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muffled   oars�察  �till   the   pine´wood   bent   like   willow   in their   hands�察  �and 

stout ARGO groaned beneath their strokes。 

     On   and   on�察 �beneath   the dewy  darkness�察  �they  fled   swiftly  down       the 

swirling stream�察�underneath black walls�察�and temples�察�and                the castles of 

the   princes   of   the   East�察  �past   sluice´mouths�察�and   fragrant   gardens�察  �and 

groves of all strange fruits�察�past       marshes where fat kine lay sleeping�察�and 

long   beds   of   whispering   reeds�察  �till   they   heard   the   merry   music   of   the 

surge upon the bar�察�as it tumbled in the moonlight all alone。 

     Into the surge they rushed�察�and ARGO leapt the breakers like               a horse�察�

for she knew the time was come to show her mettle�察               �and win honour for 

the heroes and herself。 

     Into the surge they rushed�察�and ARGO leapt the breakers like               a horse�察�

till the heroes stopped all panting�察�each man upon            his oar�察�as she slid into 

the still broad sea。 

     Then Orpheus took his harp and sang a paean�察�till the heroes'                hearts 

rose high again�察�and they rowed on stoutly and             steadfastly�察�away into the 

darkness of the West。 



          PART V ´ HOW THE ARGONAUTS WERE 



            DRIVEN INTO THE UNKNOWN SEA 



       SO they fled away in haste to the westward�察�but Aietes manned                  his 

fleet and followed them。        And Lynceus the quick´eyed saw            him coming�察�

while he was still many a mile away�察�and cried�察              �'I see a hundred ships�察�

like a flock of white swans�察�far in        the east。'   And at that they rowed hard�察�

like heroes�察�but the      ships came nearer every hour。 

     Then Medeia�察�the dark witch´maiden�察�laid a cruel and a              cunning plot�察�

for she killed Absyrtus her young brother�察�and             cast him into the sea�察�and 



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said�察�'Ere my father can take up          his corpse and bury it�察�he must wait long�察�

and be left far     behind。' 

     And all the heroes shuddered�察�and looked one at the other for                  shame�察�

yet they did not punish that dark witch´woman�察�because                   she had won for 

them the golden fleece。 

     And when Aietes came to the place he saw the floating corpse�察                     �and 

he   stopped   a   long   while�察  �and   bewailed   his   son�察  �and   took  him   up�察  �and 

went home。        But he sent on his sailors toward the           westward�察�and bound 

them by a mighty curse ´ 'Bring back to              me that dark witch´woman�察�that 

she may die a dreadful death。             But if you return without her�察�you shall 

die by the same       death yourselves。' 

     So the Argonauts   escaped for  that   time�此         �but Father  Zeus   saw       that 

foul crime�察�and out of the heavens he sent a storm�察�and                swept the ship far 

from   her   course。     Day   after   day   the   storm   drove   her�察  �amid   foam   and 

blinding mist�察�till they knew no          longer where they were�察�for the sun was 

blotted from the       skies。    And at last the ship struck on a shoal�察�amid low 

isles of mud   and sand�察 �and the waves   rolled over   her and              through her�察�

and the heroes lost all hope of life。 

     Then   Jason   cried   to   Hera�察  �'Fair   queen�察  �who   hast   befriended   us   till 

now�察 �why  hast thou   left us in our   misery�察 �to   die   here        among   unknown 

seas�拭    �It is hard to lose the honour which we              have won with such toil 

and danger�察�and hard never to see             Hellas again�察�and the pleasant bay of 

Pagasai。' 

     Then out and spoke the magic bough which stood upon the                      ARGO'S 

beak�察�'Because Father Zeus is angry�察�all this has             fallen on you�察�for a cruel 

crime has been done on board�察�and             the sacred ship is foul with blood。' 

     At that some of the heroes cried�察�'Medeia is the murderess。                    Let the 

witch´woman bear her sin�察�and die��'              And they seized         Medeia�察�to hurl 

her   into   the   sea�察  �and   atone   for   the   young boy's   death�察  �but   the   magic 

bough   spoke   again�察  �'Let   her   live    till   her   crimes   are   full。 Vengeance 

waits   for   her�察 �slow  and    sure�察�but   she   must live�察 �for   you   need her   still。 

She   must     show   you   the   way   to   her   sister   Circe�察  �who   lives   among   the 

islands of the West。        To her you must sail�察�a weary way�察�and                she shall 

cleanse you from your guilt。' 



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     Then all the heroes wept aloud when they heard the sentence                      of the 

oak�察  �for   they   knew   that   a   dark   journey   lay   before  them�察  �and   years   of 

bitter toil。   And some upbraided the dark              witch´woman�察�and some said�察�

'Nay�察�we are her debtors still�察        �without her we should never have won the 

fleece。'    But   most     of them  bit their   lips   in   silence�察  �for   they  feared   the 

witch's spells。 

     And now the sea grew calmer�察�and the sun shone out once more�察                     �and 

the heroes thrust the ship off the sand´bank�察�and rowed                 forward on their 

weary     course    under    the  guiding    of   the  dark    witch´maiden�察       �into  the 

wastes of the unknown sea。 

     Whither they went I cannot tell�察�nor how they came to Circe's                      isle。 

Some   say   that   they  went   to   the   westward�察  �and  up   the    Ister   ��2��   stream�察�

and so came into the Adriatic�察�dragging              their ship over the snowy Alps。 

And others say that they          went southward�察�into the Red Indian Sea�察�and 

past   the   sunny    lands   where   spices   grow�察  �round   AEthiopia   toward   the 

West�察�and      that at last they came to Libya�察�and dragged their ship               across 

the burning sands�察�and over the hills into the Syrtes�察              �where the flats and 

quicksands spread for many a mile�察             �between rich Cyrene and the Lotus´ 

eaters' shore。     But all     these are but dreams and fables�察�and dim hints of 

unknown        lands。 

     But   all   say  that   they  came   to   a   place   where   they  had   to   drag their 

ship across the land nine days with ropes and rollers�察               �till they came into 

an   unknown sea。        And   the  best of   all   the  old   songs tells   us   how   they 

went   away   toward   the   North�察  �till    they   came   to   the   slope   of   Caucasus�察�

where it sinks into the        sea�察�and to the narrow Cimmerian Bosphorus�察。�3�� 

where   the     Titan   swam   across   upon   the   bull�察  �and   thence   into   the   lazy 

waters of the still Maeotid lake。 ��4��            And thence they went           northward 

ever�察�up the Tanais�察�which we call Don�察�past the               Geloni and Sauromatai�察�

and   many   a   wandering   shepherd´tribe�察        �and   the   one´eyed   Arimaspi�察  �of 

whom old Greek poets tell�察�who              steal the gold from the Griffins�察�in the 

cold Riphaian hills。       ��5�� 

     And   they   passed   the   Scythian   archers�察  �and   the   Tauri   who   eat   men�察�

and the wandering Hyperboreai�察�who feed their flocks                   beneath the pole´ 

star�察�until they came into the northern            ocean�察�the dull dead Cronian Sea。 



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��6��    And there ARGO would             move on no longer�察�and each man clasped 

his elbow�察�and leaned         his head upon his hand�察�heart´broken with toil and 

hunger��

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