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

hunger�察    �and gave himself up to death。           But brave Ancaios the helmsman 

cheered up their hearts once more�察�and bade them leap on                   land�察�and haul 

the ship with ropes and rollers for many a             weary day�察�whether over land�察�

or   mud�察  �or   ice�察  �I   know   not�察  �for the   song   is   mixed   and   broken   like   a 

dream。      And     it  says  next�察  �how   they   came      to  the  rich   nation   of  the 

famous long´lived         men�察�and to the coast of the Cimmerians�察�who never 

saw   the    sun�察  �buried   deep   in   the   glens   of   the   snow   mountains�察  �and   to 

the fair land of Hermione�察�where dwelt the most righteous of                   all nations�察�

and to the gates of the world below�察�and to the             dwelling´place of dreams。 

     And at last Ancaios shouted�察�'Endure a little while�察�brave                friends�察�the 

worst   is   surely  past�察  �for   I   can   see the   pure west   wind   ruffle   the   water�察�

and hear the roar of ocean on the             sands。    So raise up the mast�察�and set 

the sail�察�and face what        comes like men。' 

     Then out spoke the magic bough�察�'Ah�察�would that I had                  perished long 

ago�察�and been whelmed by the dread blue rocks�察                �beneath the fierce swell 

of the Euxine�       �Better so�察�than to      wander for ever�察�disgraced by the guilt 

of my princes�察�for        the blood of Absyrtus still tracks me�察�and woe follows 

hard     upon woe。       And now some dark horror will clutch me�察�if I come 

near  the   Isle   of   Ierne。   ��7�� Unless   you   will   cling   to   the land�察  �and   sail 

southward and southward for ever�察�I shall              wander beyond the Atlantic�察�to 

the ocean which has no shore。' 

     Then   they   blest   the   magic   bough�察  �and   sailed   southward   along       the 

land。    But ere they could pass Ierne�察�the land of mists                and storms�察�the 

wild    wind    came     down�察   �dark   and   roaring�察   �and    caught     the   sail�察 �and 

strained   the   ropes。    And   away   they   drove      twelve   nights�察  �on   the   wide 

wild western sea�察�through the           foam�察�and over the rollers�察�while they saw 

neither   sun   nor    stars。    And   they   cried   again�察  �'We   shall   perish�察  �for   we 

know       not   where   we   are。    We   are   lost   in   the   dreary   damp   darkness�察�

and cannot tell north from south。' 

     But Lynceus the long´sighted called gaily from the bows�察                 �'Take heart 

again�察�brave sailors�察�for I see a pine´clad isle�察            �and the halls of the kind 

Earth´mother�察�with a crown of            clouds around them。' 



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     But Orpheus said�察�'Turn from them�察�for no living man can land                   there�此�

there is no harbour on the coast�察�but steep´walled             cliffs all round。' 

     So Ancaios turned the ship away�察�and for three days more they                   sailed 

on�察�till they came to Aiaia�察�Circe's home�察�and the             fairy island of the West。 

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     And there Jason bid them land�察�and seek about for any sign of                  living 

man。     And as they went inland Circe met them�察�coming                    down toward 

the ship�察  �and   they  trembled   when   they  saw   her�察     �for   her   hair�察  �and   face�察�

and robes shone like flame。 

     And     she   came    and   looked    at  Medeia�察    �and   Medeia     hid   her  face 

beneath her veil。 

     And Circe cried�察�'Ah�察�wretched girl�察�have you forgotten all                your sins�察�

that you come hither to my island�察�where the               flowers bloom all the year 

round�拭     �Where is your aged father�察          �and the brother whom you killed�拭�

Little do I expect you to        return in safety with these strangers whom you 

love。    I will    send you food and wine�此         �but your ship must not stay here�察�

for it is foul with sin�察�and foul with sin its crew。' 

     And the heroes prayed her�察�but in vain�察�and cried�察�'Cleanse                  us from 

our guilt��' But she sent them away�察�and said�察�'Go on                to Malea�察�and there 

you may be cleansed�察�and return home。' 

     Then a fair wind rose�察�and they sailed eastward by Tartessus                   on the 

Iberian     shore�察  �till  they   came    to   the  Pillars   of    Hercules�察    �and    the 

Mediterranean   Sea。        And   thence   they   sailed     on   through   the   deeps   of 

Sardinia�察�and past the Ausonian           islands�察�and the capes of the Tyrrhenian 

shore�察�till they     came to a flowery island�察�upon a still bright summer's eve。 

And as they neared it�察�slowly and wearily�察�they heard sweet                   songs upon 

the shore。     But when Medeia heard it�察�she started�察             �and cried�察�'Beware�察�

all heroes�察�for these are the rocks of         the Sirens。     You must pass close by 

them�察�for there is no       other channel�察�but those who listen to that song are 

lost。' 

     Then Orpheus spoke�察�the king of all minstrels�察�'Let them                 match their 

song against mine。        I have charmed stones�察�and           trees�察�and dragons�察�how 

much   more   the   hearts   of   men��'    So   he    caught   up   his   lyre�察  �and   stood 

upon the poop�察�and began his           magic song。 



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     And now they could see the Sirens on Anthemousa�察�the flowery                      isle�察�

three fair maidens sitting on the beach�察�beneath a red               rock in the setting 

sun�察�among beds of crimson poppies and               golden asphodel。        Slowly they 

sung and sleepily�察�with silver         voices�察�mild and clear�察�which stole over the 

golden waters�察      �and into the hearts of all the heroes�察�in spite of Orpheus' 

song。 

     And all things stayed around and listened�察�the gulls sat in              white lines 

along the rocks�察�on the beach great seals lay             basking�察�and kept time with 

lazy    heads�察   �while    silver  shoals     of    fish  came     up   to  hearken�察   �and 

whispered as they broke the           shining calm。       The Wind overhead hushed 

his   whistling�察  �as   he   shepherded      his   clouds   toward   the   west�察  �and   the 

clouds stood       in mid blue�察�and listened dreaming�察�like a flock of golden 

sheep。 

     And as the heroes listened�察�the oars fell from their hands�察                �and their 

heads   drooped   on   their   breasts�察  �and   they   closed   their   heavy   eyes�察  �and 

they dreamed of bright still gardens�察           �and of slumbers under murmuring 

pines�察  �till   all   their   toil seemed   foolishness�察  �and   they   thought   of   their 

renown no more。 

     Then one lifted his head suddenly�察�and cried�察�'What use in                wandering 

for ever�拭    �Let us stay here and rest awhile。'           And     another�察�'Let us row 

to the shore�察�and hear the words they            sing。'   And another�察�'I care not for 

the words�察�but for the         music。     They shall sing me to sleep�察�that I may 

rest。' 

     And   Butes�察 �the son   of  Pandion�察 �the  fairest of   all   mortal   men�察     �leapt 

out and swam toward the shore�察�crying�察�'I come�察�I come�察                 �fair maidens�察�to 

live and die here�察�listening to your song。' 

     Then   Medeia   clapped   her   hands   together�察  �and   cried�察  �'Sing      louder�察�

Orpheus�察�sing a bolder strain�察�wake up these hapless                 sluggards�察�or none 

of them will see the land of Hellas more。' 

     Then Orpheus   lifted   his harp�察 �and   crashed his   cunning   hand          across 

the strings�察�and his music and his voice rose like a           

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