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his head�察�and      called to him to stop and play�察�and the dolphins gambolled 

up    as   he   passed�察  �and   offered   to   carry   him   on   their   backs。 And     all 

night long the sea´nymphs sang sweetly�察�and the Tritons                 blew upon their 

conchs�察�as they played round Galataea their              queen�察�in her car of pearled 

shells。    Day  by  day   the   sun   rose   higher�察  �and   leaped   more   swiftly  into 

the sea at night�察�and       more swiftly out of the sea at dawn�察�while Perseus 

skimmed        over    the  billows    like  a  sea´gull�察   �and   his  feet  were    never 

wetted�察�and leapt on from wave to wave�察�and his limbs were                  never weary�察�

till he saw far away a mighty mountain�察�all               rose´red in the setting sun。 

Its feet were   wrapped in        forests�察�and its head in   wreaths of cloud�察  �and 



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Perseus   knew      that   it   was   Atlas�察  �who   holds   the   heavens   and   the   earth 

apart。 

     He came to the mountain�察�and leapt on shore�察�and wandered                    upward�察�

among   pleasant   valleys   and   waterfalls�察  �and   tall   trees   and   strange   ferns 

and   flowers�察  �but   there   was   no   smoke   rising   from  any  glen�察  �nor   house�察�

nor sign of man。 

     At   last   he   heard   sweet   voices   singing�察  �and   he   guessed   that   he was 

come to the garden of the Nymphs�察�the daughters of the                 Evening Star。 

     They sang like nightingales among the thickets�察�and Perseus                  stopped 

to   hear   their   song�察  �but   the  words     which    they   spoke    he   could     not 

understand�察�no�察�nor no man after him for many a                 hundred years。       So he 

stepped     forward     and   saw    them    dancing�察    �hand     in  hand    around    the 

charmed tree�察�which bent under its             golden fruit�察�and round the tree´foot 

was coiled the dragon�察        �old Ladon the sleepless snake�察�who lies there for 

ever�察   �listening to the song of the maidens�察�blinking and watching                  with 

dry bright eyes。 

     Then Perseus stopped�察�not because he feared the dragon�察�but                  because 

he was bashful before those fair maids�察�but when they                 saw him�察�they too 

stopped�察�and called to him with trembling             voices ´ 

     'Who are you�拭       �Are you Heracles the mighty�察�who will come to                 rob 

our garden�察�and carry off our golden fruit��'           And he      answered ´ 

     'I am not Heracles the mighty�察�and I want none of your golden                    fruit。 

Tell me�察�fair Nymphs�察�the way which leads to the                Gorgon�察�that I may go 

on my way and slay her。' 

     'Not yet�察�not yet�察�fair boy�察�come dance with us around the                tree in the 

garden which knows no winter�察�the home of the                 south wind and the sun。 

Come hither and play with us awhile�察              �we have danced alone here for a 

thousand years�察�and our          hearts are weary with longing for a playfellow。 

So come�察      �come�察�come��' 

     'I cannot dance with you�察�fair maidens�察�for I must do the                  errand of 

the   Immortals。     So   tell   me   the   way   to   the   Gorgon�察�lest   I   wander   and 

perish in the waves。' 

     Then   they  sighed   and   wept�察  �and   answered   ´   'The   Gorgon�   �she     will 

freeze you into stone。' 



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     'It is better to die like a hero than to live like an ox in a            stall。   The 

Immortals have lent me weapons�察�and they will                give me wit to use them。' 

     Then they sighed again and answered�察�'Fair boy�察�if you are                   bent on 

your own ruin�察�be it so。         We know not the way to the             Gorgon�察�but we 

will ask the giant Atlas�察�above   upon the            mountain peak�察 �the brother   of 

our   father�察  �the   silver   Evening   Star。   He   sits   aloft   and   sees   across   the 

ocean�察�and far away        into the Unshapen Land。' 

