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and more of the country of Ethopia。 Then the king asked of an oracle what 

he   should   do   to   save   his   land   and   his   people。   The   oracle   spoke   of   a 

dreadful   thing   that   he   would   have   to   dohe   would   have   to   sacrifice   his 

daughter察the beautiful Princess Andromeda。 

     The    king    was   forced    by   his   savage    people    to  take   the   maiden 

Andromeda and chain her to a rock on the seashore察leaving her there for 

the monster to devour her察satisfying himself with that prey。 



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     Perseus察  flying   near察  heard   the   maiden's   laments。   He   saw   her   lovely 

body bound with chains to the rock。 He came near her察taking the cap of 

darkness off his head。 She saw him察and she bent her head in shame察for 

she thought that he would think that it was for some dreadful fault of her 

own that she had been left chained in that place。 

     Her father had stayed near。 Perseus   saw him察and called to him察 and 

bade   him   tell   why   the   maiden   was   chained   to   the   rock。   The   king   told 

Perseus   of   the   sacrifice   that   he   had   been   forced   to   make。   Then   Perseus 

came near the maiden察and he saw how she looked at him with pleading 

eyes。 

     Then Perseus made her father promise that he would give Andromeda 

to   him   for   his   wife   if   he   should   slay   the   sea   monster。   Gladly   Cepheus 

promised this。 Then Perseus once again drew his sickle´sword察by the rock 

to   which   Andromeda   was   still   chained   he   waited   for   sight   of   the   sea 

monster。 

     It came rolling in from the open sea察a shapeless and unsightly thing。 

With the shoes of flight upon his feet Perseus rose above it。 The monster 

saw his shadow upon the water察and savagely it went to attack the shadow。 

Perseus swooped down as an eagle swoops down察with his sickle´sword he 

attacked it察and he struck the hook through the monster's shoulder。 Terribly 

it reared up from the sea。 Perseus rose over it察escaping its wide´opened 

mouth with its treble rows of fangs。 Again he swooped and struck at it。 Its 

hide was covered all over with hard scales and with the shells of sea things察

but Perseus's sword struck through it。 It reared   up again察spouting   water 

mixed with blood。 On a rock near the rock that Andromeda was chained to 

Perseus   alighted。  The   monster察  seeing   him察  bellowed   and   rushed   swiftly 

through the water to overwhelm him。 As it reared up he plunged the sword 

again and again into its body。 Down into the water the monster sank察and 

water   mixed   with   blood   was   spouted   up   from   the   depths   into   which   it 

sank。 

     Then was Andromeda loosed from her chains。 Perseus察the conqueror察

lifted up the fainting maiden and carried her back to the king's palace。 And 

Cepheus       there   renewed     his  promise     to  give   her   in  marriage     to   her 



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deliverer。 

     Perseus   went   on   his   way。   He   came   to   the   hidden   valley   where   the 

nymphs had their dwelling place察and he restored to them the three magic 

treasures that they had given himthe cap of darkness察the shoes of flight察

and the magic pouch。 And these treasures are still there察and the hero who 

can win his way to the nymphs may have them as Perseus had them。 

     Again     he  returned    to  the   place   where    he   had   found    Andromeda 

chained。 With face averted he drew forth the Gorgon's head from where he 

had hidden it between the rocks。 He made a bag for it out of the horny skin 

of the monster he had slain。 Then察carrying his tremendous trophy察he went 

to the palace of King Cepheus to claim his bride。 

     Now before her father had thought of sacrificing her to the sea monster 

he had offered Andromeda in marriage to a prince of Ethopiato a prince 

whose name was Phineus。 Phineus did not strive to save Andromeda。 But察

hearing that she had been delivered from the monster察he came to take her 

for   his   wife察  he   came   to   Cepheus's   palace察  and   he   brought   with   him   a 

thousand armed men。 

     The    palace   of  Cepheus      was   filled  with   armed    men    when    Perseus 

