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and received them as his guests。 Then the Colchians knew that they might
not make war upon the heroes。 They drew off。 The next day they marched
away。
It was a rich land that they had come to。 Once Aristaeus dwelt there察
the king who discovered how to make bees store up their honey for men
and how to make the good olive grow。 Macris察 his daughter察 tended
Dionysus察the son of Zeus察when Hermes brought him of the flame察and
moistened his lips with honey。 She tended him in a cave in the Phaeacian
land察and ever afterward the Phaeacians were blessed with all good things。
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Now as the heroes marched to the palace of King Alcinous the people
came to meet them察bringing them sheep and calves and jars of wine and
honey。 The women brought them fresh garments察to Medea they gave fine
linen and golden ornaments。
Amongst the Phaeacians who loved music and games and the telling of
stories the heroes stayed for long。 There were dances察 and to the
Phaeacians who honored him as a god察Orpheus played upon his lyre。 And
every day察 for the seven days that they stayed amongst them察 the
Phaeacians brought rich presents to the heroes。
And Medea察looking into the clear eyes of Queen Arete察knew that she
was the woman of whom Circe had prophesied察 the woman who knew
nothing of enchantments察but who had much human wisdom。 She was to
ask of her what she was to do in her life and what she was to leave undone。
And what this woman told her Medea was t* regard。 Arete told her that
she was to forget all the witcheries and enchantments that she knew察and
that she was never to practice against the life of any one。 This she told
Medea upon the shore察before Jason lifted her aboard the Argo。
VII。 They Come to the Desert Land
And now with sail spread wide the Argo went on察and the heroes rested
at the oars。 The wind grew stronger。 It became a great blast察and for nine
days and nine nights the ship was driven fearfully along。
The blast drove them into the Gulf of Libya察from whence there is no
return for ships。 On each side of the gulf there are rocks and shoals察and
the sea runs toward the limitless sand。 On the top of a mighty tide the Argo
was lifted察and she was flung high up on the desert sands。
A flood tide such as might not come again for long left the Argonauts
on the empty Libyan land。 And when they came forth and saw that vast
level of sand stretching like a mist away into the distance察a deadly fear
came over each of them。 No spring of water could they descry察no path察no
herdsman's cabin察over all that vast land there was silence and dead calm。
And one said to the other此 What land is this拭Whither have we come拭
Would that the tempest had overwhelmed us察or would that we had lost the
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ship and our lives between the Clashing Rocks at the time when we were
making our way into the Sea of Pontus。;
And the helmsman察 looking before him察 said with a breaking heart此
;Out of this we may not come察even should the breeze blow from the land察
for all around us are shoals and sharp rocksrocks that we can see fretting
the water察line upon line。 Our ship would have been shattered far from the
shore if the tide had not borne her far up on the sand。 But now the tide
rushes back toward the sea察leaving only foam on which no ship can sail to
cover the sand。 And so all hope of our return is cut off。;
He spoke with tears flowing upon his cheeks察 and all who had
knowledge of ships agreed with what the helmsman had said。 No dangers
that they had been through were as terrible as this。 Hopelessly察like lifeless
specters察the heroes strayed about the endless strand。
They embraced each other and they said farewell as they laid down
upon the sand that might blow upon them and overwhelm them in the
night。 They wrapped their heads in their cloaks察 and察 fasting察 they laid
themselves down。
Jason crouched beside the ship察 so troubled that his life nearly went
from him。 He saw Medea huddled against a rock and with her hair
streaming on the sand。 He saw the men who察with all the bravery of their
lives察had come with him察stretched on the desert sand察weary and without
hope。 He thought that they察the best of men察might die in this desert with
their deeds all unknown察he thought that he might never win home with
Medea察to make her his queen in Iolcus。
He lay against the side of the ship察his cloak wrapped around his head。
And there death would have come to him and to the others if the nymphs
of the desert had been unmindful of these brave men。 They came to Jason。
It was midday then察and the fierce rays of the sun were scorching all Libya。
They drew off the cloak that wrapped his head察they stood near him察three
nymphs girded around with goatskins。
;Why art thou so smitten with despair拭─ the nymphs said to Jason。
;Why art thou smitten with despair察thou who hast wrought so much and
hast won so much拭Up Arouse thy comrades We are the solitary nymphs察
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the warders of the land of Libya察 and we have come to show a way of
escape to you察the Argonauts。
;Look around and watch for the time when Poseidon's great horse
shall be unloosed。 Then make ready to pay recompense to the mother that
bore you all。 What she did for you all察 that you all must do for her察 by
doing it you will win back to the land of Greece。; Jason heard them say
these words and then he saw them no more察the nymphs vanished amongst
the desert mounds。
Then Jason rose up。 He did not know what to make out of what had
been told him察 but there was courage now and hope in his heart。 He
shouted察his voice was like the roar of a lion calling to his mate。 At his
shout his comrades roused themselves察 all squalid with the dust of the
desert the Argonauts stood around him。
;Listen察comrades察to me察─Jason said察 while I speak of a strange thing
that has befallen me。 While I lay by the side of our ship three nymphs
came before me。 With light hands they drew away the cloak that wrapped
my head。 They declared themselves to be the solitary nymphs察the warders察
of Libya。 Very strange were the words they said to me。 When Poseidon's
great horse shall be unloosed察they said察we were to make the mother of us
all a recompense察 doing for her what she had done for us all。 This the
nymphs told me to say察 but I cannot understand the meaning of their
words。;
There were some there who would not have given heed to Jason's
words察 deeming them words without meaning。 But even as he spoke a
wonder came before their eyes。 Out of the far´off sea a great horse leaped。
Vast he was of size and he had a golden mane。 He shook the spray of the
sea off his sides and mane。 Past them he trampled and away toward the
horizon察leaving great tracks in the sand。
Then Nestor spoke rejoicingly。 ;Behold the great horse It is the horse
that the desert nymphs spoke of察Poseidon's horse。 Even now has the horse
been unloosed察and now is the time to do what the nymphs bade us do。
;Who but Argo is the mother of us all拭She has carried us。 Now we
must make her a recompense and carry her even as she carried us。 With
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untiring shoulders we must bear Argo across this great desert。
;And whither shall we bear her拭 Whither but along the tracks that
Poseidon's horse has left in the sand Poseidon's horse will not go under
the earthonce again he will plunge into the sea ─
So Nestor said and the Argonauts saw truth in his saying。 Hope came
to them againthe hope of leaving that desert and coming to the sea。
Surely when they came to the sea again察and spread the sail and held the
oars in their hands察 their sacred s