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each one going to his own land。 Jason came back to Corinth where Medea 

stayed。 And in Corinth he had tidings of the happenings in Iolcus。 

    King Pelias now ruled more fearfully in Iolcus�察�having brought down 

from the mountains more and fiercer soldiers。 And Aeson�察�Jason's father�察�

and   Alcimide�察  �his   mother�察  �were   now   dead�察  �having   been   slain   by   King 

Pelias。 

     This Jason heard from men who came into Corinth from Thessaly。 And 

because of the great army that Pelias had gathered there�察�Jason might not 

yet go into Iolcus�察�either to exact a vengeance�察�or to show the people THE 

GOLDEN FLEECE that he had gone so far to gain。 



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                                     Part III。 



                           The Heroes of the Quest 



                            I。 ATALANTA THE HUNTRESS 

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     They came once more together�察�the heroes of the quest�察�to hunt a boar 

in CalydonJason and Peleus came�察�Telamon�察�Theseus�察�and rough Arcas�察�

Nestor and Helen's brothers Polydeuces and Castor。 And�察�most noted of all�察�

there came the Arcadian huntress maid�察�Atalanta。 

     Beautiful   they  all   thought   her   when they  knew   her   aboard   the Argo。 

But   even   more   beautiful Atalanta   seemed   to   the   heroes   when   she   came 

amongst   them   in   her   hunting   gear。   Her   lovely   hair   hung   in   two   bands 

across her shoulders�察�and over her breast hung an ivory quiver filled with 

arrows。     They    said  that  her   face   with   its  wide   and   steady   eyes   was 

maidenly for a boy's�察�and boyish for a maiden's face。 Swiftly she moved 

with her head held high�察�and there was not one amongst the heroes who 

did not say�察 �Oh�察�happy would that man be whom Atalanta the unwedded 

would take for her husband� ─�

     All the heroes said it�察�but the one who said it most feelingly was the 

prince of Calydon�察�young Meleagrus。 He more than the other heroes felt 

the wonder of Atalanta's beauty。 

     Now the boar they had come to hunt was a monster boar。 It had come 

into    Calydon     and   it  was   laying   waste    the   fields  and   orchards     and 

destroying   the   people's   cattle   and   horses。   That   boar   had   been   sent   into 

Calydon by an angry divinity。 For when Oeneus�察�the king of the country�察�

was making sacrifice to the gods in thanksgiving for a bounteous harvest�察�

he   had   neglected   to   make   sacrifice   to   the   goddess   of   the   wild   things�察�

Artemis。   In   her   anger   Artemis   had   sent   the   monster   boar   to   lay   waste 

Oeneus's realm。 



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     It was a monster boar indeedone as huge as a bull�察�with tusks as great 

as an elephant's�察�the bristles on its back stood up like spear points�察�and the 

hot   breath   of   the   creature   withered   the   growth   on   the   ground。   The   boar 

tore   up   the   corn   in   the   fields   and   trampled   down   the   vines   with   their 

clusters and heavy bunches of grapes�察�also it rushed against the cattle and 

destroyed   them  in   the   fields。 And   no hounds  the   huntsmen   were   able   to 

bring could stand before it。 And so it came to pass that men had to leave 

their   farms   and   take   refuge   behind   the   walls   of   the   city   because   of   the 

ravages   of   the   boar。   It   was   then   that   the   rulers   of   Calydon   sent   for   the 

heroes of the quest to join with them in hunting the monster。 

     Calydon   itself   sent   Prince   Meleagrus   and   his   two   uncles�察  �Plexippus 

and   Toxeus。   They   were   brothers   to   Meleagrus's   mother�察  �Althaea。   Now 

Althaea。 was a woman who had sight to see mysterious things�察�but who 

had also a wayward and passionate heart。 Once�察�after her son Meleagrus 

was     born�察  �she   saw    the   three   Fates   sitting   by   her   hearth。   They     were 

spinning the threads of her son's life�察�and as they spun they sang to each 

other�察 �An equal span of life we give to the newborn child�察�and to the billet 

of wood that now rests above the blaze of the fire。; Hearing what the Fates 

sang and understanding it Althaea had sprung up from her bed�察�had seized 

the billet of wood�察�and had taken it out of the fire before the flames had 

burnt into it。 

     That billet of wood lay in her chest�察�hidden away。 And Meleagrus nor 

any one else save Althaea。 knew of it�察�nor knew that the prince's life would 

last only for the space it would be kept from the burning。 On the day of the 

hunting he appeared as the strongest and bravest of the youths of Calydon。 

And   he   knew   not�察  �poor   Meleagrus�察  �that   the   love   for   Atalanta   that   had 

sprung into his heart was to bring to the fire the billet of wood on which 

his life depended。 

                                                 II 

     As   Atalanta   went�察  �the   bow   in   her   hands�察  �Prince   Meleagrus   pressed 

behind her。 Then   came   Jason   and   Peleus�察�Telamon�察�Theseus   and   Nestor。 

