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had   made   in   Creon's   garden   in   Corinth。  The   water   in   the   vat   took   on   a 

strange bubbling�察�and the ram sank down。 

     Then Medea�察�standing beside the vat�察�sang an incantation。 

     ;O Earth�察─�she sang�察 �O Earth who dost provide wise men with potent 

herbs�察�O Earth help me now。 I am she who can drive the clouds�察�I am she 

who can dispel the winds�察�I   am she who   can break the   jaws of   serpents 

with my incantations�察�I am she who can uproot living trees and rocks�察�who 

can make the mountains shake�察�who can bring the ghosts from their tombs。 

O Earth�察�help me now。; At this strange incantation the mixture in the vat 

boiled and bubbled more and more。 Then the boiling and bubbling ceased。 

Up to the surface came the ram。 Medea helped it to struggle out of the vat�察�

and then it turned and smote the vat with its head。 

     Pelias took down a torch and stood before the beast。 Vigorous indeed 

was the ram�察�and its wool was white and grew evenly upon it。 They could 

not tether it again�察�and when the。servants were brought into the chamber it 

took two of them to drag away the ram。 

     The king was most eager to enter the vat and have Medea put in the 

brew and speak the incantation over it。 But Medea bade him wait until the 

morrow。 All night the king lay awake�察�thinking of how he might regain his 

youth and his strength and be secure and triumphant thereafter。 

     At the first light he sent for Medea and he told her that he would have 

the vat made ready and that he would go into it that night。 Medea looked 



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upon him�察�and the helplessness that he showed made her want to work a 

greater evil upon him�察�or�察�if not upon him�察�upon his house。 How soon it 

would have reached its end�察�all her plot for the destruction of this king� �

But she would leave in the king's house a misery that would not have an 

end so soon。 

     So she said to the king�此 �I would say the incantation over a beast of the 

field�察�but over a king I could not say it。 Let those of your own blood be 

with you when you enter the vat that will bring such change to you。 Have 

your daughters there。 I will give them the juice to mix in the vat�察�and I will 

teach them the incantation that has to be said。; 

     So she said�察�and she made Pelias consent to having his daughters and 

not Medea in the chamber of the vat。 They were sent for and they came 

before Medea�察�the daughters of King Pelias。 

     They were women who had been borne down by the tyranny of their 

father�察  �they   stood   before   him   now�察  �two   dim´eyed   creatures�察  �very   feeble 

and fearful。 To them Medea gave the phial that had in it the liquid to mix 

in the vat�察�also she taught them the words of the incantation�察�but she taught 

them to use these words wrongly。 

     The vat was prepared in the lower chambers�察�Pelias and his daughters 

went there�察�and the chamber was guarded�察�and what happened there was in 

secret。 Pelias went into the vat�察�the brew was thrown into it�察�and the vat 

boiled and bubbled as before。 Pelias sank down in it。 Over him then his 

daughters said the magic words as Medea had taught them。 

     Pelias sank down�察�but he did not rise again。 The hours went past and 

the   morning   came�察  �and   the   daughters   of   King   Pelias   raised   frightened 

laments。   Over   the   sides   of   the   vat   the   mixture   boiled   and   bubbled�察  �and 

Pelias was to be seen at the bottom with his limbs stiffened in death。 

     Then the guards came�察�and they took King Pelias out of the vat and left 

him in his royal chamber。 The word went through 

     the palace that the king was dead。 There was a hush in the palace then�察�

but   not   the   hush   of   grief。   One   by   one   servants   and   servitors   stole   away 

from the palace that was hated by all。 Then there was clatter in the streets 

as   the   fierce   fighting   men   from  the   mountains   galloped   away  with   what 



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plunder they could seize。 And through all this the daughters of King Pelias 

sat crouching in fear above the body of their father。 

     And     Medea�察    �still  an  ancient   woman      seemingly�察    �went    through    the 

crowds that now came on the streets of the city。 She told those she went 

amongst that the son of ��Eson was alive and would soon be in their midst。 

Hearing   this   the   men   of   the   city   formed   a   council   of   elders   to   rule   the 

people until Jason's coming。 In such way Medea brought about the end of 

King Pelias's reign。 

     In   triumph   she   went   through   the   city。   But   as   she   was   passing   the 

temple her dress   was caught and   held�察�and turning   around she faced the 

ancient priestess of Artemis�察�Iphias。  ;Thou art Aeetes's daughter�察─  �Iphias 

said�察 �who in deceit didst come into Iolcus。 Woe to thee and woe to Jason 

for   what   thou   hast   done   this   day�   �Not   for   the   slaying   of   Pelias   art   thou 

blameworthy�察�but for the misery that thou hast brought upon his daughters 

by bringing them into the guilt of the slaying。 Go from the city�察�daughter 

of King ��Eetes�察�never�察�never wilt thou come back into it。; 

