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to the Phaeacian city�察�hoping to cut off the Argonauts。 Jason�察�when he saw 

the   soldiers�察  �shouted   to   those   who   had   been   left   on   the Argo�察  �and   they 

drew out of the harbor�察�fearful lest the Colchians should grapple with the 

ship    and   wrest   from   them    the  Fleece    of  Gold。   Then    Jason   made    an 

encampment upon the shore�察�and the captain of the Colchians went here 

and there�察�gathering together his men。 

     Medea left Jason's side and hastened through the city。 To the palace of 

Alcinous�察�king of the Phaeacians�察�she went。 Within the palace she found 

Arete�察�the queen。 And Arete was sitting by her hearth�察�spinning golden and 

silver threads。 

     Arete was young at that time�察�as young as Medea�察�and as yet no child 

had been born to her。 But she had the clear eyes of one who understands�察�

and who knows how to order things well。 Stately�察�too�察�was Arete�察�for she 

had been reared in the house of a great king。 Medea came to her�察�and fell 

upon her knees before her�察�and told her how she had fled from the house 



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of her father�察�King Aeetes。 

     She   told   Arete�察  �too�察  �how   she   had   helped   Jason   to   win   the   Golden 

Fleece�察�and she told her how through her her brother had been led to his 

death。 As she told this part of her story she wept and prayed at the knees of 

the queen。 

     Arete   was greatly  moved   by  Medea's   tears   and   prayers。   She   went   to 

Alcinous in his garden�察�and she begged of him to save the Argonauts from 

the   great   force   of   the   Colchians   that   had   come   to   cut   them   off。   ;The 

Golden      Fleece�察─   �said  Arete�察    �has   been   won     by  the   tasks   that  Jason 

performed。 If the Colchians should take Medea�察�it would be to bring her 

back to Aea and to a bitter doom。 And the maiden�察─�said the queen�察 �has 

broken my heart by her prayers and tears。; 

     King Alcinous said�此 �Aeetes is strong�察�and although his kingdom is far 

from ours�察�he can bring war upon us。; But still Arete pleaded with him to 

protect   Medea   from   the   Colchians。   Alcinous   went   within�察  �he   raised   up 

Medea      from    where    she   crouched    on   the  floor   of  the   palace�察  �and   he 

promised her that the Argonauts would be protected in his city。 

     Then   the   king   mounted   his   chariot�察  �Medea   went   with   him�察  �and   they 

came down to the seashore where the heroes had made their encampment。 

The Argonauts and the Colchians were drawn up against each other�察�and 

the Colchians far outnumbered the wearied heroes。 

     Alcinous   drove   his   chariot   between   the   two   armies。   The   Colchians 

prayed   him   to   have   the   strangers   make   surrender   to   them。   But   the   king 

drove his chariot to where the heroes stood�察�and he took the hand of each�察�

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 lig

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