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ough　they　were。〃

（ll。　485…486）　　Thus　he　spake；　and　Aphareian　Iclas　laughed　out；　loud　and　long；　and　eyeing　him　askance　replied　with　biting　words：

（ll。　487…491）　　〃Come　now；　tell　me　this　by　thy　prophetic　art；　whether　for　me　too　the　gods　will　bring　to　pass　such　doom　as　thy　father　promised　for　the　sons　of　Aloeus。　　And　bethink　thee　how　thou　wilt　escape　from　my　hands　alive；　if　thou　art　caught　making　a　prophecy　vain　as　the　idle　wind。〃

（ll。　492…495）　　Thus　in　wrath　Idas　reviled　him；　and　the　strife　would　have　gone　further　had　not　their　comrades　and　Aeson's　son　himself　with　indignant　cry　restrained　the　contending　chiefs；　and　Orpheus　lifted　his　lyre　in　his　left　hand　and　made　essay　to　sing。

（ll。　496…511）　　He　sang　how　the　earth；　the　heaven　and　the　sea；　once　mingled　together　in　one　form；　after　deadly　strife　were　separated　each　from　other；　and　how　the　stars　and　the　moon　and　the　paths　of　the　sun　ever　keep　their　fixed　place　in　the　sky；　and　how　the　mountains　rose；　and　how　the　resounding　rivers　with　their　nymphs　came　into　being　and　all　creeping　things。　　And　he　sang　how　first　of　all　Ophion　and　Eurynome；　daughter　of　Ocean；　held　the　sway　of　snowy　Olympus；　and　how　through　strength　of　arm　one　yielded　his　prerogative　to　Cronos　and　the　other　to　Rhea；　and　how　they　fell　into　the　waves　of　Ocean；　but　the　other　two　meanwhile　ruled　over　the　blessed　Titan…gods；　while　Zeus；　still　a　child　and　with　the　thoughts　of　a　child；　dwelt　in　the　Dictaean　cave；　and　the　earthborn　Cyclopes　had　not　yet　armed　him　with　the　bolt；　with　thunder　and　lightning；　for　these　things　give　renown　to　Zeus。

（ll。　512…518）　　He　ended；　and　stayed　his　lyre　and　divine　voice。　But　though　he　had　ceased　they　still　bent　forward　with　eagerness　all　hushed　to　quiet；　with　ears　intent　on　the　enchanting　strain；　such　a　charm　of　song　had　he　left　behind　in　their　hearts。　　Not　long　after　they　mixed　libations　in　honour　of　Zeus；　with　pious　rites　as　is　customary；　and　poured　them　upon　the　burning　tongues；　and　bethought　them　of　sleep　in　the　darkness。

