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endured together��' 

     And Alcinous smiled。          'The minstrel's song has charmed you�此              �but I 

must remember what is right�察�for songs cannot alter                  justice�察�and I must 

be faithful to my name。         Alcinous I am        called�察�the man of sturdy sense�察�

and Alcinous I will be。'           But for all that Arete besought him�察�until she 

won him round。 

     So    next   morning     he  sent   a  herald�察  �and   called   the  kings   into   the 

square�察�and   said�察 �'This  is   a  puzzling   matter�此    �remember        but   one thing。 

These Minuai live close by us�察�and we may                meet them often on the seas�察�

but Aietes   lives   afar   off�察  �and   we   have   only   heard   his   name。     Which�察�

then�察�of the two is it        safer to offend ´ the men near us�察�or the men far 

off��' 

     The   princes   laughed�察  �and   praised   his   wisdom�察  �and Alcinous         called 

the heroes to the square�察�and the Colchi also�察�and                 they came and stood 

opposite   each   other�察  �but   Medeia   stayed   in    the   palace。    Then Alcinous 

spoke�察�'Heroes of the Colchi�察�what            is your errand about this lady��' 

     'To carry her home with us�察�that she may die a shameful                  death�察�but if 

we return without her�察�we must die the death              she should have died。' 

     'What   say   you   to   this�察  �Jason the AEolid��'  said Alcinous�察       �turning   to 

the Minuai。 

     'I say��' said the cunning Jason�察�'that they are come here on               a bootless 

errand。     Do you think that you can make her follow                 you�察�heroes of the 

Colchi   ´   her�察  �who   knows   all   spells   and   charms�拭     �She   will   cast   away 

your ships on quicksands�察�or call           down on you Brimo the wild huntress�察�

or   the   chains   will   fall from   off   her   wrists�察  �and   she   will   escape   in   her 

dragon´car�察     �or if not thus�察�some other way�察�for she has a thousand plans 

and wiles。      And why return home at all�察�brave heroes�察�and                face the long 

seas   again�察  �and   the   Bosphorus�察  �and   the   stormy     Euxine�察  �and   double   all 

your toil�拭    �There is many a fair land         round these coasts�察�which waits for 

gallant   men   like   you。      Better   to   settle   there�察  �and   build   a   city�察  �and   let 

Aietes and      Colchis help themselves。' 

     Then     a  murmur     rose   among     the   Colchi�察   �and   some    cried   'He   has 

spoken well��' and some�察�'We have had enough of roving�察�we                     will sail the 



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seas no more��'       And the chief said at last�察�'Be          it so�察�then�察�a plague she 

has been to us�察�and a plague to the           house of her father�察�and a plague she 

will be to you。      Take     her�察�since you are no wiser�察�and we will sail away 

toward the      north。' 

     Then Alcinous   gave   them   food�察  �and   water�察  �and   garments�察  �and        rich 

presents of all sorts�察�and he gave the same to the              Minuai�察�and sent them 

all away in peace。 

     So Jason kept the dark witch´maiden to breed him woe and                       shame�察�

and the   Colchi   went   northward   into the Adriatic�察 �and          settled�察 �and   built 

towns along the shore。 

     Then the heroes rowed away to the eastward�察�to reach Hellas�察                     �their 

beloved   land�察  �but   a   storm   came   down   upon   them�察  �and     swept   them   far 

away     toward    the   south。   And     they   rowed     till they    were    spent   with 

struggling�察  �through   the   darkness   and   the     blinding   rain�察  �but   where   they 

were they could not tell�察�and          they gave up all hope of life。         And at last 

touched   the     ground�察  �and   when   daylight   came   waded   to   the   shore�察  �and 

saw     nothing round but sand and desolate salt pools�察�for they had                  come 

to   the   quicksands   of   the   Syrtis�察  �and   the   dreary   treeless flats   which   lie 

between   Numidia   and   Cyrene�察  �on   the   burning        shore   of   Africa。     And 

there    they   wandered     starving    for  many   a    weary   day�察   �ere  they   could 

launch their ship again�察�and gain           the open sea。      And there Canthus was 

killed�察  �while    he  was    trying    to  drive   off  sheep�察   �by   a  stone   which    a 

herdsman threw。 

     And there too Mopsus died�察�the seer who knew the voices of                   all birds�察�

but he could not foretell his own end�察�for he was                bitten in the foot by a 

snake�察�one of those which sprang from               the Gorgon's head when Perseus 

carried it across the sands。 

     At   last   they   rowed   away   toward   the   northward�察  �for   many   a    weary 

day�察�till their water was spent�察�and their food eaten�察            �and they were worn 

out with hunger and thirst。         But at last     they saw a long steep island�察�and 

a blue peak high among the           clouds�察�and they knew it for the peak of Ida�察�

and the famous         land of Crete。       And they said�察�'We will land in   Crete�察�

and     see Minos the just king�察�and all his glory and his wealth�察�at              least he 

will treat us hospitably�察�and let us fill our water´ casks upon the shore。' 



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     But when they came nearer to the island they saw a wondrous                           sight 

upon the cliffs。       For on a cape to the westward stood a                giant�察�taller than 

any   mountain   pine�察  �who   glittered   aloft        against   the   sky   like   a   tower   of 

burnished brass。         He turned       and looked on all sides round him�察�till he 

saw   the ARGO   and          her   crew�察  �and   when he saw   them  he   came   toward 

them�察�more        swiftly than the swiftest horse�察�leaping across the glens at                  a 

bound�察  �and   striding   at   one   step   from   down   to   down。         And      when   he 

came   abreast   of   them   he   brandished   his   arms   up   and        down�察  �as   a   ship 

hoists   and   lowers   her   yards�察  �and   shouted   with       his   brazen   throat   like   a 

trumpet   from   off   the   hills�察  �'You   are    pirates�察  �you   are   robbers�      �If   you 

dare land here�察�you die。' 

     Then the heroes cried�察�'We are no pirates。               We are all good         men and 

true�察�and all we ask is food and water��' but the               giant cried the more ´ 

     'You   are   robbers�察  �you   are   pirates   all�察  �I   know   you�察  �and   if   you land�察�

you shall die the death。' 

     Then he waved his arms again as a signal�察�and they saw the                          people 

flying inland�察�driving their flocks before them�察�while                   a great flame arose 

among the hills。         Then the giant ran up a            valley and vanished�察�and the 

heroes lay on their oars in          fear。 

     But   Medeia   stood   watching   all   from   under   her   steep   black          brows�察�

with a cunning smile upon her lips�察�and a cunning plot                      within her heart。 

At    last  she   spoke�察   �'I  know     this  giant。    I   heard     of  him    in  the   East。 

Hephaistos   the   Fire   King   made   him         in   his   forge   in AEtna   beneath   the 

earth�察  �and   called   him      Talus�察  �and   gave   him   to   Minos   for   a   servant�察  �to 

guard the       coast of Crete。        Thrice a day he walks round the island�察�and 

never   stops   to   sleep�察  �and   if   strangers   land   he   leaps   into   his    furnace�察�

which flames there among the hills�察�and when he is                     red´hot he rushes on 

them�察�a

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