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weeping�察  �and   yet   no   land   appeared。    And   all   the   while   the   babe   slept 



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quietly�察�and at last poor Danae          drooped her head and fell asleep likewise 

with her cheek       against the babe's。 

     After a while she was awakened suddenly�察�for the chest was                      jarring 

and grinding�察�and the air was full of sound。               She     looked up�察�and over 

her   head   were   mighty  cliffs�察  �all   red   in the   setting   sun�察  �and   around   her 

rocks and breakers�察�and          flying flakes of foam。         She clasped her hands 

together�察  �and     shrieked   aloud   for   help。    And   when   she   cried�察  �help   met 

her�此    �for   now   there   came   over   the   rocks   a   tall   and   stately   man�察  �and 

looked   down   wondering   upon   poor   Danae   tossing   about   in   the           chest 

among the waves。 

     He wore a rough cloak of frieze�察�and on his head a broad hat                  to shade 

his face�察�in his hand he carried a trident for             spearing fish�察�and over his 

shoulder was a casting´net�察�but           Danae could see that he was no common 

man by his stature�察�and         his walk�察�and his flowing golden hair and beard�察�

and by the       two servants who came behind him�察�carrying baskets for his 

fish。    But she had hardly time to look at him�察�before he had                   laid aside 

his trident and leapt down the rocks�察�and thrown               his casting´net so surely 

over   Danae   and   the   chest�察  �that   he  drew   it�察  �and   her�察  �and   the   baby�察  �safe 

upon a ledge of rock。 

     Then the fisherman took Danae by the hand�察�and lifted her out                    of the 

chest�察�and said ´ 

     'O   beautiful   damsel�察  �what   strange   chance   has   brought   you   to       this 

island in so flail a ship�拭        �Who are you�察�and whence�拭              �Surely you are 

some king's daughter�察�and this boy has             somewhat more than mortal。' 

     And as he spoke he pointed to the babe�察�for its face shone                    like the 

morning star。 

     But Danae only held down her head�察�and sobbed out ´ 

     'Tell me   to   what land   I   have come�察 �unhappy  that I   am�察  �and        among 

what men I have fallen��' 

     And   he   said�察  �'This   isle   is   called   Seriphos�察  �and   I   am   a Hellen�察  �and 

dwell in it。     I am the brother of Polydectes the             king�察�and men call me 

Dictys the netter�察�because I catch the          fish of the shore。' 

     Then Danae fell down at his feet�察�and embraced his knees�察�and                     cried 

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     'Oh�察�sir�察�have pity upon a stranger�察�whom a cruel doom has                driven to 

your   land�察  �and   let   me   live   in   your   house   as   a servant�察  �but   treat   me 

honourably�察�for I   was once   a king's        daughter�察�and   this my  boy ��as   you 

have truly said�� is of no       common race。        I will not be a charge to you�察�or 

eat   the   bread    of    idleness�察  �for  I  am    more    skilful  in   weaving     and 

embroidery       than all the maidens of my land。' 

     And she was going on�察�but Dictys stopped her�察�and raised her                up�察�and 

said ´ 

     'My daughter�察�I am old�察�and my hairs are growing gray�察�while                 I have 

no children to make my home cheerful。               Come with me         then�察�and you 

shall   be   a   daughter   to   me   and   to   my   wife�察  �and this   babe   shall   be   our 

grandchild。      For I fear the Gods�察�and         show hospitality to all strangers�察�

knowing that good deeds�察         �like evil ones�察�always return to those who do 

them。' 

     So    Danae    was   comforted�察    �and   went    home    with   Dictys    the  good 

fisherman�察�and was a daughter to him and to his wife�察�till                 fifteen years 

were past。 



         PART II ´ HOW PERSEUS VOWED A RASH 



                                        VOW 



       FIFTEEN   years   were   past   and   gone�察  �and   the   babe   was   now   grown 

to be a tall lad and a sailor�察�and went many voyages after              merchandise to 

the islands round。      His mother called him          Perseus�察�but all the people in 

Seriphos said that he was not          the son of mortal man�察�and called him the 

son of Zeus�察�the       king of the Immortals。        For though he was but fifteen�察�

he   was    taller   by   a   head   than   any   man   in   the   island�察  �and   he   was   the 

most skilful of all in running and wrestling and boxing�察�and                in throwing 

the quoit and the javelin�察�and in rowing with the              oar�察�and in playing on 

the harp�察�and in all which befits a         man。    And he was brave and truthful�察�

gentle and courteous�察       �for good old Dictys had trained him well�察�and well 

it was for     Perseus that he had done so。         For now Danae and her son fell 

into   great   danger�察  �and   Perseus   had   need   of   all   his   wit   to defend   his 

mother and himself。 



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     I   said   that   Dictys'   brother   was   Polydectes�察  �king   of   the island。  He 

was not a righteous man�察�like Dictys�察�but greedy�察             �and cunning�察�and cruel。 

And when he saw fair Danae�察�he              wanted to marry her。          But she would 

not�察�for she did not love        him�察�and cared for no one but her boy�察�and her 

boy's   father�察  �whom   she   never   hoped   to   see   again。     At   last   Polydectes 

became      furious�察�and while Perseus was away at sea he took poor Danae 

away from Dictys�察�saying�察�'If you will not be my wife�察�you                   shall be my 

slave。'    So   Danae   was   made   a   slave�察  �and   had   to  fetch   water   from   the 

well�察�and grind in the mill�察�and perhaps              was beaten�察�and wore a heavy 

chain�察�because she would not            marry that cruel king。         But Perseus was 

far   away   over   the    seas   in   the   isle   of   Samos�察  �little   thinking   how   his 

mother was       languishing in grief。 

     Now one day at Samos�察�while the ship was lading�察�Perseus                   wandered 

into a pleasant wood to get out of the sun�察�and sat               down on the turf and 

fell asleep。    And as he slept a strange         dream came to him ´ the strangest 

dream which he had ever had            in his life。 

     There came   a lady  to him  through the   wood�察�taller   than he�察�or              any 

mortal   man�察  �but   beautiful   exceedingly�察  �with   great   gray     eyes�察  �clear   and 

piercing�察�but strangely soft and mild。          
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