（ll。　519…558）　　Now　when　gleaming　dawn　with　bright　eyes　beheld　the　lofty　peaks　of　Pelion；　and　the　calm　headlands　were　being　drenched　as　the　sea　was　ruffled　by　the　winds；　then　Tiphys　awoke　from　sleep；　and　at　once　he　roused　his　comrades　to　go　on　board　and　make　ready　the　oars。　　And　a　strange　cry　did　the　harbour　of　Pagasae　utter；　yea　and　Pelian　Argo　herself；　urging　them　to　set　forth。　　For　in　her　a　beam　divine　had　been　laid　which　Athena　had　brought　from　an　oak　of　Dodona　and　fitted　in　the　middle　of　the　stem。　　And　the　heroes　went　to　the　benches　one　after　the　other；　as　they　had　previously　assigned　for　each　to　row　in　his　place；　and　took　their　seats　in　due　order　near　their　fighting　gear。　　In　the　middle　sat　Antaeus　and　mighty　Heracles；　and　near　him　he　laid　his　club；　and　beneath　his　tread　the　ship's　keel　sank　deep。　　And　now　the　hawsers　were　being　slipped　and　they　poured　wine　on　the　sea。　　But　Jason　with　tears　held　his　eyes　away　from　his　fatherland。　　And　just　as　youths　set　up　a　dance　in　honour　of　Phoebus　either　in　Pytho　or　haply　in　Ortygia；　or　by　the　waters　of　Ismenus；　and　to　the　sound　of　the　lyre　round　his　altar　all　together　in　time　beat　the　earth　with　swiftly…moving　feet；　so　they　to　the　sound　of　Orpheus'　lyre　smote　with　their　oars　the　rushing　sea…water；　and　the　surge　broke　over　the　blades；　and　on　this　side　and　on　that　the　dark　brine　seethed　with　foam；　boiling　terribly　through　the　might　of　the　sturdy　heroes。　　And　their　arms　shone　in　the　sun　like　flame　as　the　ship　sped　on；　and　ever　their　wake　gleamed　white　far　behind；　like　a　path　seen　over　a　green　plain。　　On　that　day　all　the　gods　looked　down　from　heaven　upon　the　ship　and　the　might　of　the　heroes；　half…　divine；　the　bravest　of　men　then　sailing　the　sea；　and　on　the　topmost　heights　the　nymphs　of　Pelion　wondered　as　they　beheld　the　work　of　Itonian　Athena；　and　the　heroes　themselves　wielding　the　oars。　　And　there　came　down　from　the　mountain…top　to　the　sea　Chiron；　son　of　Philyra；　and　where　the　white　surf　broke　he　dipped　his　feet；　and；　often　waving　with　his　broad　hand；　cried　out　to　them　at　their　departure；　〃Good　speed　and　a　sorrowless　home…　return！〃　　And　with　him　his　wife；　bearing　Peleus'　son　Achilles　on　her　arm；　showed　the　child　to　his　dear　father。

（ll。　559…579）　　Now　when　they　had　left　the　curving　shore　of　the　harbour　through　the　cunning　and　counsel　of　prudent　Tiphys　son　of　Hagnias；　who　skilfully　handled　the　well…polished　helm　that　he　might　guide　them　steadfastly；　then　at　length　they　set　up　the　tall　mast　in　the　mastbox；　and　secured　it　with　forestays；　drawing　them　taut　on　each　side；　and　from　it　they　let　down　the　sail　when　they　had　hauled　it　to　the　top…mast。　　And　a　breeze　came　down　piping　shrilly；　and　upon　the　deck　they　fastened　the　ropes　separately　round　the　well…polished　pins；　and　ran　quietly　past　the　long　Tisaean　headland。　　And　for　them　the　son　of　Oeagrus　touched　his　lyre　and　sang　in　rhythmical　song　of　Artemis；　saviour　of　ships；　child　of　a　glorious　sire；　who　hath　in　her　keeping　those　peaks　by　the　sea；　and　the　land　of　Iolcos；　and　the　fishes　came　darting　through　the　deep　sea；　great　mixed　with　small；　and　followed　gambolling　along　the　watery　paths。　　And　as　when　in　the　track　of　the　shepherd；　their　master；　countless　sheep　follow　to　the　fold　that　have　fed　to　the　full　of　grass；　and　he　goes　before　gaily　piping　a　shepherd's　strain　on　Iris　shrill　reed；　so　these　fishes　followed；　and　a　chasing　breeze　ever　bore　the　ship　onward。

（ll。　580…591）　　And　straightway　the　misty　land　of　the　Pelasgians；　rich　in　cornfields；　sank　out　of　sight；　and　ever　speeding　onward　they　passed　the　rugged　sides　of　Pelion；　and　the　Sepian　headland　sank　away；　and　Sciathus　appeared　in　the　sea；　and　far　off　appeared　Piresiae　and　the　calm　shore　of　Magnesia　on　the　mainland　and　the　tomb　of　Dolops；　here　then　in　the　evening；　as　the　wind　blew　against　them；　they　put　to　land；　and　paying　honour　to　him　at　nightfall　burnt　sheep　as　victims；　while　the　sea　was　tossed　by　the　swell：　and　for　two　days　they　lingered　on　the　shore；　but　on　the　third　day　they　put　forth　the　ship；　spreading　on　high　the　broad　sail。　　And　even　now　men　call　that　beach　Aphetae　（4）　of　Argo。

