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that he would let no enmity now be between him and his brother。 And he 

heard the king say that he�察�Jason�察�was young and courageous�察�and that he 

would call upon him to help to rule the land�察�and that�察�in a while�察�Jason 



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would bear full sway over the kingdom that Cretheus had founded。 

     So Pelias spoke to Aeson as they both sat together at the king's high 

table。 But Jason�察�looking on them both�察�saw that the eyes that his father 

turned on him were full of warnings and mistrust。 

     After    they   had   eaten   King    Pelias   made     a  sign�察 �and    a  cupbearer 

bringing a richly wrought cup came and stood before the king。 The king 

stood up�察�holding the cup in his hands�察�and all in the hall waited silently。 

Then Pelias put the cup into Jason's hands and he cried out in a voice that 

was   heard   all   through   the   hall�察   �Drink   from   this   cup�察  �O   nephew   Jason� �

Drink from this cup�察�O man who will soon come to rule over the kingdom 

that Cretheus founded� ─�

     All in the hall stood up and shouted with delight at that speech。 But the 

king was not delighted with their delight�察�Jason saw。 He took the cup and 

he drank the rich wine�察�pride grew in him�察�he looked down the hall and he 

saw   faces   all   friendly   to   him�察  �he   felt   as   a   king   might   feel�察  �secure   and 

triumphant。 And then he heard King Pelias speaking once more。 

     ;This is my nephew Jason�察�reared and fostered in the centaur's cave。 

He will tell you of his life in the forest and the mountains�察�his life that was 

like to the life of the half gods。; 

     Then   Jason   spoke   to   them�察  �telling   them   of   his   life   on   the   Mountain 

Pelion。 When he had spoken�察�Pelias said�此�

     ;I was bidden by the oracle to beware of the man whom I should see 

coming toward me half shod。 But�察�as you all see�察�I have brought the half´ 

shod man to my palace and my feasting hall�察�so little do I dread the anger 

of the gods。 

     ;And I dread it little because I am blameless。 This youth�察�the son of 

my   brother�察  �is   strong   and   courageous�察  �and   I   rejoice   in   his   strength   and 

courage�察�for I would have him take my place and reign over you。 Ali�察�that I 

were as young as he is now� �Ali�察�that I had been reared and fostered as he 

was   reared   and   fostered   by   the   wise   centaur   and   under   the   eyes   of   the 

immortals� �Then would I do that which in my  youth I often dreamed of 

doing� �Then would I perform a deed that would make my name and the 

name of my city famous throughout all Greece� �Then would I bring from 



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far Colchis�察�the famous Fleece of Gold that King Aetes keeps guard over� ─�

     He   finished   speaking�察  �and   all   in   the   hall   shouted   out�察   �The   Golden 

Fleece�察�the Golden Fleece from Colchis� ─�Jason stood up�察�and his father's 

hand gripped him。 But he did not heed the hold of his father's hand�察�for 

;The Golden Fleece�察�the Golden Fleece� ─�rang in his ears�察�and before his 

eyes were the faces of those who were all eager for the sight of the wonder 

that King Aetes kept guard over。 

     Then said Jason�察 �Thou hast spoken well�察�O King Pelias� �Know�察�and 

know all here assembled�察�that I have heard of the Golden Fleece and of the 

dangers   that   await   on   any   one   who   should   strive   to   win   it   from   King 

Aetes's care。 But know�察�too�察�that I would strive to win the Fleece and bring 

it to Iolcus�察�winning fame both for myself and for the city。; 

     When he had spoken he saw his father's stricken eyes�察�they were fixed 

upon him。 But he looked from them to the shining eyes of the young men 

who were even then pressing around where he stood。 ;Jason�察�Jason� ─�they 

shouted。 ;The Golden Fleece for Iolcus� ─�

     ;King   Pelias   knows   that   the   winning   of   the   Golden   Fleece   is   a   feat 

most difficult�察─�said Jason。 ;But if he will have built for me a ship that can 

make the voyage to far Colchis�察�and if he will send throughout all Greece 

the word   of   my  adventuring so   that   all   the heroes   who   would   win   fame 

might come with me�察�and if ye�察�young heroes of Iolcus�察�will come with me�察�

I will peril my life to win the wonder that King Aetes keeps guard over。; 

     He spoke and those in the hall shouted again and made clamor around 

him。 But still his father sat gazing at him with stricken eyes。 

     King Pelias stood up in the hall and holding up his scepter he said�察 �O 

my   nephew   Jason�察  �and   O   friends   assembled   here�察  �I   promise   that   I   will 

have built for the voyage the best ship that ever sailed from a harbor in 

Greece。   And   I   promise   that   I   will   send   throughout   all   Greece   a   word 

telling of Jason's voyage so that all heroes desirous of winning fame may 

come to help him and to help all of you who may go with him to win from 

the keeping of King Aetes the famous Fleece of Gold。; 

