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Self´thought   that   was   upon the  top   of   the heap。   It   was   Self´thought   that 

had afflicted the women�察�making them troubled about their own looks�察�and 

envious of the graces of the Golden Maid。 

     And   now   the   others   spread   themselves   outSickness   and   War   and 

Strife   between   friends。   They   spread   themselves   abroad   and   entered   the 

houses�察    �while    Epimetheus�察     �the   mindless     Titan�察  �gathered    flowers    for 

Pandora�察�the Golden Maid。 

     Lest she should weary of her play he called to her。 He would take her 

into the houses of men。 As they drew near to the houses they saw a woman 

seated on the ground�察�weeping�察�her husband had suddenly become hard to 

her and had shut the door on her face。 

     They   came   upon   a   child   crying   because   of   a   pain   that   he   could   not 

understand。 And then they found two men struggling�察�their strife being on 

account of a possession that they had both held peaceably before。 

     In every house they went to Epimetheus would say�察 �I am the brother 

of Prometheus�察�who gave you the gift of fire。; But instead of giving them 

a welcome the men would say�察 �We know nothing about your relation to 

Prometheus。 We see you as a foolish man upon stilts。; 

     Epimetheus was troubled by the hard looks and the cold words of the 

men who once had reverenced him。 He turned from the houses and went 



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away。 In a quiet place he sat down�察�and for a while he lost sight of Pandora。 

And     then   it  seemed    to  him    that  he   heard   the   voice   of  his   wise   and 

suffering brother saying�察 �Do not accept any gift that Zeus may send you。; 

     He   rose   up   and   he   hurried   away   from   that   place�察  �leaving   Pandora 

playing by herself。 There came into his scattered mind Regret and Fear。 As 

he   went   on   he   stumbled。   He   fell   from   the   edge   of   a   cliff�察  �and   the   sea 

washed away the body of the mindless brother of Prometheus。 

     Not everything had been spilled out of the jar that had been brought 

with Pandora into the world of men。 A beautiful�察�living thing was in that 

jar   also。 This   was   Hope。 And   this   beautiful�察  �living   thing   had   got   caught 

under the rim of the jar and had not come forth with the others。 One day a 

weeping woman found Hope under the rim of Pandora's jar and brought 

this living   thing   into   the   house   of   men。 And   now   because of   Hope   they 

could     see  an   end   to  their  troubles。    And    the  men    and   women      roused 

themselves       in  the   midst    of  their   afflictions   and   they   looked     toward 

gladness。   Hope�察  �that   had   been   caught   under   the   rim   of   the   jar�察  �stayed 

behind the thresholds of their houses。 

     As   for   Pandora�察  �the   Golden   Maid�察  �she   played   on�察  �knowing   only   the 

brightness of the sunshine and the lovely shapes of things。 Beautiful would 

she have seemed to any being who saw her�察�but now she had strayed away 

from the houses of men and Epimetheus was not there to look upon her。 

Then   Hephaestus�察  �the   lame   artisan   of   the   gods�察  �left   down   his   tools   and 

went to seek   her。  He   found   Pandora�察  �and he   took her   back   to   Olympus。 

And in his brazen house she stays�察�though sometimes at the will of Zeus 

she goes down into the world of men。 

     When Polydeuces had ended the story that Castor had begun�察�Heracles 

cried out�此 �For the Argonauts�察�too�察�there has been a Golden Maidnay�察�not 

one�察�but a Golden Maid for each。 Out of the jar that has been with her ye 

have taken forgetfulness of your honor。 As for me�察�I go back to the Argo 

lest one of these Golden Maids should hold me back from the labors that 

make great a man。; 

     So    Heracles    said�察  �and   he   went   from   Hypsipyle's      hall。  The   heroes 

looked at each other�察�and they stood up�察�and shame that they had stayed so 



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long away from the quest came over each of them。 The maidens took their 

hands�察�the heroes unloosed those soft hands and turned away from them。 

     Hypsipyle left the throne of King Thoas and stood before Jason。 There 

was   a   storm   in   all   her   body�察  �her   mouth   was   shaken�察  �and   a   whole   life's 

trouble   was   in   her   great   eyes。   Before   she   spoke   Jason   cried   out�此   �What 