Behind them came Meleagrus's darkbrowed uncles�察�Plexippus and Toxeus。 

They came to a forest that covered the side of a mountain。 Huntsmen had 



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assembled   here   with   hounds   held   in   leashes   and   with   nets   to   hold   the 

rushing     quarry。    And    when    they    had   all  gathered     together    they   went 

through the forest on the track of the monster boar。 

     It was easy to track the boar�察�for it had left a broad trail through the 

forest。 The heroes and the huntsmen pressed on。 They came to a marshy 

covert   where   the   boar   had   its   lair。   There   was   a   thickness   of   osiers   and 

willows and tall bullrushes�察�making a place that it was hard for the hunters 

to go through。 

     They roused the boar with the blare of horns and it came rushing out。 

Foam was on its tusks�察�and its eyes had in them the blaze of fire。 On the 

boar   came�察  �breaking   down   the   thicket   in   its   rush。   But   the   heroes   stood 

steadily with the points of their spears toward the monster。 

     The hounds were loosed from their leashes and they dashed toward the 

boar。   The   boar   slashed   them   with   its   tusks   and   trampled   them   into   the 

ground。 Jason flung his spear。 The spear went wide of the mark。 Another�察�

Arcas�察�cast his�察�but the wood�察�not the point of the spear�察�struck the boar�察�

rousing it further。 Then its eyes flamed�察�and like a great stone shot from a 

catapult the boar rushed on the huntsmen who were stationed to the right。 

In that rush it flung two youths prone upon the ground。 

     Then might Nestor have missed his going to Troy and his part in that 

story�察�for the boar swerved around and was upon him in an instant。 Using 

his spear as a leaping pole he vaulted upward and caught the branches of a 

tree as the monster dashed the spear down in its rush。 In rage the beast tore 

at   the   trunk   of   the   tree。   The   heroes   might   have   been   scattered   at   this 

moment�察�for Telamon had fallen�察�tripped by the roots of a tree�察�and Peleus 

had had to throw himself upon him to pull him out of the way of danger�察�if 

Polydeuces and Castor had not dashed up to their aid。 They came riding 

upon   high   white   horses�察  �spears   in   their   hands。   The   brothers   cast   their 

spears�察�but neither spear struck the monster boar。 

     Then the boar turned and was for drawing back into the thicket。 They 

might have lost it then�察�for its retreat was impenetrable。 But before it got 

clear   away   Atalanta   put   an   arrow      to   the  string�察  �drew   the   bow   to   her 

shoulder�察�and let the arrow fly。 It struck the boar�察�and a patch of blood was 



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seen upon its bristles。 Prince Meleagrus shouted out�察 �O first to strike the 

monster� �Honor indeed shall you receive for this�察�Arcadian maid。; 

     His    uncles   were    made    wroth    by   this  speech�察   �as  was    another�察  �the 

Arcadian�察�rough Arcas。 Arcas dashed forward�察�holding in his hands a two´ 

headed axe。 ;Heroes and huntsmen�察─�he cried�察 �you shall see how a man's 

strokes surpass a girl's。; He faced the boar�察�standing on tiptoe with his axe 

raised   for   the   stroke。   Meleagrus's   uncles   shouted   to   encourage   him。   But 

the   boar's   tusks   tore   him   before Arcas's   axe   fell�察  �and   the Arcadian   was 

trampled upon the ground。 

     The   boar�察  �roused   again   by   Atalanta's   arrow�察  �turned   on   the   hunters。 

Jason hurled a spear again。 It swerved and struck a hound and pinned it to 

the ground。 Then�察�speaking the name of Atalanta�察�Meleagrus sprang before 

the   heroes   and   the   huntsmen。   He   had   two   spears   in   his   hands。 The   first 

missed   and   stuck   quivering   in   the   ground。   But   the   second   went   right 

through the back of the monster boar。 It whirled round and round�察�spouting 

out   blood   and   foam。   Meleagrus   pressed   on�察 �and   drove his   hunting   knife 

through the shoulders of the monster。 

     His uncles�察�Plexippus and Toxeus�察�were the first to come to where the 

monster boar was lying outstretched。 ;It is well�察�the deed you have done�察�

boy�察─�said one�察 �it is well that none of the strangers to our country slew the 

boar。 Now will the head and tusks of

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