     So   King   Pelias said�察  �but   Jason�察�looking   to   the  king   from  his   father's 

stricken eyes�察�saw that he had been led by the king into the acceptance of 



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the voyage so that he might fare far from Iolcus�察�and perhaps lose his life 

in striving to gain the wonder that King Aetes kept guarded。 By the glitter 

in Pelias's eyes he knew the truth。 Nevertheless Jason would not take back 

one   word   that   he   had   spoken�察  �his   heart   was   strong   within   him�察  �and   he 

thought that with the help of the bright´eyed youths around and with the 

help of those who would come to him at the word of the voyage�察�he would 

bring the Golden Fleece to Iolcus and make famous for all time his own 

name。 



            IV。 THE ASSEMBLING OF THE HEROES AND THE 

                            BUILDING OF THE SHIP 

     First there came the youths Castor and Polydeuces。 They came riding 

on white horses�察�two noble´looking brothers。 From Sparta they came�察�and 

their   mother   was   Leda�察  �who�察  �after   the   twin   brothers�察  �had   another   child 

born   to   herHelen�察  �for   whose   sake   the   sons   of   many   of   Jason's   friends 

were   to   wage   war   against   the   great   city   of   Troy。   These   were   the   first 

heroes who came to Iolcus after the word had gone forth through Greece 

of Jason's adventuring in quest of the Golden Fleece。 

     And then there came one who had both welcome and reverence from 

Jason�察�this one came without spear or bow�察�bearing in his hands a lyre only。 

He was Orpheus�察�and he knew all the ways of the gods and all the stories 

of the gods�察�when he sang to his lyre the trees would listen and the beasts 

would follow him。 It was Chiron who had counseled Orpheus to go with 

Jason�察�Chiron the centaur had met him as he was wandering through the 

forests on the Mountain Pelion and had sent him down into Iolcus。 

     Then    there   came    two   men   well   skilled  in  the  handling    of  ships 

Tiphys and Nauplius。 Tiphys knew all about the sun and winds and stars�察�

and all about the signs by which a ship might be steered�察�and Nauplius had 

the love of Poseidon�察�the god of the sea。 

     Afterward there came�察�one after the other�察�two who were famous for 

their hunting。 No   two could be   more different than   these two were。 The 

first was Arcas。 He was dressed in the skin of a bear�察�he had red hair and 

savage´looking       eyes�察   �and   for  arms    he   carried   a   mighty    bow    with 



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bronzetipped arrows。 The folk were watching an eagle as he came into the 

city�察�an eagle that was winging its way far�察�far up in the sky。 Arcas drew 

his bow�察�and with one arrow he brought the eagle down。 

     The    other   hunter   was   a  girl�察 �Atalanta。    Tall  and   brighthaired    was 

Atalanta�察   �swift   and   good   with   the   bow。   She   had   dedicated    herself   to 

Artemis�察  �the   guardian   of   the   wild   things�察  �and   she   had   vowed   that   she 

would remain unwedded。 All the heroes welcomed Atalanta as a comrade�察�

and the maiden did all the things that the young men did。 

     There came a hero who was less youthful than Castor or Polydeuces�察�

he was a man good in council named Nestor。 Afterward Nestor went to the 

war against Troy�察�and then he was the oldest of the heroes in the camp of 

Agamemnon。 

     Two brothers came who were to be special friends of Jason's Peleus 

and Telamon。  Both   were   still   youthful   and   neither had   yet   achieved   any 

notable deed。 Afterward they were to be famous�察�but their sons were to be 

even more famous�察�for the son of Telamon was strong Aias�察�and the son of 

Peleus was great Achilles。 

     Another who came was Admetus�察�afterward he became a famous king。 

The God Apollo once made himself a shepherd and he kept the flocks of 

King Admetus。 

     And   there   came   two   brothers�察 �twins�察  �who   were   a   wonder   to all   who 

beheld     them。   Zetes    and   Calais   they   were    named�察   �their   mother    was 

Oreithyia�察  �the   daughter   of   Erechtheus�察  �King   of Athens�察  �and   their   father 

was Boreas�察�the North Wind。 These two brothers had on their ankles wings 

that   gleamed   with   golden   scales�察  �their   black   hair   was   thick   upon   their 

shoulders�察�and it was always being shaken by the wind。 

     With Zetes and Calais there came a   youth armed with a great sword 

whose name was Theseus。

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