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enough of punishment and shame��' 

     'Who     are  you�察  �strange   maiden�拭    �and   what   is  the  meaning     of  your 

prayer��' 

     'I am Medeia�察�daughter of Aietes�察�and I saw my countrymen                   here to´ 

day�察�and I know that they are come to find me�察�and                take me home to die 

some dreadful death。' 

     Then Arete frowned�察�and said�察�'Lead this girl in�察�my maidens�察                �and let 

the kings decide�察�not I。' 

     And Alcinous leapt up from his throne�察�and cried�察�'Speak�察                �strangers�察�

who are you�拭      �And who is this maiden��' 

     'We are the heroes of the   Minuai��' said Jason�察  �'and this            maiden has 

spoken   truth。     We   are   the   men   who   took   the   golden   fleece�察  �the   men 

whose   fame   has   run   round   every   shore。      We     came   hither   out   of   the 

ocean�察�after sorrows such as man never             saw before。      We went out many�察�

and come back few�察�for many a             noble comrade have we lost。           So let us 

go�察�as you should let        your guests go�察�in peace�察�that the world may say�察�

;Alcinous      is a just king。;' 

     But   Alcinous   frowned�察  �and   stood   deep   in   thought�察  �and   at   last   he 

spoke ´ 

     'Had not the deed been done which is done�察�I should have said                     this 

day to myself�察 �It is an honour to Alcinous�察�and to his             children after him�察�

that the far´famed Argonauts are his            guests。;     But these Colchi are my 

guests�察  �as   you   are�察  �and   for this   month   they   have   waited   here   with   all 

their fleet�察�for    they have hunted all the seas of Hellas�察�and could not find 

you�察�and dared neither go farther�察�nor go home。' 

     'Let them choose out their champions�察�and we will fight them�察                   �man 

for man。' 

     'No guests of ours shall fight upon our island�察�and if you go                outside 

they will outnumber you。          I will do justice between        you�察�for I know and 



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do what is right。' 

     Then he turned   to his kings�察 �and said�察�'This   may stand over                till to´ 

morrow。       To´night   we   will   feast   our   guests�察  �and   hear  the   story   of   all 

their wanderings�察�and how they came hither               out of the ocean。' 

     So Alcinous   bade   the   servants   take   the   heroes   in�察  �and   bathe    them�察�

and give them clothes。          And they were glad when they               saw the warm 

water�察�for it was long since they had bathed。                And they washed off the 

sea´salt   from   their   limbs�察  �and    anointed   themselves   from   head   to   foot 

with oil�察�and combed         out their golden hair。        Then they came back again 

into   the   hall�察  �while    the  merchant     kings    rose  up   to  do   them   honour。 

And   each   man   said   to   his   neighbour�察  �'No   wonder   that   these   men    won 

fame。     How they stand now like Giants�察�or Titans�察�or                 Immortals come 

down from Olympus�察�though many a winter has                    worn them�察�and many a 

fearful storm。      What must they have          been when they sailed from Iolcos�察�

in the bloom of their        youth�察�long ago��' 

     Then   they   went   out   to   the   garden�察  �and   the   merchant   princes    said�察�

'Heroes�察�run races with us。         Let us see whose feet are         nimblest。' 

     'We cannot race against you�察�for our limbs are stiff from                sea�察�and we 

have lost our two swift comrades�察�the sons of the                 north wind。       But do 

not   think   us   cowards�此   �if   you   wish   to   try our   strength�察 �we  will   shoot�察�

and box�察�and wrestle�察�against          any men on earth。' 

     And Alcinous   smiled�察  �and   answered�察  �'I   believe   you�察  �gallant       guests�察�

with   your   long   limbs   and   broad   shoulders�察  �we   could     never   match   you 

here。    For   we   care   nothing   here   for   boxing�察   �or   for   shooting   with   the 

bow�察  �but   for   feasts�察  �and   songs�察  �and  harping�察  �and   dancing�察  �and   running 

races�察�to stretch our limbs        on shore。' 

     So they danced there and ran races�察�the jolly merchant kings�察                  �till the 

night fell�察�and all went in。 

     And   then   they  ate   and   drank�察  �and   comforted   their   weary   souls�察   �till 

Alcinous called a herald�察�and bade him go and fetch the                 harper。 

     The herald went out�察�and fetched the harper�察�and led him in                     by the 

hand�察  �and   Alcinous   cut   him   a   piece   of   meat�察  �from   the    fattest   of   the 

haunch�察�and sent it to him�察�and said�察�'Sing to            us�察�noble harper�察�and rejoice 

the heroes' hearts。' 



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     So   the   harper   played   and   sang�察  �while   the   dancers   danced      strange 

figures�察  �and   after   that   the   tumblers   showed   their   tricks�察  �till   the   heroes 

laughed again。 

     Then�察  �'Tell   me�察  �heroes��'   asked   Alcinous�察  �'you   who   have   sailed     the 

ocean   round�察  �and   seen   the   manners   of   all   nations�察  �have   you   seen   such 

dancers as ours here�察�or heard such music and                 such singing�拭      �We hold 

ours to be the best on earth。' 

     'Such dancing we have never seen��' said Orpheus�察�'and your                   singer is 

a happy  man�察�for Phoebus himself must have taught                    him�察�or else he is 

the son of a Muse�察�as I am also�察�and have             sung once or twice�察�though not 

so well as he。' 

     'Sing   to   us�察  �then�察  �noble   stranger��'   said Alcinous�察  �'and   we  will   give 

you precious gifts。' 

     So Orpheus took his magic harp�察�and sang to them a stirring                    song of 

their   voyage     from   Iolcos�察  �and   their   dangers�察   �and   how    they   won     the 

golden fleece�察�and of Medeia's love�察�and how she                 helped them�察�and went 

with    them   over    land   and   sea�察 �and   of  all   their   fearful   dangers�察   �from 

monsters�察�and rocks�察�and storms�察           �till the heart of Arete was softened�察�and 

all the women wept。            And the merchant kings rose up�察�each man from 

off his golden       throne�察�and clapped their hands�察�and shouted�察�'Hail to the 

noble Argonauts�察�who sailed the unknown sea��' 

     Then he went on�察�and told their journey over the sluggish                    northern 

main�察  �and   through   the   shoreless   outer   ocean�察  �to   the   fairy   island   of   the 

west�察�and of the Sirens�察�and Scylla�察�and             Charybdis�察�and all the wonders 

they  had   seen�察  �till   midnight    passed   and the  day  dawned�察  �but   the   kings 

never thought of        sleep。     Each   man   sat   still   and   listened�察 �with   his chin 

upon     his hand。 

     And at last�察�when Orpheus had ended�察�they all went thoughtful                      out�察�

and the  heroes lay  down   to sleep�察 �beneath   the sounding              porch   outside�察�

where Arete had strewn them rugs and carpets�察                �in the sweet still summer 

night。 

     But Arete pleaded   hard with   her husband for   Medeia�察�for   her               heart 

was softened。       And she said�察�'The Gods will punish her�察             �not we。     After 

all�察�she is our guest and my suppliant�察�and              prayers are the daughters of 



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Zeus。     And     who�察   �too�察 �dare   part    man     and   wife�察  �after  all  they   have 

endured together��' 

     And Alcinous smiled。          'The minstrel's song

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