（ll。　592…608）　　Thence　going　forward　they　ran　past　Meliboea；　escaping　a　stormy　beach　and　surf…line。　　And　in　the　morning　they　saw　Homole　close　at　hand　leaning　on　the　sea；　and　skirted　it；　and　not　long　after　they　were　about　to　pass　by　the　outfall　of　the　river　Amyrus。　　From　there　they　beheld　Eurymenae　and　the　seawashed　ravines　of　Ossa　and　Olympus；　next　they　reached　the　slopes　of　Pallene；　beyond　the　headland　of　Canastra；　running　all　night　with　the　wind。　　And　at　dawn　before　them　as　they　journeyed　rose　Athos；　the　Thracian　mountain；　which　with　its　topmost　peak　overshadows　Lemnos；　even　as　far　as　Myrine；　though　it　lies　as　far　off　as　the　space　that　a　well…trimmed　merchantship　would　traverse　up　to　mid…day。　　For　them　on　that　day；　till　darkness　fell；　the　breeze　blew　exceedingly　fresh；　and　the　sails　of　the　ship　strained　to　it。　But　with　the　setting　of　the　sun　the　wind　left　them；　and　it　was　by　the　oars　that　they　reached　Lemnos；　the　Sintian　isle。

（ll。　609…639）　　Here　the　whole　of　the　men　of　the　people　together　had　been　ruthlessly　slain　through　the　transgressions　of　the　women　in　the　year　gone　by。　　For　the　men　had　rejected　their　lawful　wives；　loathing　them；　and　had　conceived　a　fierce　passion　for　captive　maids　whom　they　themselves　brought　across　the　sea　from　their　forays　in　Thrace；　for　the　terrible　wrath　of　Cypris　came　upon　them；　because　for　a　long　time　they　had　grudged　her　the　honours　due。　　O　hapless　women；　and　insatiate　in　jealousy　to　their　own　ruin！　　Not　their　husbands　alone　with　the　captives　did　they　slay　on　account　of　the　marriage…bed；　but　all　the　males　at　the　same　time；　that　they　might　thereafter　pay　no　retribution　for　the　grim　murder。　　And　of　all　the　women；　Hypsipyle　alone　spared　her　aged　father　Thoas；　who　was　king　over　the　people；　and　she　sent　him　in　a　hollow　chest；　to　drift　over　the　sea；　if　haply　he　should　escape。　　And　fishermen　dragged　him　to　shore　at　the　island　of　Oenoe；　formerly　Oenoe；　but　afterwards　called　Sicinus　from　Sicinus；　whom　the　water…nymph　Oenoe　bore　to　Thoas。　　Now　for　all　the　women　to　tend　kine；　to　don　armour　of　bronze；　and　to　cleave　with　the　plough…share　the　wheat…bearing　fields；　was　easier　than　the　works　of　Athena；　with　which　they　were　busied　aforetime。　　Yet　for　all　that　did　they　often　gaze　over　the　broad　sea；　in　grievous　fear　against　the　Thracians'　coming。　　So　when　they　saw　Argo　being　rowed　near　the　island；　straightway　crowding　in　multitude　from　the　gates　of　Myrine　and　clad　in　their　harness　of　war；　they　poured　forth　to　the　beach　like　ravening　Thyiades：　for　they　deemed　that　the　Thracians　were　come；　and　with　them　Hypsipyle；　daughter　of　Thoas；　donned　her　father's　harness。　　And　they　streamed　down　speechless　with　dismay；　such　fear　was　wafted　about　them。

（ll。　640…652）　　Meantime　from　the　ship　the　chiefs　had　sent　Aethalides　the　swift　herald；　to　whose　care　they　entrusted　their　messages　and　the　wand　of　Hermes；　his　sire；　who　had　granted　him　a　memory　of　all　things；　that　never　grew　dim；　and　not　even　now；　though　he　has　entered　the　unspeakable　whirlpools　of　Acheron；　has　forgetfulness　swept　over　his　soul；　but　its　fixed　doom　is　to　be　ever　changing　its　abode；　at　one　time　to　be　numbered　among　the　dwellers　beneath　the　earth；　at　another　to　be　in　the　light