strength�察 �we will shoot�察�
and box�察�and wrestle�察�against any men on earth。'
And Alcinous smiled�察 �and answered�察 �'I believe you�察 �gallant guests�察�
with your long limbs and broad shoulders�察 �we could never match you
here。 For we care nothing here for boxing�察 �or for shooting with the
bow�察 �but for feasts�察 �and songs�察 �and harping�察 �and dancing�察 �and running
races�察�to stretch our limbs on shore。'
So they danced there and ran races�察�the jolly merchant kings�察 �till the
night fell�察�and all went in。
And then they ate and drank�察 �and comforted their weary souls�察 �till
Alcinous called a herald�察�and bade him go and fetch the harper。
The herald went out�察�and fetched the harper�察�and led him in by the
hand�察 �and Alcinous cut him a piece of meat�察 �from the fattest of the
haunch�察�and sent it to him�察�and said�察�'Sing to us�察�noble harper�察�and rejoice
the heroes' hearts。'
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So the harper played and sang�察 �while the dancers danced strange
figures�察 �and after that the tumblers showed their tricks�察 �till the heroes
laughed again。
Then�察 �'Tell me�察 �heroes��' asked Alcinous�察 �'you who have sailed the
ocean round�察 �and seen the manners of all nations�察 �have you seen such
dancers as ours here�察�or heard such music and such singing�拭 �We hold
ours to be the best on earth。'
'Such dancing we have never seen��' said Orpheus�察�'and your singer is
a happy man�察�for Phoebus himself must have taught him�察�or else he is
the son of a Muse�察�as I am also�察�and have sung once or twice�察�though not
so well as he。'
'Sing to us�察 �then�察 �noble stranger��' said Alcinous�察 �'and we will give
you precious gifts。'
So Orpheus took his magic harp�察�and sang t
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