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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 

he   had   seen   her   at  Samos   in   his   dream�察  �and   beside   her   a   young   man 

more   light´   limbed   than   the   stag�察  �whose   eyes   were   like   sparks   of   fire。 

By his side was a scimitar of diamond�察�all of one clear                    precious stone�察�

and on his feet were golden sandals�察�from the               heels of which grew living 

wings。 

     They   looked   upon   Perseus   keenly�察  �and   yet   they   never   moved        their 

eyes�察�and they came up the cliffs towards him more                  swiftly than the sea´ 

gull�察  �and   yet   they   never   moved   their    feet�察  �nor   did   the   breeze   stir   the 



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robes about their limbs�察        �only the wings of the youth's sandals quivered�察�

like   a   hawk's   when   he   hangs   above   the   cliff。   And   Perseus   fell   down 

and     worshipped�察�for he knew that they were more than man。 

     But Athene stood before him and spoke gently�察�and bid him                     have no 

fear。    Then ´ 

     'Perseus��' she said�察�'he who overcomes in one trial merits                  thereby a 

sharper     trial  still。 You     have   braved    Polydectes�察     �and    done   manfully。 

Dare you brave Medusa the Gorgon��' 

     And   Perseus   said�察  �'Try   me�察  �for   since   you   spoke   to   me   in   Samos a 

new soul has come into my breast�察�and I should be ashamed                      not to dare 

anything which I can do。          Show me�察�then�察�how I          can do this��' 

     'Perseus��' said Athene�察�'think well before you attempt�察�for                 this deed 

requires a seven years' journey�察�in which you               cannot repent or turn back 

nor   escape�察  �but   if   your   heart fails   you�察  �you   must   die   in   the   Unshapen 

Land�察�where no man           will ever find your bones。' 

     'Better so than live  here�察�useless and despised��' said              Perseus。      'Tell 

me�察�then�察�oh tell me�察�fair and wise Goddess�察              �of your great kindness and 

condescension�察  �how   I   can   do   but     this   one   thing�察  �and   then�察  �if   need   be�察�

die��' 

     Then Athene smiled and said ´ 

     'Be patient�察�and listen�察�for if you forget my words�察�you will                   indeed 

die。    You must go northward to the country of the                 Hyperboreans�察�who 

live beyond the pole�察�at the sources of the             cold north wind�察�till you find 

the   three   Gray   Sisters�察  �who    have   but   one   eye   and   one   tooth   between 

them。     You must ask        them the way to the Nymphs�察�the daughters of the 

Evening      Star�察�who dance about the golden tree�察�in the Atlantic island                of 

the west。     They will tell you the way to the Gorgon�察�that                you may slay 

her�察�my enemy�察�the mother of monstrous beasts。                  Once she was a maiden 

as beautiful as morn�察�till in her pride           she sinned a sin at which the sun 

hid   his   face�察  �and   from   that day   her   hair   was   turned   to   vipers�察  �and   her 

hands to eagle's       claws�察�and her heart was filled with shame and rage�察�and 

her     lips   with    bitter  venom�察    �and    her   eyes   became      so  terrible   that 

whosoever   looks   on   them   is   turned   to   stone�察  �and   her   children    are   the 

winged horse and the giant of the golden sword�察�and                    her grandchildren 



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are   Echidna   the   witch´adder�察  �and   Geryon   the     three´headed   tyrant�察  �who 

feeds his herds beside the herds of          hell。    So she became the sister of the 

Gorgons�察�Stheino and          Euryte the abhorred�察�the daughters of the Queen of 

the   Sea。     Touch   them   not�察  �for   they   are   immortal�察  �but   bring   me   only 

Medusa's head。' 

     'And I will bring it��' said Perseus�察�'but how am I to escape               her eyes�拭�

Will she not freeze me too into stone��' 

     'You    shall   take   this   polished   shield��'   said   Athene�察  �'and   when  you 

come near her look not at her herself�察�but at her image                  in the brass�察�so 

you   may   strike   her   safely。   And   when   you      have   struck   off   her   head�察�

wrap   it�察  �with   your   face   turned  away�察  �in   the   folds   of   the   goat´skin   on 

which the shield        hangs�察�the hide of Amaltheie�察�the nurse of the AEgis´ 

holder。      So   you   will   bring   it   safely   back   to   me�察  �and   win   to   yourself 

renown�察  �and   a   place   among   the   heroes   who   feast   with   the    Immortals 

upon the peak where no winds blow。' 

     Then Perseus said�察�'I will go�察�though I die in going。             But    how shall I 

cross the seas without a ship�拭         �And who will show           me my way�拭        �And 

when I find her�察�how shall I slay her�察�if her          scales be iron and brass��' 

     Then the young man spoke�此            �'These sandals of mine will bear            you 

across the seas�察�and over hill and dale like a bird�察�as            they bear me all day 

long�察�for I am Hermes�察�the far´famed             Argus´slayer�察�the messenger of the 

Immortals who dwell on           Olympus。' 

     Then Perseus fell down and worshipped�察�while the young man                      spoke 

again�此�

     'The   sandals   themselves   will   guide   you   on   the   road�察  �for   they   are 

divine and cannot stray�察�and this sword itself�察�the              Argus´slayer�察�will kill 

her�察�for it is divine�察�and needs no          second stroke。       Arise�察�and gird them 

on�察�and go forth。' 

     So Perseus arose�察�and girded on the sandals and the sword。 

     And Athene cried�察�'Now leap from the cliff and be gone。' 

     But Perseus lingered。 

     'May I not bid farewell to my mother and to Dictys�拭               �And may       I not 

offer burnt´offerings to you�察 �and to Hermes   the far´ famed Argus´slayer�察�

and to Father Zeus above��' 



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     'You shall not bid farewell to your mother�察�lest your heart               relent   at 

her weeping。       I will comfort her and Dictys until           you return in peace。 

Nor shall you offer burnt´offerings to           the Olympians�察�for your offering 

shall be Medusa's head。          Leap�察�and trust in the armour of the Immortals。' 

     Then    Perseus    looked    down     the  cliff  and   shuddered�察    �but  he   was 

ashamed      to  show    his   dread。    Then     he  thought    of  Medusa      and   the 

renown before him�察�and he leaped into the empty air。 

     And behold�察�instead of   falling he floated�察 �and stood�察�and   ran            along 

the   sky。  He   looked   back�察  �but Athene   had   vanished�察  �and      Hermes�察  �and 

the   sandals   led   him   on   northward   ever�察  �like   a crane   who   follows   the 

spring toward the Ister fens。 



             PART III ´ HOW PERSEUS SLEW THE 



                                    GORGON 



       SO Perseus started on his journey�察�going dry´shod over land              and sea�察�

and his heart was high and joyful�察�for the winged              sandals bore him each 

day a seven days' journey。 

     And he went by Cythnus�察�and by Ceos�察�and the pleasant                 Cyclades to 

Attica�察�and past Athens and Thebes�察�and the            Copaic lake�察�and up the vale 

of Cephissus�察�and past the peaks           of OEta and Pindus�察�and over the rich 

Thessalian   plains�察  �till  the   sunny   hills   of   Greec

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