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garments with the spray of the sea。 

     Medea pleaded with Circe to tell her of the life she foresaw for her察but 

Circe would not speak of it。 She told Medea that one day she would meet a 

woman who knew nothing about enchantments but who had much human 

wisdom。 She was to ask of her what she was to do in her life or what she 

was to leave undone。 And whatever this woman out of her wisdom told her察

that   Medea   was   to   regard。   Once   more   Circe   offered   them  the   cup   filled 

with clear water察and when they had drunken of it she left them upon the 

seashore。     As   she   went    toward    her   marble    house    the  strange    beasts 

followed Circe察whimpering as they went。 Jason and Medea went aboard 

the Argo察and the heroes drew away from Circe's island。 



                         VI。 In The Land of the Phaeacians 

     Wearied   were   the   heroes   now。  They  would   have   fain   gone   upon   the 

island of Circe to rest there away from the oars and the sound of the sea。 

But the wisest of them察looking upon the beasts that were men transformed察

held the Argo far off the shore。 Then Jason and Medea came aboard察and 

with heavy hearts and wearied arms they turned to the open sea again。 

     No   longer   had   they   such   high   hearts   as   when   they   drove   the   Argo 

between the Clashers and into the Sea of Pontus。 Now their heads drooped 

as they went on察and they sang such songs as slaves sing in their hopeless 

labor。 Orpheus grew fearful for them now。 

     For Orpheus knew that they were drawing toward a danger。 There was 

no other way for them察he knew察but past the Island Anthemoessa in the 

Tyrrhenian Sea where the Sirens were。 

     Once   they   had   been   nymphs   and   had   tended   Persephone   before   she 



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was carried off by Aidoneus to be his queen in the Underworld。 Kind they 

had    been察   but  now    they   were    changed察    and   they   cared   only    for  the 

destruction of men。 

     All set around with rocks was the island where they were。 As the Argo 

came     near察  the   Sirens察  ever   on   the  watch    to   draw    mariners    to  their 

destruction察  saw   them  and   came   to   the   rocks   and   sang   to   them察  holding 

each other's hands。 

     They sang all together their lulling song。 That song made the wearied 

voyagers long to let their oars go with the waves察and drift察drift to where 

the   Sirens   were。   Bending   down   to   them  the   Sirens察  with   soft   hands   and 

white arms察would lift them to soft resting places。 Then each of the Sirens 

sang a clear察piercing song that called to each of the voyagers。 Each man 

thought that his own name   was in   that song。  ;O how  well it is that   you 

have come near察─each one sang察 how well it is that you have come near 

where I have awaited you察having all delight prepared for you ─

     Orpheus took up his lyre as the Sirens began to sing。 He sang to the 

heroes of their own toils。 He sang of them察how察gaunt and weary as they 

were察they were yet men察men who were the strength of Greece察men who 

had   been   fostered   by  the   love   and   hope   of   their   country。 They   were   the 

winners of the Golden Fleece and their story would be told forever。 And 

for the fame that they had won men would forego all rest and all delight。 

Why should they not toil察they who were born for great labors and to face 

dangers that other men might not face拭Soon hands would be stretched out 

to themthe welcoming hands of the men and women of their own land。 

     So   Orpheus   sang察  and   his   voice   and   the   music   of   his   lyre   prevailed 

above the Sirens' voices。 Men dropped their oars察but other men remained 

at   their  benches察    and   pulled   steadily察  if  wearily察  on。  Only   one    of  the 