entered it。 He saw Andromeda on a raised place in the hall。 She was pale 

as when she was chained to the rock察and when she saw him in the palace 

she uttered a cry of gladness。 

     Cepheus察the craven king察would have let him who had come with the 

armed   bands   take   the   maiden。   Perseus   came   beside   Andromeda   and   he 

made his claim。 Phineus spoke insolently to him察and then he urged one of 

his captains to strike Perseus down。 Many sprang forward to attack him。 

Out of the bag Perseus drew Medusa's head。 He held it before those who 

were   bringing   strife   into   the   hall。   They   were   turned   to   stone。   One   of 

Cepheus's men wished to defend Perseus此he struck at the captain who had 

come near察his sword made a clanging sound as it struck this one who had 

looked upon Medusa's head。 

     Perseus went from the land of Ethopia taking fair Andromeda with him。 

They   went   into   Greece察  for   he   had   thought   of   going   to   Argos察  to   the 

country   that   his   grandfather   ruled   over。   At   this   very   time   Acrisius   got 



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tidings of Danae察and her son察and he knew that they had not perished on 

the waves of the sea。 Fearful of the prophecy that told he would be slain 

by   his   grandson   and   fearing   that   he   would   come   to Argos   to   seek   him察

Acrisius fled out of his country。 

     He came into Thessaly。 Perseus and Andromeda were there。 Now察one 

day the old king was brought to games that were being celebrated in honor 

of   a   dead   hero。   He   was   leaning   on   his   staff察  watching   a   youth   throw   a 

metal disk察when something in that youth's appearance made him want to 

watch him more closely。 About him there was something of a being of the 

upper   air察  it   made   Acrisius   think   of   a   brazen   tower   and   of   a   daughter 

whom he had shut up there。 

     He moved so that he might come nearer to the disk´thrower。 But as he 

left where he had been standing he came into the line of the thrown disk。 It 

struck the old man on the temple。 He fell down dead察and as he fell the 

people cried out his name;Acrisius察King Acrisius ─Then Perseus knew 

whom the disk察thrown by his hand察had slain。 

     And because he had slain the king by chance Perseus would not go to 

Argos察nor take over the kingdom that his grandfather had reigned over。 

With   Andromeda   he   went        to   Seriphus   where   his    mother   was。   And    in 

Seriphus there still reigned Polydecteswho had put upon him the terrible 

task of winning the Gorgon's head。 

     He came to Seriphus and he left Andromeda in the but of Dictys the 

shepherd。   No   one   knew   him察  he   heard   his   name   spoken   of   as   that   of   a 

youth   who   had   gone   on   a   foolish   quest   and   who   would   never   again   be 

heard of。 To the temple where his mother was a priestess he came。 Guards 

were placed all around it。 Ile heard his mother's voice and it was raised in 

lament此 Walled up here and given over to hunger I shall be made go to 

Polydectes's house and become his wife。 O ye gods察have ye no pity for 

Danae察the mother of Perseus拭─

     Perseus   cried   aloud察  and   his   mother   heard   his   voice   and   her   moans 

ceased。   He   turned   around   and   he   went   to   the   palace   of   Polydectes察  the 

king。 

     The king received him with mockeries。 ;I will let you stay in Seriphus 



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for a day察─he said察 because I would have you at a marriage feast。 I have 

vowed that Danae察taken from the temple where she sulks察will be my wife 

by to´morrow's sunset。; 

     So   Polydectes   said察  and   the  lords   and   princes   who   were   around  him 

mocked at Perseus   and flattered the king。   Perseus went   from them  then。 

The next day he came back to the palace。 But in his hands now there was a 

dread thingthe bag made from the hide of the sea monster that had in it 

the Gorgon's head。 

     He  saw   his   mother。   She   was   brought   in   white   and   fainting察  thinking 

that she would now have to wed the harsh and overbearing king。 Then she 

saw her son察

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