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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