     But little heed did Medea pay to the ancient priestess�察�Iphias。 Still in 

the guise of an old woman she went through the streets of the city�察�and out 

through the gate and along the highway that led from Iolcus。 To that dark 

pool she came where she had bathed herself before。 But now she did not 

step into the pool nor pour its water over her shrinking flesh�察�instead she 

built up two altars of green sods an altar to Youth and an altar to Hecate�察�

queen   of   the   witches�察  �she   wreathed   them   with   green   boughs   from   the 

forest�察�and she prayed before each。 Then she made herself naked�察�and she 

anointed herself with the brew she had made from the magical herbs and 

grasses。 All   marks   of   age   and   decrepitude   left   her�察  �and   when   she   stood 

over the dark pool and looked down on herself she saw that her body was 

white and shapely as before�察�and that her hair was soft and lovely。 

     She stayed all night between the tangled wood and the dark pool�察�and 

with   the   first   light   the   car drawn   by  the   scaly  dragons   came   to   her。  She 

mounted the car�察�and she journeyed back to Corinth。 

     Into Jason's mind a fear of Medea had come since the hour when he 

had seen her mount the car drawn by the scaly dragons。 He could not think 



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of her any more as the one who had been his companion on the Argo。 He 

thought of her as one who could help him and do wonderful things for him�察�

but not as one whom he could talk softly and lovingly to。 Ah�察�but if Jason 

had thought less of his kingdom and less of his triumphing with the Fleece 

of Gold�察�Medea would not have had the dragons come to her。 

     And     now    that   his  love   for   Medea     had   altered�察  �Jason    noted    the 

loveliness     of  anotherof     Glauce�察   �the  daughter     of  Creon�察   �the  King    of 

Corinth。 And   Glauce�察  �who   had   red   lips   and   the   eyes   of   a   child�察  �saw   in 

Jason   who   had   brought   the   Golden   Fleece   out   of   Colchis   the   image   of 

every hero she had heard about in stories。 Creon�察�the king�察�often brought 

Jason and Glauce together�察�for his hope was that the hero would wed his 

daughter and stay in Corinth and strengthen his kingdom。 He thought that 

Medea�察�that strange woman�察�could not keep a companionship with Jason。 

     Two   were   walking   in   the   king's   garden�察  �and   they   were   Jason   and 

Glauce。 A  shadow   fell   betwen   them�察  �and   when   Jason   looked   up   he   saw 

Medea's dragon   car。   Down   flew   the   dragons�察  �and   Medea   came   from  the 

car and stood between Jason and the princess。 Angrily she spoke to him。 ;I 

have made the kingdom ready for your return�察─�she said�察 �but if you would 

go   there   you    must   first  let   me  deal   in   my  own   way   with   this   pretty 

maiden。;   And   so   fiercely   did   Medea   look   upon   her   that   Glance   shrank 

back and clung to Jason for protection。 ;O�察�Jason�察─�she cried�察 ─�thou didst 

say that I am such a one as thou didst dream of when in the forest with 

Chiron�察�before the adventure of the Golden Fleece drew thee away from 

the Grecian lands。 Oh�察�save me now from the power of her who comes in 

the dragon car。; And Jason said�此 �I said all that thou hast said�察�and I will 

protect thee�察�O Glauce。; 

     And then Medea thought of the king's house she had left for Jason�察�and 

of the brother whom she had let be slain�察�and of the plot she had carried 

out to bring Jason back to Iolcus�察�and a great fury came over her。 In her 

hand she took foam from the jaws of the dragons�察�and she cast the foam 

upon   Glauce�察 �and   the   princess   fell back   into the   arms   of   Jason   with   the 

dragon foam burning into her。 

     Then�察�seeing in his eyes that he had forgotten all that he owed to her 



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the    winning    of   the  Golden     Fleece�察   �and   the   safety   of  Argo�察   �and   the 

destruction of the power of King Pelias seeing in his eyes that Jason had 

forgotten   all   this�察  �Medea   went   into   her   dragon´borne   car   and   spoke   the 

words that made the scaly dragons bear her aloft。 She flew from Corinth�察�

leaving Jason in King Creon's garden with Glau

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