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young�察�and too unskilled�察�for this is Medusa the              Gorgon�察�the mother of a 

monstrous brood。         Return to your        home�察�and do the work which waits 

there   for   you。   You   must     play  the   man   in   that   before   I   can   think   you 

worthy to go in       search of the Gorgon。' 



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     Then Perseus would have spoken�察�but the strange lady                  vanished�察�and 

he awoke�察�and behold�察�it was a dream。              But day      and night Perseus saw 

before   him   the   face   of   that   dreadful  woman�察  �with   the   vipers   writhing 

round her head。 

     So he returned home�察�and when he came to Seriphos�察�the first                     thing 

which     he   heard    was   that  his   mother    was    a  slave   in  the   house     of 

Polydectes。 

     Grinding   his   teeth   with   rage�察  �he   went   out�察  �and   away   to   the king's 

palace�察  �and   through   the   men's   rooms�察  �and   the   women's      rooms�察  �and   so 

through all the house ��for no one dared stop             him�察�so terrible and fair was 

he���察�till he found his mother         sitting on the floor�察�turning the stone hand´ 

mill�察  �and   weeping   as   she   turned   it。   And   he   lifted   her   up�察  �and   kissed 

her�察�and bade her follow him forth。             But before they could         pass out of 

the room Polydectes came in�察�raging。              And when        Perseus saw him�察�he 

flew upon him as the mastiff flies on the              boar。    'Villain and tyrant��' he 

cried�察�'is this your respect       for the Gods�察�and thy mercy to strangers and 

widows�拭      �You     shall die��'    And because he had no sword he caught up 

the    stone hand´mill�察�and lifted it to dash out Polydectes'            brains。 

     But    his   mother     clung   to   him�察  �shrieking�察   �'Oh�察   �my   son�察   �we   are 

strangers and helpless in the land�察�and if you kill the king�察             �all the people 

will fall on us�察�and we shall both die。' 

     Good     Dictys�察   �too�察 �who    had   come    in�察 �entreated    him。    'Remember 

that   he   is   my   brother。  Remember   how   I   have   brought   you   up�察       �and 

trained you as my own son�察�and spare him for my sake。' 

     Then     Perseus    lowered     his   hand�察  �and    Polydectes�察    �who    had   been 

trembling all this while like a coward�察�because he knew that                    he was in 

the wrong�察�let Perseus and his mother pass。 

     Perseus     took   his  mother    to  the   temple   of   Athene�察   �and   there   the 

priestess made her one of the temple´sweepers�察�for there                  they knew she 

would   be   safe�察  �and   not   even   Polydectes   would     dare   to   drag   her   away 

from the altar。      And there Perseus�察�and           the good Dictys�察�and his wife�察�

came to visit her every day�察        �while Polydectes�察�not being able to get what 

he wanted by        force�察�cast about in his wicked heart how he might get it 

by    cunning。 



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     Now   he   was   sure   that   he   could   never   get   back   Danae   as   long   as 

Perseus was in the island�察�so he made a plot to rid himself                of him。     And 

first he pretended to have forgiven Perseus�察�and              to have forgotten Danae�察�

so that�察�for a while�察�all went as        smoothly as ever。 

     Next he proclaimed a great feast�察�and invited to it all the              chiefs�察�and 

landowners�察�and the young men of the island�察�and                 among them Perseus�察�

that they might all do him homage as              their king�察�and eat of his banquet 

in his hall。 

     On   the   appointed   day   they   all   came�察  �and   as   the   custom   was  then�察�

each    guest   brought    his   present   with   him   to  the   king�此    �one    a  horse�察�

another a shawl�察�or a ring�察�or a sword�察�and             those who had nothing better 

brought a basket of grapes�察�or          of game�察�but Perseus brought nothing�察�for 

he had nothing to       bring�察�being but a poor sailor´lad。 

     He was ashamed�察�however�察�to go into the king's presence                  without his 

gift�察�and he was too proud to ask Dictys to lend               him one。      So he stood 

at the door sorrowfully�察�watching the            rich men go in�察�and his face grew 

very red as they pointed at          him�察�and smiled�察�and whispered�察�'What has 

that foundling to       give��' 

     Now this was what Polydectes wanted�察�and as soon as he heard                      that 

Perseus     stood   without�察   �he   bade   them    bring   him    in�察 �and   asked     him 

scornfully before them all�察�'Am I not your king�察              �Perseus�察�and have I not 

invited you to my feast�拭        �Where is      your present�察�then��' 

     Perseus     blushed    and    stammered�察    �while    all  the   proud    men    round 

laughed�察�and some of them began jeering him openly。                  'This    fellow was 

thrown ashore here like a piece of weed or drift´ wood�察�and yet he is too 

proud to bring a gift to the king。' 

     'And though he does not know who his father is�察�he is vain                 enough to 

let the old women call him the son of Zeus。' 

     And   so   forth�察  �till   poor   Perseus   grew   mad   with   shame�察  �and   hardly 

knowing what he said�察�cried out�察 � 'A present� �who are                  you who talk of 

presents�拭    �See if I do not bring a nobler one          than all of yours together��' 

     So he said boasting�察�and yet he felt in his heart that he was                  braver 

than all those scoffers�察�and more able to do some              glorious deed。 

     'Hear   him�     �Hear   the   boaster�     �What   is   it   to   be��'   cried   they all�察�



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laughing louder than ever。 

     Then   his   dream   at   Samos   came   into   his   mind�察  �and   he   cried   aloud�察�

'The head of the Gorgon。' 

     He was half afraid after he had said the words for all                laughed louder 

than ever�察�and Polydectes loudest of all。 

     'You   have   promised   to   bring   me   the   Gorgon's   head�拭        �Then     never 

appear again in this island without it。           Go��' 

     Perseus ground his teeth with rage�察�for he saw that he had                  fallen into 

a trap�察�but his promise lay upon him�察�and he went                out without a word。 

     Down   to   the   cliffs   he   went�察  �and   looked   across   the   broad   blue  sea�察�

and he wondered if his dream were true�察�and prayed in                     the bitterness of 

his soul。 

     'Pallas Athene�察�was my dream true�拭�and shall I slay the                  Gorgon�拭      �If 

thou didst really show me her face�察�let me not                 come to shame as a liar 

and     boastful。    Rashly      and    angrily   I   promised�察      �but   cunningly     and 

patiently will I perform。' 

     But     there   was     no   answer�察    �nor   sign�察   �neither    thunder     nor   any 

appearance�察�not even a cloud in the sky。 

     And     three    times   Perseus     called    weeping�察    �'Rashly    and    angrily    I 

promised�察�but cunningly and patiently will I perform。' 

     Then he saw afar off above the sea a small white cloud�察�as                    bright as 

silver。    And it came on�察�nearer and nearer�察�till            its brightness dazzled his 

eyes。 

     Perseus wondered at that strange cloud�察�for there was no                   other cloud 

all round the sky�察�and he trembled as it touched               the cliff below。      And as 

it touched�察�it broke�察�and parted�察         �and within it appeared Pallas Athene�察�as 

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