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brought me�察�the silver´footed lady of the sea�察 �whom I caught in the cave�察�
and tamed her�察 �though she changed her shape seven times。 For she
changed�察�as I held her�察�into water�察�and to vapour�察�and to burning flame�察�
and to a rock�察 �and to a black´maned lion�察�and to a tall and stately tree。
But I held her and held her ever�察�till she took her own shape again�察�and
led her to my father's house�察 �and won her for my bride。 And all the
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rulers of Olympus came to our wedding�察 �and the heavens and the earth
rejoiced together�察�when an Immortal wedded mortal man。 And now let
me see my son�察�for it is not often I shall see him upon earth�此 �famous he
will be�察�but short´lived�察�and die in the flower of youth。'
So Tiphys the helmsman steered them to the shore under the crags of
Pelion�察 �and they went up through the dark pine´ forests towards the
Centaur's cave。
And they came into the misty hall�察�beneath the snow´crowned crag�察�
and saw the great Centaur lying�察 �with his huge limbs spread upon the
rock�察 �and beside him stood Achilles�察 �the child whom no steel could
wound�察�and played upon his harp right sweetly�察�while Cheiron watched
and smiled。
Then Cheiron leapt up and welcomed them�察�and kissed them every
one�察�and set a feast before them of swine's flesh�察�and venison�察�and good
wine�察 �and young Achilles served them�察 �and carried the golden goblet
round。 And after supper all the heroes clapped their hands�察�and called
on Orpheus to sing�察 �but he refused�察 �and said�察 �'How can I�察 �who am the
younger�察 �sing before our ancient host��' So they called on Cheiron to
sing�察�and Achilles brought him his harp�察�and he began a wondrous song�察�
a famous story of old time�察 �of the fight between the Centaurs and the
Lapithai�察�which you may still see carved in stone。 ��1�� He sang how his
brothers came to ruin by their folly�察�when they were mad with wine�察�and
how they and the heroes fought�察�with fists�察�and teeth�察�and the goblets
from which they drank�察�and how they tore up the pine´ trees in their fury�察�
and hurled great crags of stone�察�while the mountains thundered with the
battle�察�and the land was wasted far and wide�察�till the Lapithai drove them
from their home in the rich Thessalian plains to the lonely glens of
Pindus�察 �leaving Cheiron all alone。 And the heroes praised his song
right heartily�察�for some of them had helped in that great fight。
Then Orpheus took the lyre�察�and sang of Chaos�察�and the making of
the wondrous World�察�and how all things sprang from Love�察 �who could
not live alone in the Abyss。 And as he sang�察 �his voice rose from the
cave�察 �above the crags�察 �and through the tree´tops�察 �and the glens of oak
and pine。 And the trees bowed their heads when they heard it�察�and the
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gray rocks cracked and rang�察 �and the forest beasts crept near to listen�察�
and the birds forsook their nests and hovered round。 And old Cheiron
claps his hands together�察�and beat his hoofs upon the ground�察�for wonder
at that magic song。
Then Peleus kissed his boy�察�and wept over him�察�and they went down
to the ship�察 �and Cheiron came down with them�察 �weeping�察 �and kissed
them one by one�察�and blest them�察�and promised to them great renown。
And the heroes wept when they left him�察 �till their great hearts could
weep no more�察 �for he was kind and just and pious�察 �and wiser than all
beasts and men。 Then he went up to a cliff�察�and prayed for them�察�that
they might come home safe and well�察�while the heroes rowed away�察�and
watched him standing on his cliff above the sea�察 �with his great hands
raised toward heaven�察�and his white locks waving in the wind�察�and they
strained their eyes to watch him to the last�察�for they felt that they should
look on him no more。
So they rowed on over the long swell of the sea�察�past Olympus�察�the
seat of the Immortals�察 �and past the wooded bays of Athos�察 �and
Samothrace the sacred isle�察 �and they came past Lemnos to the
Hellespont�察�and through the narrow strait of Abydos�察�and so on into the
Propontis�察 �which we call Marmora now。 And there they met with
Cyzicus�察�ruling in Asia over the Dolions�察�who�察�the songs say�察�was the son
of AEneas�察�of whom you will hear many a tale some day。 For Homer
tells us how he fought at Troy�察 �and Virgil how he sailed away and
founded Rome�察�and men believed until late years that from him sprang
our old British kings。 Now Cyzicus�察 �the songs say�察 �welcomed the
heroes�察 �for his father had been one of Cheiron's scholars�察 �so he
welcomed them�察�and feasted them�察 �and stored their ship with corn and
wine�察�and cloaks and rugs�察�the songs say�察�and shirts�察�of which no doubt
they stood in need。
But at night�察 �while they lay sleeping�察 �came down on them terrible
men�察�who lived with the bears in the mountains�察�like Titans or giants in
shape�察�for each of them had six arms�察�and they fought with young firs
and pines。 But Heracles killed them all before morn with his deadly
poisoned arrows�察�but among them�察�in the darkness�察�he slew Cyzicus the
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kindly prince。
Then they got to their ship and to their oars�察�and Tiphys bade them
cast off the hawsers and go to sea。 But as he spoke a whirlwind came�察�
and spun the ARGO round�察�and twisted the hawsers together�察�so that no
man could loose them。 Then Tiphys dropped the rudder from his hand�察�
and cried�察�'This comes from the Gods above。' But Jason went forward�察�
and asked counsel of the magic bough。
Then the magic bough spoke�察 �and answered�察 �'This is because you
have slain Cyzicus your friend。 You must appease his soul�察�or you will
never leave this shore。'
Jason went back sadly�察�and told the heroes what he had heard。 And
they leapt on shore�察�and searched till dawn�察�and at dawn they found the
body�察�all rolled in dust and blood�察�among the corpses of those monstrous
beasts。 And they wept over their kind host�察�and laid him on a fair bed�察�
and heaped a huge mound over him�察�and offered black sheep at his tomb�察�
and Orpheus sang a magic song to him�察�that his spirit might have rest。
And then they held games at the tomb�察�after the custom of those times�察�
and Jason gave prizes to each winner