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you precious gifts。' 

     So Orpheus took his magic harp�察�and sang to them a stirring                    song of 

their   voyage     from   Iolcos�察  �and   their   dangers�察   �and   how    they   won     the 

golden fleece�察�and of Medeia's love�察�and how she                 helped them�察�and went 

with    them   over    land   and   sea�察 �and   of  all   their   fearful   dangers�察   �from 

monsters�察�and rocks�察�and storms�察           �till the heart of Arete was softened�察�and 

all the women wept。            And the merchant kings rose up�察�each man from 

off his golden       throne�察�and clapped their hands�察�and shouted�察�'Hail to the 

noble Argonauts�察�who sailed the unknown sea��' 

     Then he went on�察�and told their journey over the sluggish                    northern 

main�察  �and   through   the   shoreless   outer   ocean�察  �to   the   fairy   island   of   the 

west�察�and of the Sirens�察�and Scylla�察�and             Charybdis�察�and all the wonders 

they  had   seen�察  �till   midnight    passed   and the  day  dawned�察  �but   the   kings 

never thought of        sleep。     Each   man   sat   still   and   listened�察 �with   his chin 

upon     his hand。 

     And at last�察�when Orpheus had ended�察�they all went thoughtful                      out�察�

and the  heroes lay  down   to sleep�察 �beneath   the sounding              porch   outside�察�

where Arete had strewn them rugs and carpets�察                �in the sweet still summer 

night。 

     But Arete pleaded   hard with   her husband for   Medeia�察�for   her               heart 

was softened。       And she said�察�'The Gods will punish her�察             �not we。     After 

all�察�she is our guest and my suppliant�察�and              prayers are the daughters of 



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Zeus。     And     who�察   �too�察 �dare   part    man     and   wife�察  �after  all  they   have 

endured together��' 

     And Alcinous smiled。          'The minstrel's song has charmed you�此              �but I 

must remember what is right�察�for songs cannot alter                  justice�察�and I must 

be faithful to my name。         Alcinous I am        called�察�the man of sturdy sense�察�

and Alcinous I will be。'           But for all that Arete besought him�察�until she 

won him round。 

     So    next   morning     he  sent   a  herald�察  �and   called   the  kings   into   the 

square�察�and   said�察 �'This  is   a  puzzling   matter�此    �remember        but   one thing。 

These Minuai live close by us�察�and we may                meet them often on the seas�察�

but Aietes   lives   afar   off�察  �and   we   have   only   heard   his   name。     Which�察�

then�察�of the two is it        safer to offend ´ the men near us�察�or the men far 

off��' 

     The   princes   laughed�察  �and   praised   his   wisdom�察  �and Alcinous         called 

the heroes to the square�察�and the Colchi also�察�and                 they came and stood 

opposite   each   other�察  �but   Medeia   stayed   in    the   palace。    Then Alcinous 

spoke�察�'Heroes of the Colchi�察�what            is your errand about this lady��' 

     'To carry her home with us�察�that she may die a shameful                  death�察�but if 

we return without her�察�we must die the death              she should have died。' 

     'What   say   you   to   this�察  �Jason the AEolid��'  said Alcinous�察       �turning   to 

the Minuai。 

     'I say��' said the cunning Jason�察�'that they are come here on               a bootless 

errand。     Do you think that you can make her follow                 you�察�heroes of the 

Colchi   ´   her�察  �who   knows   all   spells   and   charms�拭     �She   will   cast   away 

your ships on quicksands�察�or call           down on you Brimo the wild huntress�察�

or   the   chains   will   fall from   off   her   wrists�察  �and   she   will   escape   in   her 

dragon´car�察     �or if not thus�察�some other way�察�for she has a thousand plans 

and wiles。      And why return home at all�察�brave heroes�察�and                face the long 

seas   again�察  �and   the   Bosphorus�察  �and   the   stormy     Euxine�察  �and   double   all 

your toil�拭    �There is many a fair land         round these coasts�察�which waits for 

gallant   men   like   you。      Better   to   settle   there�察  �and   build   a   city�察  �and   let 

Aietes and      Colchis help themselves。' 

     Then     a  murmur     rose   among     the   Colchi�察   �and   some    cried   'He   has 

spoken well��' and some�察�'We have had enough of roving�察�we                     will sail the 



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seas no more��'       And the chief said at last�察�'Be          it so�察�then�察�a plague she 

has been to us�察�and a plague to the           house of her father�察�and a plague she 

will be to you。      Take     her�察�since you are no wiser�察�and we will sail away 

toward the      north。' 

     Then Alcinous   gave   them   food�察  �and   water�察  �and   garments�察  �and        rich 

presents of all sorts�察�and he gave the same to the              Minuai�察�and sent them 

all away in peace。 

     So Jason kept the dark witch´maiden to breed him woe and                       shame�察�

and the   Colchi   went   northward   into the Adriatic�察 �and          settled�察 �and   built 

towns along the shore。 

     Then the heroes rowed away to the eastward�察�to reach Hellas�察                     �their 

beloved   land�察  �but   a   storm   came   down   upon   them�察  �and     swept   them   far 

away     toward    the   south。   And     they   rowed     till they    were    spent   with 

struggling�察  �through   the   darkness   and   the     blinding   rain�察  �but   where   they 

were they could not tell�察�and          they gave up all hope of life。         And at last 

touched   the     ground�察  �and   when   daylight   came   waded   to   the   shore�察  �and 

saw     nothing round but sand and desolate salt pools�察�for they had                  come 

to   the   quicksands   of   the   Syrtis�察  �and   the   dreary   treeless flats   which   lie 

between   Numidia   and   Cyrene�察  �on   the   burning        shore   of   Africa。     And 

there    they   wandered     starving    for  many   a    weary   day�察   �ere  they   could 

launch their ship again�察�and gain           the open sea。      And there Canthus was 

killed�察  �while    he  was    trying    to  drive   off  sheep�察   �by   a  stone   which    a 

herdsman threw。 

     And there too Mopsus died�察�the seer who knew the voices of                   all birds�察�

but he could not foretell his own end�察�for he was                bitten in the foot by a 

snake�察�one of those which sprang from               the Gorgon's head when Perseus 

carried it across the sands。 

     At   last   they   rowed   away   toward   the   northward�察  �for   many   a    weary 

day�察�till their water was spent�察�and their food eaten�察            �and they were worn 

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