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

still evening air�察�into the air it rushed        like thunder�察�till the rocks rang and 

the sea�察�and into their        souls it rushed like wine�察�till all hearts beat fast 

within     their breasts。 



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     And he sung the song of Perseus�察�how the Gods led him over                        land 

and    sea�察  �and   how    he   slew   the  loathly    Gorgon�察    �and   won     himself     a 

peerless   bride�察  �and   how   he   sits   now   with   the   Gods   upon   Olympus�察  �a 

shining star in the sky�察�immortal with his             immortal bride�察�and honoured 

by all men below。 

     So   Orpheus   sang�察  �and   the   Sirens�察  �answering   each   other   across      the 

golden     sea�察  �till  Orpheus'   voice    drowned     the   Sirens'�察  �and   the    heroes 

caught their oars again。 

     And they cried�察�'We will be men like Perseus�察�and we will                    dare and 

suffer to the last。      Sing us his song again�察�brave           Orpheus�察�that we may 

forget the Sirens and their spell。' 

     And as Orpheus sang�察�they dashed their oars into the sea�察�and                     kept 

time   to   his   music�察  �as   they   fled   fast   away�察  �and   the Sirens'   voices   died 

behind them�察�in the hissing of the foam             along their wake。 

     But Butes swam to the shore�察�and knelt down before the                    Sirens�察�and 

cried�察  �'Sing   on�   �sing   on��'  But   he   could   say   no   more�察  �for   a   charmed 

sleep came over him�察�and a pleasant               humming in his ears�察�and he sank 

all   along   upon the  pebbles�察     �and   forgot   all   heaven   and   earth�察 �and   never 

looked at that sad       beach around him�察�all strewn with the bones of men。 

     Then slowly rose up those three fair sisters�察�with a cruel                smile upon 

their lips�察  �and slowly  they  crept   down towards           him�察 �like leopards   who 

creep upon their prey�察�and their hands              were like the talons of eagles as 

they stept across the bones         of their victims to enjoy their cruel feast。 

     But fairest Aphrodite saw him from the highest Idalian peak�察                 �and she 

pitied his youth and his beauty�察�and leapt up from               her golden throne�察�and 

like a falling star she cleft the sky�察        �and left a trail of glittering light�察�till 

she stooped to the        Isle of the Sirens�察�and snatched their prey from their 

claws。       And     she   lifted  Butes   as   he  lay   sleeping�察  �and   wrapt    him    in 

golden   mist�察  �and   she   bore him  to   the   peak   of   Lilybaeum�察 �and      he   slept 

there many a pleasant year。 

     But when the Sirens saw that they were conquered�察�they                   shrieked for 

envy and rage�察�and leapt from the beach into the                sea�察�and were changed 

into rocks until this day。 

     Then   they   came   to   the   straits   by   Lilybaeum�察  �and   saw   Sicily�察    �the 



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three´cornered island�察�under which Enceladus the giant                lies groaning day 

and night�察�and when he turns the earth             quakes�察�and his breath bursts out 

in   roaring   flames   from   the   highest   cone   of AEtna�察  �above   the   chestnut 

woods。      And there      Charybdis caught them in its fearful coils of wave�察�

and     rolled mast´high about them�察�and spun them round and round�察                   �and 

they could go neither back nor forward�察�while the              whirlpool sucked them 

in。 

     And while they struggled they saw near them�察�on the other                   side the 

strait�察�a rock stand in the water�察�with its peak           wrapt round in clouds ´ a 

rock which no man could climb�察             �though he had twenty hands and feet�察�

for the stone was smooth          and slippery�察�as if polished by man's hand�察�and 

halfway up a       misty cave looked out toward the west。 

     And when Orpheus saw it he groaned�察�and struck his hands                   together。 

And 'Little will it help us��' he cried�察�'to escape         the jaws of the whirlpool�察�

for in that cave lives Scylla�察�the        sea´hag with a young whelp's voice�察�my 

mother warned me of           her ere we sailed away from  Hellas�察�she has six 

heads�察�and      six long necks�察�and hides in that dark cleft。             And from her 

cave she fishes for all things which pass by ´ for sharks�察              �and seals�察�and 

dolphins�察    �and   all  the  herds    of  Amphitrite。       And     never    ship's  crew 

boasted that they  came   safe  by  her        rock�察�for  she bends   her  long   necks 

down to them�察�and every           mouth takes up a man。         And who will help us 

now�拭     �For Hera      and Zeus hate us�察�and our ship is foul with guilt�察�so we 

must     die�察�whatever befalls。' 

     Then out of the depths came Thetis�察�Peleus' silver´footed                 bride�察�for 

love   of   her   gallant   husband�察  �and   all   her   nymphs around   her�察  �and   they 

played like snow´white dolphins�察�diving              on from wave to wave�察�before 

the ship�察�and in her wake�察�and           beside her�察�as dolphins play。         And they 

caught the ship�察�and        guided her�察�and passed her on from hand to hand�察�

and tossed      her through the billows�察�as maidens toss the ball。            And when 

Scylla   stooped   to   seize   her�察  �they   struck   back   her   ravening  heads�察  �and 

foul Scylla whined�察�as a whelp whines�察�at the             touch of their gentle hands。 

But she shrank into her cave           affrighted ´ for all bad things shrink from 

good ´ and ARGO           leapt safe past her�察�while   a fair breeze rose   behind。 

Then      Thetis   and   her   nymphs   sank   down   to   their   coral   caves   beneath 



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the sea�察�and their gardens of green and purple�察�where live               flowers bloom 

all the year round�察�while the heroes went on            rejoicing�察�yet dreading what 

might come next。 

     After that they rowed on steadily for many a weary day�察�till               they saw 

a long high island�察�and beyond it a mountain land。                  And they searched 

till they found a harbour�察�and there rowed             boldly in。     But after awhile 

they   stopped�察  �and   wondered�察  �for     there   stood   a   great   city   on   the   shore�察�

and temples and walls         and gardens�察�and castles high in air upon the cliffs。 

And on      either side they saw a harbour�察�with a narrow mouth�察�but wide 

within�察�and black ships without number�察�high and dry upon the                  shore。 

     Then Ancaios�察�the wise helmsman�察�spoke�察�'What new wonder is                     this�拭�

I   know   all   isles�察  �and   harbours�察  �and   the   windings   of all   seas�察  �and   this 

should   be   Corcyra�察  �where   a   few   wild   goat´   herds   dwell。    But   whence 

come these new harbours and vast            works of polished stone��' 

     But Jason said�察�'They can be no savage people。               We will go in       and 

take our chance。' 

     So    they  rowed     into  the  harbour�察   �among     a  thousand     black´beaked 

ships�察  �each   larger   far   than   ARGO�察  �toward   a   quay   of   polished    stone。 

And they wondered at that mighty city�察�with its roofs              of burnished brass�察�

and long and lofty walls of marble�察�with              strong palisades above。        And 

the   quays    were   full  of  people�察   �merchants�察     �and   mariners�察  �and   slaves�察�

going to and fro with        merchandise among the crowd of ships。      

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