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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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