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     The sickle´sword that had slain the Gorgon went back to Hermes�察�and 

Hermes   took   Medusa's   head   also。   That   head   Hermes's   divine   sister   set 

upon her shield´Medusa's head upon the shield of Pallas Athene。 O  may 

Pallas Athene guard us all�察�and bring us out of this land of sands and stone 

where are the deadly serpents that have come from the drops of blood that 

fell from the Gorgon's head� �

     They turned away from the Garden of the Daughters of the   Evening 

Land。   The Argonauts   turned   from   where   the   giant   shape   of Atlas   stood 

against   the  sky  and   they  went   toward   the Tritonian   Lake。  But   not   all   of 

them     reached    the   Argo。   On    his  way    back   to  the   ship�察 �Nauplius�察    �the 

helmsman�察�met his death。 

     A  sluggish   serpent   was   in   his   wayit   was   not   a   serpent   that   would 

strike   at   one   who   turned   from  it。  Nauplius   trod   upon it�察  �and   the   serpent 

lifted its head up and bit his foot。 They raised him on their shoulders and 

they hurried back with him。 But his limbs became numb�察�and when they 

laid him down on the shore of the lake he stayed moveless。 Soon he grew 

cold。 They dug a grave for Nauplius beside the lake�察�and in that desert land 

they set up his helmsman's oar in the middle of his tomb of heaped stones。 

     And now  like   a   snake   that   goes   writhing this   way  and that   way  and 

that cannot find the cleft in the rock that leads to its lair�察�the Argo went 

hither and thither striving to find an outlet from that lake。 No outlet could 

they find and the way of their homegoing seemed lost to them again。 Then 

Orpheus prayed to the son of Nereus�察�to Triton�察�whose name was on that 

lake�察�to aid them。 

     Then Triton appeared。 He stretched out his hand and showed them the 

outlet to the sea。 And Triton spoke in friendly wise to the heroes�察�bidding 

them go upon their way in joy。 ;And as for labor�察─�he said�察 �let there be no 

grieving   because   of   that�察  �for   limbs   that   have   youthful   vigor   should   still 

toil。; 

     They took up the oars and they pulled toward the sea�察�and Triton�察�the 

friendly immortal�察�helped them on。 He laid hold upon Argo's keel and he 

guided her through the water。 The Argonauts saw him beneath the water�察�



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his body�察�from his head down to his waist�察�was fair and great and like to 

the  body   of   one   of   the   other   immortals。   But   below   his   body   was   like   a 

great fish's�察�forking this way and that。 He moved with fins that were like 

the horns of the new moon。 Triton helped Argo along until they came into 

the open sea。 Then he plunged down into the abyss。 The heroes shouted 

their   thanks   to   him。 Then   they   looked   at   each   other   and   embraced   each 

other with joy�察�for the sea that touched upon the land of Greece was open 

before them。 



                                IX。 Near to Iolcus Again 

     The sun sank�察�then that star came that bids the shepherd bring his flock 

to the fold�察�that brings the wearied plowman to his rest。  But no rest did 

that star bring to the Argonauts。 The breeze that filled the sail died down�察�

they furled the sail and lowered the mast�察�then�察�once again�察�they pulled at 

the oars。 All night they rowed�察�and all day�察�and again when the next day 

came on。 Then they saw the island that is halfway to Greece the great and 

fair island of Crete。 

     It   was   Theseus   who   first   saw   CreteTheseus   who   was   to   come   to 

Crete upon another ship。 They drew the Argo near the great island�察�they 

wanted water�察�and they were fain to rest there。 

     Minos�察  �the   great   king�察  �ruled   over   Crete。   He   left   the   guarding   of   the 

island to one of the race of bronze�察�to Talos�察�who had lived on after the rest 

of   the   bronze   men   had   been   destroyed。 Thrice   a   day   would Talos   stride 

around the island�察�his brazen feet were tireless。 

     Now Talos saw the Argo drawing near。 He took up great rocks and he 

hurled them at the heroes�察�and very quickly they had to draw their ship out 

of range。 

     They were wearied and their thirst was consuming them。 But still that 

bronze man stood there ready to sink their ship with the great rocks that he 

took up in his hands。 Medea stood forward upon the ship�察�ready to use her 

spells against the man of bronze。 

     In   body    and   limbs   he   was   made    of   bronze    and   in  these   he  was 

invulnerable。 But beneath a sinew in his ankle there was a vein that ran up 



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to his neck and that was covered by a thin skin。 If that vein were broken 

