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of her any more as the one who had been his companion on the Argo。 He
thought of her as one who could help him and do wonderful things for him察
but not as one whom he could talk softly and lovingly to。 Ah察but if Jason
had thought less of his kingdom and less of his triumphing with the Fleece
of Gold察Medea would not have had the dragons come to her。
And now that his love for Medea had altered察 Jason noted the
loveliness of anotherof Glauce察 the daughter of Creon察 the King of
Corinth。 And Glauce察 who had red lips and the eyes of a child察 saw in
Jason who had brought the Golden Fleece out of Colchis the image of
every hero she had heard about in stories。 Creon察the king察often brought
Jason and Glauce together察for his hope was that the hero would wed his
daughter and stay in Corinth and strengthen his kingdom。 He thought that
Medea察that strange woman察could not keep a companionship with Jason。
Two were walking in the king's garden察 and they were Jason and
Glauce。 A shadow fell betwen them察 and when Jason looked up he saw
Medea's dragon car。 Down flew the dragons察 and Medea came from the
car and stood between Jason and the princess。 Angrily she spoke to him。 ;I
have made the kingdom ready for your return察─she said察 but if you would
go there you must first let me deal in my own way with this pretty
maiden。; And so fiercely did Medea look upon her that Glance shrank
back and clung to Jason for protection。 ;O察Jason察─she cried察 ─thou didst
say that I am such a one as thou didst dream of when in the forest with
Chiron察before the adventure of the Golden Fleece drew thee away from
the Grecian lands。 Oh察save me now from the power of her who comes in
the dragon car。; And Jason said此 I said all that thou hast said察and I will
protect thee察O Glauce。;
And then Medea thought of the king's house she had left for Jason察and
of the brother whom she had let be slain察and of the plot she had carried
out to bring Jason back to Iolcus察and a great fury came over her。 In her
hand she took foam from the jaws of the dragons察and she cast the foam
upon Glauce察 and the princess fell back into the arms of Jason with the
dragon foam burning into her。
Then察seeing in his eyes that he had forgotten all that he owed to her
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the winning of the Golden Fleece察 and the safety of Argo察 and the
destruction of the power of King Pelias seeing in his eyes that Jason had
forgotten all this察 Medea went into her dragon´borne car and spoke the
words that made the scaly dragons bear her aloft。 She flew from Corinth察
leaving Jason in King Creon's garden with Glauce dying in his arms。 He
lifted her up and laid her upon a bed察but even as her friends came around
her the daughter of King Creon died。
And Jason拭For long he stayed in Corinth察a famous man indeed察but
one sorrowful and alone。 But again there grew in him the desire to rule
and to have possessions。 He called around him again the men whose home
was in Iolcusthose who had followed him as bright´eyed youths when he
first proclaimed his purpose of winning the Fleece of Gold。 He called
them around him察 and he led them on board the Argo。 Once more they
lifted sails察and once more they took the Argo into the open sea。
Toward Iolcus they sailed察their passage was fortunate察and in a short
time they brought the Argo safely into the harbor of Pagasae。 Oh察happy
were the crowds that came thronging to see the ship that had the famous
Fleece of Gold upon her masthead察and green and sweet smelling were the
garlands that the people brought to wreathe the heads of Jason and his
companions Jason looked upon the throngs察and he thought that much had
gone from him察 but he thought that whatever else had gone something
remained to himto be a king and a great ruler over a people。
And so Jason came back to Iolcus。 The Argo he made a blazing pile of
in sacrifice to Poseidon察the god of the sea。 The Golden Fleece he hung in
the temple of the gods。 Then he took up the rule of the kingdom that
Cretheus had founded察and he became the greatest of the kings of Greece。
And to Iolcus there came察year after year察young men who would look
upon the gleaming thing that was hung there in the temple of the gods。
And as they looked upon it察 young man after young man察 the thought
would come to each that he would make himself strong enough and heroic
enough to win for his country something as precious as Jason's GOLDEN
FLEECE。 And for all their lives they kept in mind the words that Jason
had inscribed upon a pillar that was placed beside the Fleece of Goldthe
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words that Triton spoke to the Argonauts when they were fain to win their
way out of the inland sea此
THAT IS THE OUTLET TO THE SEA察WHERE THE DEEP WATER
LIES UNMOVED AND DARK察 ON EACH SIDE ROLL WHITE
BREAKERS WITH SHINING CRESTS察 AND THE WAY BETWEEN
FOR YOUR PASSAGE OUT IS NARROW。 BUT GO IN JOY察AND AS
FOR LABOR LET THERE BE NO GRIEVING THAT LIMBS IN
YOUTHFUL VIGOR SHOULD STILL TOIL。
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