Heracles said is true�察�0 Argonauts� �On the Quest of the Golden Fleece our 

lives and our honors depend。 To Colchisto Colchis must we go� ─�

     He stood upright in the hall�察�and his comrades gathered around him。 

The   Lemnian   maidens   would   have   held   out   their   arms   and   would   have 

made   their   partings   long   delayed�察  �but   that   a   strange   cry   came   to   them 

through the night。 Well did the Argonauts know that cryit was the cry of 

the ship�察�of Argo herself。 They knew that they must go to her now or stay 

from the voyage for ever。 And the maidens knew that there was something 

in the cry of the ship that might not be gainsaid�察�and they put their hands 

before their faces�察�and they said no other word。 

     Then said Hypsipyle�察�the queen�察 �I�察�too�察�am a ruler�察�Jason�察�and I know 

that there are great commands that we have to obey。 Go�察�then�察�to the Argo。 

Ah�察�neither I nor the women of Lemnos will stay your going now。 But to´ 

morrow speak to us from the deck of the ship and bid us farewell。 Do not 

go from us in the night�察�Jason。; 

     Jason and the Argonauts went from Hypsipyle's hall。 The maidens who 

were left behind wept together。 All but Hypsipyle。 She sat on the throne of 

King Thoas and she had Polyxo�察�her nurse�察�tell her of the ways of Jason's 

voyage   as   he   had   told   of   them�察  �and   of   all   that   he   would   have   to   pass 

through。 When the other Lemnian women slept she put her head upon her 

nurse's�察�knees and wept�察�bitterly Hypsipyle wept�察�but softly�察�for she would 

not have the others hear her weeping。 

     By the coming of the morning's light the Argonauts had made all ready 

for their sailing。 They were standing on the deck when the light came�察�and 

they saw the Lemnian women come to the shore。 Each looked at her friend 

aboard   the   Argo�察  �and   spoke�察  �and   went   away。   And   last�察  �Hypsipyle�察  �the 

queen�察  �came。   ;Farewell�察  �Hypsipyle�察─  �Jason   said   to   her�察  �and   she�察  �in   her 

strange way of speaking�察�said�此�



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     ;What   you   told   us   I   have   rememberedhow   you   will   come   to   the 

dangerous passage that leads into the Sea of Pontus�察�and how by the flight 

of a pigeon you will know whether or not you may go that way。 0 Jason�察�

let   the   dove    you   fly   when    you    come    to   that  dangerous      place   be 

Hypsipyle's。; 

     She showed a pigeon held in her hands。 She loosed it�察�and the pigeon 

alighted   on   the   ship�察  �and   stayed   there   on   pink   feet�察  �a   white´feathered 

pigeon。 Jason took up the pigeon and held it in his hands�察�and the Argo 

drew swiftly away from the Lemnian land。 



                        XI。 The Passage Of The Symplegades 

     They   came   near   Salmydessus�察  �where   Phineus�察  �the   wise   king�察  �ruled�察�

and they sailed past it�察�they sighted the pile of stones�察�with the oar upright 

upon it that they had raised on the seashore over the body of Tiphys�察�the 

skillful steersman   whom they  had lost�察  �they sailed   on until   they heard   a 

sound that grew more  and more thunderous�察�and   then the heroes said to 

each other�察 �Now we come to the Symplegades and the dread passage into 

the Sea of Pontus。; 

     It was then that Jason cried out�此 �Ah�察�when Pelias spoke of this quest 

to me�察�why did I not turn my head away and refuse to be drawn into it�拭�

Since we came near the dread passage that is before us I have passed every 

night in groans。 As for you who have come with me�察�you may take your 

ease�察�for you need care only for your own lives。 But I have to care for you 

all�察�and to strive to win for you all a safe return to Greece。 Ah�察�greatly am I 

afflicted now�察�knowing to what a great peril I have brought you� ─�

     So Jason said�察�thinking to make trial of the heroes。 They�察�on their part�察�

were not dismayed�察�but shouted back cheerful words to him。 Then he said�此�

;O friends of mine�察�by your spirit my spirit is quickened。 Now if I knew 

that I was being borne down into the black gulfs of Hades�察�I should fear 

nothing�察�knowing that you are constant and faithful of heart。; 

     As he said this they came into water that seethed all around the ship。 

Then into the hands of Euphemus�察�a youth of Iolcus�察�who was the keenest´ 

eyed   amongst   the   Argonauts�察  �Jason   put   the   pigeon   that   Hypsipyle   had 



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given him。 He bade him stand by the prow of the Argo�察�ready to loose the 

pigeon as the ship came nigh that dreadful gate of rock。 

     They saw the spray being dashed around in showers�察�they saw the sea 

spread   itself   out   in   foam�察  �they   saw   the   high�察  �black   rocks   rush   together�察�

sounding thunderously as they met。 The caves in the high rocks rumbled 

as the sea surged   into them�察�and   the foam  of   the dashing   waves spurted 

high up the rocks。 

     Jason shouted to each man to grip hard on the oars。 The Argo dashed 

on as the rocks rushed toward each other again。 Then there was such 

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