     So they went up the mountain to Atlas their uncle�察�and                Perseus went 

up    with   them。    And     they   found   the   giant   kneeling�察    �as  he   held   the 

heavens and the earth apart。 

     They asked him�察  �and   he  answered   mildly�察 �pointing to the   sea´   board 

with his mighty hand�察�'I can see the Gorgons lying on               an island far away�察�

but   this  youth    can   never   come    near   them�察   �unless    he   has  the   hat  of 

darkness�察�which whosoever wears              cannot be seen。' 

     Then cried Perseus�察�'Where is that hat�察�that I may find it��' 

     But the giant smiled。        'No living mortal can find that hat�察         �for it lies 

in the depths of Hades�察�in the regions of the              dead。     But my nieces are 

immortal�察  �and   they   shall   fetch   it  for   you�察  �if   you   will   promise   me   one 

thing and keep your        faith。' 

     Then   Perseus   promised�察  �and   the   giant   said�察  �'When   you   come      back 

with the head of Medusa�察�you shall show me the beautiful                    horror�察�that I 

may lose my feeling and my breathing�察�and                become a stone for ever�察�for 

it is weary labour for me to        hold the heavens and the earth apart。' 

     Then   Perseus   promised�察  �and   the   eldest   of   the   Nymphs   went     down�察�

and into a dark cavern among the cliffs�察�out of which                  came smoke and 

thunder�察�for it was one of the mouths of Hell。 

     And     Perseus    and   the  Nymphs      sat   down    seven    days�察  �and   waited 

trembling�察�till the Nymph came up again�察�and her face was                   pale�察�and her 

eyes dazzled with the light�察�for she had been            long in the dreary darkness�察�

but in her hand was the magic           hat。 

     Then all the Nymphs kissed Perseus�察�and wept over him a long                   while�察�

but he was only impatient to be gone。            And at last     they put the hat upon 

his head�察�and he vanished out of their           sight。 

     But Perseus went on boldly�察�past many an ugly sight�察�far away                     into 



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the   heart   of   the   Unshapen   Land�察  �beyond   the   streams   of     Ocean�察  �to   the 

isles   where     no   ship   cruises�察  �where    is  neither    night    nor   day�察  �where 

nothing   is   in   its   right   place�察  �and nothing   has   a   name�察  �till   he   heard   the 

rustle of the   Gorgons'       wings and   saw the   glitter of their brazen talons�察�

and then he       knew that it was time to halt�察�lest Medusa should freeze him 

into stone。 

     He   thought   awhile   with   himself�察  �and   remembered   Athene's           words。 

He   rose   aloft   into   the   air�察  �and   held   the   mirror   of the   shield   above   his 

head�察�and looked up into it that he           might see all that was below him。 

     And   he   saw   the   three   Gorgons   sleeping   as   huge   as   elephants。      He 

knew that they could not see him�察�because the hat of                   darkness hid him�察�

and yet he trembled as he sank down near                  them�察�so terrible were those 

brazen claws。 

     Two of the Gorgons were foul as swine�察�and lay sleeping                     heavily�察�as 

swine   sleep�察  �with   their   mighty   wings   outspread�察      �but   Medusa   tossed   to 

and fro restlessly�察�and as she tossed           Perseus pitied her�察�she looked so fair 

and sad。      Her plumage        was like the rainbow�察�and her face was like the 

face   of   a  nymph�察  �only   her   eyebrows   were   knit�察  �and   her   lips   clenched�察�

with everlasting care and pain�察�and her long neck gleamed so                       white in 

the mirror that Perseus had not the heart to strike�察               �and said�察�'Ah�察�that it 

had been either of her sisters��' 

     But as he looked�察�from among her tresses the vipers' heads                      awoke�察�

and   peeped   up   with   their   bright   dry  eyes�察 �and   showed      their   fangs�察 �and 

hissed�察�and Medusa�察�as she tossed�察�threw              back her wings and showed her 

brazen claws�察�and Perseus saw              that�察�for all her beauty�察�she was as foul 

and venomous as the          rest。 

     Then      he   came     down     and    stepped     to   her    boldly�察  �and    looked 

steadfastly on his mirror�察�and struck with Herpe stoutly                 once�察�and he did 

not need to strike again。 

     Then he   wrapped the  head   in the goat´skin�察 �turning   away  his               eyes�察�

and sprang int
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