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     ;I   am   the  daughter     of  Cepheus�察    �King    of  Iopa�察  �and   my   mother    is 

Cassiopoeia of the beautiful tresses�察�and they called me                  Andromeda�察�as 

long as life was mine。         And I stand bound here�察          �hapless that I am�察�for 

the sea´monster's food�察�to atone for            my  mother's sin。       For she boasted 

of me once that I was          fairer than Atergatis�察�Queen of the Fishes�察�so she 

in her    wrath sent the sea´floods�察�and her brother the Fire King sent                  the 

earthquakes�察�and wasted all the land�察�and after the              floods a monster bred 



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of the slime�察�who devours all living            things。     And now he must devour 

me�察�guiltless though I am ´         me who never harmed a living thing�察�nor saw 

a fish upon the      shore but I gave it life�察�and threw it back into the sea�察�for 

in   our   land   we   eat   no   fish�察  �for   fear   of Atergatis   their queen。 Yet   the 

priests say that nothing but my blood can              atone for a sin which I never 

committed。' 

     But Perseus laughed�察�and said�察�'A sea´monster�拭               �I have fought      with 

worse   than   him�此    �I   would   have   faced   Immortals   for   your      sake�察  �how 

much more a beast of the sea��' 

     Then Andromeda looked up at him�察�and new hope was kindled in                       her 

breast�察�so proud and fair did he stand�察�with one hand                 round her�察�and in 

the other the glittering sword。         But she     only sighed�察�and wept the more�察�

and cried ´ 

     'Why will you die�察�young as you are�拭            �Is there not death and       sorrow 

enough in the world already�拭          �It is noble for me to       die�察�that I may save 

the lives of a whole people�察�but you�察           �better than them all�察�why should I 

slay you too�拭      �Go you your       way�察�I must go mine。' 

     But Perseus cried�察�'Not so�察�for the Lords of Olympus�察�whom I                    serve�察�

are the friends of the heroes�察�and help them on to               noble deeds。      Led by 

them�察�I slew the Gorgon�察�the beautiful            horror�察�and not without them do I 

come   hither�察  �to   slay   this monster   with   that   same   Gorgon's   head。       Yet 

hide   your   eyes    when   I   leave   you�察  �lest the   sight   of   it   freeze   you   too   to 

stone。' 

     But    the  maiden     answered     nothing�察   �for  she  could    not  believe    his 

words。      And   then�察  �suddenly   looking   up�察  �she   pointed   to   the    sea�察  �and 

shrieked ´ 

     'There   he   comes�察  �with   the   sunrise�察  �as   they   promised。    I   must   die 

now。     How shall I endure it�拭        �Oh�察�go�     �Is it not dreadful      enough to be 

torn piece´meal�察�without having you to look on��'                And she tried to thrust 

him away。 

     But he said�察�'I go�察�yet promise me one thing ere I go�此              �that    if I slay 

this beast you will be my wife�察�and come back with                  me to my kingdom 

in fruitful Argos�察�for I am a king's heir。            Promise me�察�and seal it with a 

kiss。' 



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     Then she lifted up her face�察�and kissed him�察�and Perseus                 laughed for 

joy�察�and flew upward�察�while Andromeda crouched                  trembling on the rock�察�

waiting for what might befall。 

     On   came   the   great   sea´monster�察  �coasting   along   like   a   huge     black 

galley�察  �lazily   breasting   the   ripple�察  �and   stopping   at  times   by   creek   or 

headland   to   watch   for   the   laughter   of   girls at   their   bleaching�察 �or   cattle 

pawing on the sand´hills�察�or          boys bathing on the beach。         His great sides 

were fringed with        clustering shells and sea´weeds�察�and the water gurgled 

in and     out of his wide jaws�察�as he rolled along�察�dripping and               glistening 

in the beams of the morning sun。 

     At last he saw Andromeda�察�and shot forward to take his prey�察                   �while 

the    waves    foamed     white   behind    him�察  �and    before   him   the    fish   fled 

leaping。 

     Then down from the height of the air fell Perseus like a              shooting star�察�

down   to   the   crests   of   the   waves�察  �while Andromeda   hid   her   face   as   he 

shouted�察�and then there was          silence for a while。 

     At last she looked up trembling�察�and saw Perseus springing                    toward 

her�察�and instead of the monster a long black rock�察               �with the sea rippling 

quietly round it。 

     Who then so proud as Perseus�察�as he leapt back to the rock�察               �and lifted 

his fair Andromeda in his arms�察�and flew with her                  to the cliff´top�察�as a 

falcon carries a dove�拭�

     Who     so   proud   as   Perseus�察  �and   who    so  joyful   as  all  the  AEthiop 

people�拭     �For    they   had   stood   watching     the   monster    from    the   cliffs�察�

wailing   for   the   maiden's   fate。   And   already   a    messenger   had   gone   to 

Cepheus and Cassiopoeia�察�where they sat                in sackcloth and ashes on the 

ground�察�in the innermost palace           chambers�察�awaiting their daughter's end。 

And they came�察�and          all the city with them�察�to see the wonder�察�with songs 

and     with dances�察�with cymbals and harps�察�and received their                  daughter 

back again�察�as one alive from the dead。 

     Then Cepheus said�察�'Hero of the Hellens�察�stay here with me                    and be 

my son´in´law�察�and I will give you the half of my              kingdom。' 

     'I will be your son´in´law��' said Perseus�察�'but of your             kingdom I will 

have none�察�for I long after the pleasant land              of Greece�察�and my mother 



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who waits for me at home。' 

     Then Cepheus said�察�'You must not take my daughter away at                       once�察�

for she is to us like one alive from the dead。             Stay    with us here a year�察�

and   after   that   you   shall   return   with honour。'     And   Perseus   consented�察�

but   before   he   went   to   the palace   he   bade   the   people   bring   stones   and 

wood�察�and built        three altars�察�one to Athene�察�and one to Hermes�察�and one 

to   Father Zeus�察�and offered bullocks and rams。 

     And some said�察�'This is a pious man��' yet the priests said�察                �'The Sea 

Queen will be yet more fierce against us�察�because                 her monster is slain。' 

But they were afraid to speak aloud�察            �for they feared the Gorgon's head。 

So they went up to the         palace�察�and when they came in�察�there stood in the 

hall    Phineus�察�the brother of Cepheus�察�chafing like a bear robbed                 of her 

whelps�察  �and   with   him   his   sons�察  �and   his   servants�察  �and  many   an   armed 

man�察�and he cried to Cepheus ´ 

     'You shall not marry your daughter to this stranger�察�of whom                  no one 

knows      even   the   name。    Was     not   Andromeda       betrothed    to   my    son�拭�

And now she is safe again�察�has he not a right to             claim her��' 

     But Perseus laughed�察�and answered�察�'If your son is in want of                 a bride�察�

let   him   save   a   maiden   for   himself。   As   yet   he   seems    but   a   helpless 

bride´groom。       He left this one to die�察�and         dead she is to him。        I saved 

her alive�察�and alive she is to         me�察�but to no one else。         Ungrateful man� �

have I not saved       your land�察�and the lives of your sons and daughters�察�and 

will    you requite me thus�拭        �Go�察�or it 

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