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Thessalian   plains�察  �till  the   sunny   hills   of   Greece   were   behind   him�察  �and 

before him      were the wilds of the north。          Then he passed the Thracian 

mountains�察�and many a barbarous tribe�察�Paeons and Dardans and                   Triballi�察�

till he came to the Ister stream�察�and the dreary          Scythian plains。       And he 

walked across the Ister dry´shod�察         �and away through the moors and fens�察�

day  and   night   toward   the   bleak   north´west�察�turning neither  to the   right 

hand   nor   the   left�察  �till   he   came   to   the   Unshapen   Land�察  �and   the   place 

which     has no name。 

     And seven days he walked through it�察�on a path which few can                    tell�察�

for those who have trodden it like least to speak of             it�察�and those who go 

there again in dreams are glad enough            when they awake�察�till he came to 

the edge of the everlasting        night�察�where the air was full of feathers�察�and 

the   soil   was  hard   with   ice�察  �and   there   at   last   he   found   the   three   Gray 



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Sisters�察  �by   the   shore   of   the   freezing   sea�察  �nodding   upon   a white   log   of 

drift´wood�察  �beneath   the   cold   white   winter   moon�察     �and   they   chaunted   a 

low song together�察�'Why the old times            were better than the new。' 

     There was no living thing around them�察�not a fly�察�not a moss                    upon 

the rocks。     Neither seal nor sea´gull dare come near�察            �lest the ice should 

clutch them in its claws。         The surge      broke up in foam�察�but it fell again 

in flakes of snow�察�and it         frosted the hair of the three Gray Sisters�察�and 

the bones in      the ice´cliff above their heads。         They passed the eye from 

one to the other�察�but for all that they could not see�察�and              they passed the 

tooth from one to the other�察�but for all that           they could not eat�察�and they 

sat in the full glare of the       moon�察�but they were none the warmer for her 

beams。     And      Perseus pitied the three Gray Sisters�察�but they did not pity 

themselves。 

     So   he   said�察  �'Oh�察 �venerable   mothers�察  �wisdom  is   the   daughter   of   old 

age。    You therefore should know many things。               Tell me�察�if    you can�察�the 

path to the Gorgon。' 

     Then one cried�察�'Who is this who reproaches us with old age��'                    And 

another�察�'This is the voice of one of the children of           men。' 

     And he�察�'I do not reproach�察�but honour your old age�察�and I am                 one of 

the sons of men and of the heroes。          The rulers of      Olympus have sent me 

to you to ask the way to the Gorgon。' 

     Then one�察�'There are new rulers in Olympus�察�and all new                   things are 

bad。'    And   another�察  �'We   hate   your   rulers�察  �and   the  heroes�察  �and   all   the 

children of men。        We are the kindred of        the Titans�察�and the Giants�察�and 

the Gorgons�察�and the ancient          monsters of the deep。'        And another�察�'Who 

is   this   rash   and insolent   man   who   pushes   unbidden   into   our   world��' 

And the      first�察�'There never was such a world as ours�察�nor will be�察�if             we 

let him see it�察�he will spoil it all。' 

     Then one cried�察�'Give me the eye�察�that I may see him��' and                  another�察�

'Give me the tooth�察�that I may bite him。'           But    Perseus�察�when he saw that 

they were foolish and proud�察�and            did not love the children of men�察�left 

off pitying them�察�and        said to himself�察�'Hungry men must needs be hasty�察�

if I stay    making many words here�察�I shall be starved。'              Then he stepped 

close to them�察�and watched till they passed the eye from hand                    to hand。 



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And as they groped about between themselves�察�he                 held out his own hand 

gently�察�till one of them put the eye          into it�察�fancying that it was the hand 

of her sister。    Then     he sprang back�察�and laughed�察�and cried ´ 

     'Cruel and proud old women�察�I have your eye�察�and I will throw                  it into 

the sea�察�unless you tell me the path to the Gorgon�察              �and swear to me that 

you tell me right。' 

     Then they wept�察�and chattered�察�and scolded�察�but in vain。                  They were 

forced to tell the truth�察�though�察�when they told              it�察�Perseus could hardly 

make out the road。 

     'You must go��' they said�察�'foolish boy�察�to the southward�察             �into the ugly 

glare of the sun�察�till you come to Atlas the            Giant�察�who holds the heaven 

and the earth apart。        And you       must ask his daughters�察�the Hesperides�察�

who   are   young   and     foolish   like   yourself。   And   now  give   us   back   our 

eye�察�for we      have forgotten all the rest。' 

     So   Perseus   gave   them   back   their   eye�察  �but   instead   of   using   it�察�they 

nodded and fell fast asleep�察�and were turned into blocks                  of ice�察�till the 

tide came   up   and washed them  all away。            And     now  they float up   and 

down like icebergs for ever�察�weeping             whenever they meet the sunshine�察�

and   the   fruitful   summer   and     the   warm   south   wind�察  �which   fill   young 

hearts with joy。 

     But Perseus leaped away to the southward�察�leaving the snow                    and the 

ice behind�此     �past the isle of the Hyperboreans�察�and            the tin isles�察�and the 

long Iberian shore�察�while the sun rose             higher day by day upon a bright 

blue summer sea。        And the      terns and the sea´gulls swept laughing round 

his head�察�and      called to him to stop and play�察�and the dolphins gambolled 

up    as   he   passed�察  �and   offered   to   carry   him   on   their   backs。 And     all 

night long the sea´nymphs sang sweetly�察�and the Tritons                 blew upon their 

conchs�察�as they played round Galataea their              queen�察�in her car of pearled 

shells。    Day  by  day   the   sun   rose   higher�察  �and   leaped   more   swiftly  into 

the sea at night�察�and       more swiftly out of the sea at dawn�察�while Perseus 

skimmed        over    the  billows    like  a  sea´gull�察   �and   his  feet  were    never 

wetted�察�and leapt on from wave to wave�察�and his limbs were                  never weary�察�

till he saw far away a mighty mountain�察�all               rose´red in the setting sun。 

Its feet were   wrapped in        forests�察�and its head in   wreaths of cloud�察  �and 



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Perseus   knew      that   it   was   Atlas�察  �who   holds   the   heavens   and   the   earth 

apart。 

     He came to the mountain�察�and leapt on shore�察�and wandered                    upward�察�

among   pleasant   valleys   and   waterfalls�察  �and   tall   trees   and   strange   ferns 

and   flowers�察  �but   there   was   no   smoke   rising   from  any  glen�察  �nor   house�察�

nor sign of man。 

     At   last   he   heard   sweet   voices   singing�察  �and   he   guessed   that   he was 

come to the garden of the Nymphs�察�the daughters of the                 Evening Star。 

     They sang like nightingales among the thickets�察�and Perseus                  stopped 

to   hear   their   song�察  �but   the  words     which    they   spoke    he   could     not 

understand�察�no�察�nor no man after him for many a                 hundred years。       So he 

stepped     forward     and   saw    them    dancing�察    �hand     in  hand    around    the 

charmed tree�察�which bent under its             golden fruit�察�and round the tree´foot 

was coiled the d

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