Argonauts察  Butes察  a   youth   of   Iolcus察  threw   himself   into   the   water   and 

swam toward the rocks from which the Sirens sang。 

     But   an   anguish   that   nearly  parted   their   spirits   from  their   bodies   was 

upon them as they went wearily on。 Toward the end of the day they beheld 

another   islandan   island   that   seemed   very   fair察  they  longed   to   land   and 

rest themselves there and eat the fruits of the island。 But Orpheus would 



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not have them land。 The island察he said察was Thrinacia。 Upon that island 

the Cattle  of the  Sun   pastured察 and   if one  of the cattle  perished through 

them their return home might not be won。 They heard the lowing of the 

cattle through the mist察and a deep longing for the sight of their own fields察

with a white house near察and flocks and herds at pasture察came over   the 

heroes。 They came near the Island of Thrinacia察and they saw the Cattle of 

the Sun feeding by the meadow streams察not one of them was black察all 

were white as milk察and the horns upon their heads were golden。 They saw 

the two nymphs who herded the kinePhaethusa and Lampetia察one with a 

staff of silver and the other with a staff of gold。 

     Driven by the breeze that came over the Thrinacian Sea the Argonauts 

came to the land of the Phaeacians。 It was a good land as they saw when 

they  drew  near察  a land   of   orchards   and   fresh  pastures察 with   a   white   and 

sun´lit city upon the height。 Their spirits came back to them as they drew 

into the harbor察they made fast the hawsers察and they went upon the ways 

of the city。 

     And then they saw everywhere around them the dark faces of Colchian 

soldiers。 These were the men of King Eetes察and they had come overland 

to the Phaeacian city察hoping to cut off the Argonauts。 Jason察when he saw 

the   soldiers察  shouted   to   those   who   had   been   left   on   the Argo察  and   they 

drew out of the harbor察fearful lest the Colchians should grapple with the 

ship    and   wrest   from   them    the  Fleece    of  Gold。   Then    Jason   made    an 

encampment upon the shore察and the captain of the Colchians went here 

and there察gathering together his men。 

     Medea left Jason's side and hastened through the city。 To the palace of 

Alcinous察king of the Phaeacians察she went。 Within the palace she found 

Arete察the queen。 And Arete was sitting by her hearth察spinning golden and 

silver threads。 

     Arete was young at that time察as young as Medea察and as yet no child 

had been born to her。 But she had the clear eyes of one who understands察

and who knows how to order things well。 Stately察too察was Arete察for she 

had been reared in the house of a great king。 Medea came to her察and fell 

upon her knees before her察and told her how she had fled from the house 



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of her father察King Aeetes。 

     She   told   Arete察  too察  how   she   had   helped   Jason   to   win   the   Golden 

Fleece察and she told her how through her her brother had been led to his 

death。 As she told this part of her story she wept and prayed at the knees of 

the queen。 

     Arete   was greatly  moved   by  Medea's   tears   and   prayers。   She   went   to 

Alcinous in his garden察and she begged of him to save the Argonauts from 

the   great   force   of   the   Colchians   that   had   come   to   cut   them   off。   ;The 

Golden      Fleece察─   said  Arete察    has   been   won     by  the   tasks   that  Jason 

performed。 If the Colchians should take Medea察it would be to bring her 

back to Aea and to a bitter doom。 And the maiden察─said the queen察 has 

broken my heart by her prayers and tears。; 

     King Alcinous said此 Aeetes is strong察and although his kingdom is far 

from ours察he can bring war upon us。; But still Arete pleaded with him to 

protect   Medea   from   the   Colchians。   Alcinous   went   within察  he   raised   up 

Medea      from    where    she   crouched    on   the  floor   of  the   palace察  and   he 

promised her that the Argonauts would be protected in his city。 

     Then   the   king   mounted   his   chariot察  Medea   went   with   him察  and   they 

came down to the seashore where the heroes had made their encampment。 

The Argonauts and the Colchians were drawn up against each other察and 

the Colchians far outnumbered the wearied heroes。 

     Alcinous   drove   his   chariot   between   the   two   armies。   The   Colchians 

prayed   him   to   have   the   strangers   make   surrender   to   them。   But   the   king 

drove his chariot to where the heroes stood察and he took the hand of each察

and received them as his guests。 Then the Colchians knew that they might

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