Talos would perish。 

     Medea did not know about this vein when she stood forward upon the 

ship   to   use   her   spells   against   him。   Upon   a   cliff   of   Crete�察  �all   gleaming�察�

stood that huge man of bronze。 Then�察�as she was ready to fling her spells 

against   him�察  �Medea   thought   upon   the   words   that Arete�察  �the   wise   queen�察�

had given her that she was not to use spells and not to practice against the 

life of any one。 

     But she knew that there was no impiety in using spells and practicing 

against Talos�察�for Zeus had already doomed all his race。 She stood upon 

the ship�察�and with her Magic Song she enchanted him。 He whirled round 

and round。 He struck his ankle against a jutting stone。 The vein broke�察�and 

that which was the blood of the bronze man flowed out of him like molten 

lead。  He  stood towering   upon   the  cliff。  Like   a  pine  upon   a   mountaintop 

that   the   woodman   had   left   half   hewn   through   and   that   a   mighty   wind 

pitches against�察�Talos stood upon his tireless feet�察�swaying to and fro。 Then�察�

emptied of all his strength�察�Minos's man of bronze fell into the Cretan Sea。 

     The   heroes   landed。   That   night   they   lay   upon   the   land   of   Crete   and 

rested and refreshed themselves。 When dawn came they drew water from a 

spring�察�and once more they went on board the Argo。 

     A  day   came   when   the   helmsman   said�察   �To´morrow   we   shall   see   the 

shore   of   Thessaly�察  �and   by   sunset   we   shall   be   in   the   harbor   of   Pagasae。 

Soon�察  �O   voyagers�察  �we   shall   be   back   in   the   city  from   which   we   went   to 

gain the Golden Fleece。; 

     Then Jason brought Medea to the front of the ship so that they might 

watch   together   for   Thessaly�察  �the   homeland。   The   Mountain   Pelion   came 

into sight。 Jason exulted as he looked upon that mountain�察�again he told 

Medea about Chiron�察�the ancient centaur�察�and about the days of his youth 

in the forests of Pelion。 

     The Argo   went   on�察  �the   sun   sank�察  �and   darkness   came   on。   Never   was 

there   darkness   such   as   there   was   on   that   night。   They   called   that   night 

afterward the Pall of Darkness。 To the heroes upon the Argo it seemed as if 

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were adrift upon the sea or upon the River of Hades。 No star pierced the 

darkness nor no beam from the moon。 

     After a night that seemed many nights the dawn came。 In the sunrise 

they saw the land of Thessaly with its mountain�察�its forests�察�and its fields。 

They hailed each other as if they had met after a long parting。 They raised 

the mast and unfurled the sail。 

     But not toward Pagasae did they go。 For now the voice of Argo came 

to them�察�shaking their hearts�此�Jason and Orpheus�察�Castor and Polydeuces�察�

Zetes   and   Calais�察  �Peleus   and   Telamon�察  �Theseus�察  �Admetus�察  �Nestor�察  �and 

Atalanta�察�heard the cry of their ship。 And the voice of Argo warned them 

not to go into the harbor of Pagasae。 

     As they stood upon the ship�察�looking toward Iolcus�察�sorrow came over 

all   the   heroes�察  �such   sorrow   as   made   their   hearts   nearly   break。   For   long 

they stood there in utter numbness。 

     Then Admetus spokeAdmetus who was the happiest of all those who 

went   in   quest   of   the   Golden   Fleece。   ;Although   we   may   not   go   into   the 

harbor   of   Pagasae�察  �nor   into   the   city   of   Iolcus�察─�Admetus   said�察   �still   we 

have come to the land of Greece。 There are other harbors and other cities 

that we may go into。 And in all the places that we go to we will be honored�察�

for   we   have   gone   through   toils   and   dangers�察  �and   we   have   brought   to 

Greece the famous Fleece of Gold。; 

     So Admetus   said�察  �and   their   spirits   came   back   again   to   the   heroes    

came back to all of them save Jason。 The rest had other cities to go to�察�and 

fathers and mothers and friends to greet them in other places�察�but for Jason 

there was only Iolcus。 

     Medea   took   his   hand�察 �and   sorrow   for him  overcame   her。  For   Medea 

could divine what had happened in Iolcus and why it was that the heroes 

might not go there。 

     It   was   to   Corinth   that   the   Argo   went。   Creon�察  �the   king   of   Corinth�察�

welcomed them and gave great honor to the heroes who had faced such 

labors and such dangers to bring the world's wonder to Greece。 

     The Argonauts stayed together until they went to Calydon�察�to hunt the 

boar   that   ravaged   Prince   Meleagrus's   country。 After   that   they   separated�察�



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