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Then Perseus called the Argives together�察�and told them who he was�察�
and all the noble deeds which he had done。 And all the nobles and the
yeomen made him king�察�for they saw that he had a royal heart�察�and they
fought with him against Argos�察 �and took it�察�and killed Proetus�察�and made
the Cyclopes serve them�察 �and build them walls round Argos�察 �like the
walls which they had built at Tiryns�察�and there were great rejoicings in
the vale of Argos�察�because they had got a king from Father Zeus。
But Perseus' heart yearned after his grandfather�察�and he said�察�'Surely
he is my flesh and blood�察�and he will love me now that I am come home
with honour�此 �I will go and find him�察 �and bring him home�察�and we will
reign together in peace。'
So Perseus sailed away with his Phoenicians�察 �round Hydrea and
Sunium�察�past Marathon and the Attic shore�察�and through Euripus�察�and up
the long Euboean sea�察�till he came to the town of Larissa�察�where the wild
Pelasgi dwelt。
And when he came there�察�all the people were in the fields�察 �and there
was feasting�察�and all kinds of games�察�for Teutamenes their king wished
to honour Acrisius�察�because he was the king of a mighty land。
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So Perseus did not tell his name�察�but went up to the games unknown�察�
for he said�察 �'If I carry away the prize in the games�察 �my grandfather's
heart will be softened toward me。'
So he threw off his helmet�察�and his cuirass�察�and all his clothes�察�and
stood among the youths of Larissa�察�while all wondered at him�察�and said�察�
'Who is this young stranger�察 �who stands like a wild bull in his pride�拭�
Surely he is one of the heroes�察 �the sons of the Immortals�察 �from
Olympus。'
And when the games began�察 �they wondered yet more�察 �for Perseus
was the best man of all at running�察 �and leaping�察 �and wrestling and
throwing the javelin�察�and he won four crowns�察 �and took them�察�and then
he said to himself�察�'There is a fifth crown yet to be won�此 �I will win that�察�
and lay them all upon the knees of my grandfather。'
And as he spoke�察 �he saw where Acrisius sat�察 �by the side of
Teutamenes the king�察�with his white beard flowing down upon his knees�察�
and his royal staff in his hand�察�and Perseus wept when he looked at him�察�
for his heart yearned after his kin�察 �and he said�察�'Surely he is a kingly old
man�察�yet he need not be ashamed of his grandson。'
Then he took the quoits�察 �and hurled them�察 �five fathoms beyond all
the rest�察�and the people shouted�察�'Further yet�察�brave stranger� �There has
never been such a hurler in this land。'
Then Perseus put out all his strength�察 �and hurled。 But a gust of
wind came from the sea�察�and carried the quoit aside�察 �and far beyond all
the rest�察�and it fell on the foot of Acrisius�察�and he swooned away with
the pain。
Perseus shrieked�察 �and ran up to him�察 �but when they lifted the old
man up he was dead�察�for his life was slow and feeble。
Then Perseus rent his clothes�察�and cast dust upon his head�察 �and wept
a long while for his grandfather。 At last he rose�察 �and called to all the
people aloud�察�and said ´
'The Gods are true�察 �and what they have ordained must be。 I am
Perseus�察 �the grandson of this dead man�察 �the far´famed slayer of the
Gorgon。'
Then he told them how the prophecy had declared that he should kill
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his grandfather�察�and all the story of his life。
So they made a great mourning for Acrisius�察�and burnt him on a right
rich pile�察�and Perseus went to the temple�察�and was purified from the guilt
of the death�察�because he had done it unknowingly。
Then he went home to Argos�察 �and reigned there well with fair
Andromeda�察�and they had four sons and three daughters�察�and died in a
good old age。
And when they died�察�the ancients say�察�Athene took them up into the
sky�察�with Cepheus and Cassiopoeia。 And there on starlight nights you
may see them shining still�察 �Cepheus with his kingly crown�察 �and
Cassiopoeia in her ivory chair�察 �plaiting her star´spangled tresses�察 �and
Perseus with the Gorgon's head�察 �and fair Andromeda beside him�察�
spreading her long white arms across the heaven�察 �as she stood when
chained to the stone for the monster。
All night long�察�they shine�察�for a beacon to wandering sailors�察�but all
day they feast with the Gods�察�on the still blue peaks of Olympus。
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STORY II。 ´ THE ARGONAUTS
PART I ´ HOW THE CENTAUR TRAINED THE
HEROES ON PELION
I HAVE told you of a hero who fought with wild beasts and with
wild men�察�but now I have a tale of heroes who sailed away into a distant
land�察�to win themselves renown for ever�察 �in the adventure of the Golden
Fleece。
Whither they sailed�察 �my children�察 �I cannot clearly tell。 It all
happened long ago�察�so long that it has all grown dim�察 �like a dream which
you dreamt last year。 And why they went I cannot tell�此 �some say that
it was to win gold。 It may be so�察�but the noblest deeds which have been
done on earth have not been done for gold。 It was not for the sake of
gold that the Lord came down and died�察 �and the Apostles went out to
preach the good news in all lands。 The Spartans looked for no reward
in money when they fought and died at Thermopylae�察 �and Socrates the
wise asked no pay from his countrymen�察�but lived poor and barefoot all
his days�察�only caring to make men good。 And there are heroes in our
days also�察�who do noble deeds�察�but not for gold。 Our discoverers did
not go to make themselves rich when they sailed out one after another
into the dreary frozen seas�察�nor did the ladies who went out last year to
drudge in the hospitals of the East�察 �making themselves poor�察 �that they
might be rich in noble works。 And young men�察�too�察�whom you know�察�
children�察�and some of them of your own kin�察�did they say to themselves�察�
'How much money shall I earn��' when they went out to the war�察�leaving
wealth�察 �and comfort�察�and a pleasant home�察�and all that money can give�察�
to face hunger and thirst�察�and wounds and death�察�that they might fight for
their country and their Queen�拭 �No�察 �children�察�there is a better thing on
earth than wealth�察�a better thing than life itself�察�and that is�察�to have done
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something before you die�察 �for which good men may