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thing better brought a basket of grapes�察�or  of game�察�but Perseus brought nothing�察�for he had nothing to  bring�察�being but a poor sailor´lad。

He was ashamed�察�however�察�to go into the king's presence  without his gift�察�and he was too proud to ask Dictys to lend  him one。  So he stood at the door sorrowfully�察�watching the  rich men go in�察�and his face grew very red as they pointed at  him�察�and smiled�察�and whispered�察�'What has that foundling to  give��'

Now this was what Polydectes wanted�察�and as soon as he heard  that Perseus stood without�察�he bade them bring him in�察�and  asked him scornfully before them all�察�'Am I not your king�察 �Perseus�察�and have I not invited you to my feast�拭 �Where is  your present�察�then��'

Perseus blushed and stammered�察�while all the proud men round  laughed�察�and some of them began jeering him openly。  'This  fellow was thrown ashore here like a piece of weed or drift´ wood�察�and yet he is too proud to bring a gift to the king。'

'And though he does not know who his father is�察�he is vain  enough to let the old women call him the son of Zeus。'

And so forth�察�till poor Perseus grew mad with shame�察�and  hardly knowing what he said�察�cried out�察 � 'A present� �who are  you who talk of presents�拭 �See if I do not bring a nobler one  than all of yours together��'

So he said boasting�察�and yet he felt in his heart that he was  braver than all those scoffers�察�and more able to do some  glorious deed。

'Hear him�  �Hear the boaster�  �What is it to be��' cried they  all�察�laughing louder than ever。

Then his dream at Samos came into his mind�察�and he cried  aloud�察�'The head of the Gorgon。'

He was half afraid after he had said the words for all  laughed louder than ever�察�and Polydectes loudest of all。

'You have promised to bring me the Gorgon's head�拭 �Then never  appear again in this island without it。  Go��'

Perseus ground his teeth with rage�察�for he saw that he had  fallen into a trap�察�but his promise lay upon him�察�and he went  out without a word。

Down to the cliffs he went�察�and looked across the broad blue  sea�察�and he wondered if his dream were true�察�and prayed in  the bitterness of his soul。

'Pallas Athene�察�was my dream true�拭�and shall I slay the  Gorgon�拭 �If thou didst really show me her face�察�let me not  come to shame as a liar and boastful。  Rashly and angrily I  promised�察�but cunningly and patiently will I perform。'

But there was no answer�察�nor sign�察�neither thunder nor any  appearance�察�not even a cloud in the sky。

And three times Perseus called weeping�察�'Rashly and angrily I  promised�察�but cunningly and patiently will I perform。'

Then he saw afar off above the sea a small white cloud�察�as  bright as silver。  And it came on�察�nearer and nearer�察�till  its brightness dazzled his eyes。

Perseus wondered at that strange cloud�察�for there was no  other cloud all round the sky�察�and he trembled as it touched  the cliff below。  And as it touched�察�it broke�察�and parted�察 �and within it appeared Pallas Athene�察�as he had seen her at  Samos in his dream�察�and beside her a young man more light´ limbed than the stag�察�whose eyes were like sparks of fire。   By his side was a scimitar of diamond�察�all of one clear  precious stone�察�and on his feet were golden sandals�察�from the  heels of which grew living wings。

They looked upon Perseus keenly�察�and yet they never moved  their eyes�察�and they came up the cliffs towards him more  swiftly than the sea´gull�察�and yet they never moved their  feet�察�nor did the breeze stir the robes about their limbs�察 �only the wings of the youth's sandals quivered�察�like a hawk's  when he hangs above the cliff。  And Perseus fell down and  worshipped�察�for he knew that they were more than man。

But Athene stood before him and spoke gently�察�and bid him  have no fear。  Then ´

'Perseus��' she said�察�'he who overcomes in one trial merits  thereby a sharper trial still。  You have braved Polydectes�察 �and done manfully。  Dare you brave Medusa the Gorgon��'

And Perseus said�察�'Try me�察�for since you spoke to me in Samos  a new soul has come into my breast�察�and I should be ashamed  not to dare anything which I can do。  Show me�察�then�察�how I  can do this��'

'Perseus��' said Athene�察�'think well before you attempt�察�for  this deed requires a seven years' journey�察�in which you  cannot repent or turn back nor escape�察�but if your heart  fails you�察�you must die in the Unshapen Land�察�where no man  will ever find your bones。'

'Better so than live here�察�useless and despised��' said  Perseus。  'Tell me�察�then�察�oh tell me�察�fair and wise Goddess�察 �of your great kindness and condescension�察�how I can do but  this one thing�察�and then�察�if need be�察�die��'

Then Athene smiled and said ´

'Be patient�察�and listen�察�for if you forget my words�察�you will  indeed die。  You must go northward to the country of the  Hyperboreans�察�who live beyond the pole�察�at the sources of the  cold north wind�察�till you find the three Gray Sisters�察�who  have but one eye and one tooth between them。  You must ask  them the way to the Nymphs�察�the daughters of the Evening  Star�察�who dance about the golden tree�察�in the Atlantic island  of the west。  They will tell you the way to the Gorgon�察�that  you may slay her�察�my enemy�察�the mother of monstrous beasts。   Once she was a maiden as beautiful as morn�察�till in her pride  she sinned a sin at which the sun hid his face�察�and from that  day her hair was turned to vipers�察�and her hands to eagle's  claws�察�and her heart was filled with shame and rage�察�and her  lips with bitter venom�察�and her eyes became so terrible that  whosoever looks on them is turned to stone�察�and her children  are the winged horse and the giant of the golden sword�察�and  her grandchildren are Echidna the witch´adder�察�and Geryon the  three´headed tyrant�察�who feeds his herds beside the herds of  hell。  So she became the sister of the Gorgons�察�Stheino and  Euryte the abhorred�察�the daughters of the Queen of the Sea。   Touch them not�察�for they are immortal�察�but bring me only  Medusa's head。'

'And I will bring it��' said Perseus�察�'but how am I to escape  her eyes�拭 �Will she not freeze me too into stone��'

'You shall take this polished shield��' said Athene�察�'and when  you come near her look not at her herself�察�but at her image  in the brass�察�so you may strike her safely。  And when you  have struck off her head�察�wrap it�察�with your face turned  away�察�in the folds of the goat´skin on which the shield  hangs�察�the hide of Amaltheie�察�the nurse of the AEgis´holder。   So you will bring it safely back to me�察�and win to yourself  renown�察�and a place among the heroes who feast with the  Immortals upon the peak where no winds blow。'

Then Perseus said�察�'I will go�察�though I die in going。  But  how shall I cross the seas without a ship�拭 �And who will show  me my way�拭 �And when I find her�察�how shall I slay her�察�if her  scales be iron and brass��'

Then the young man spoke�此 �'These sandals of mine will bear  you across the seas�察�and over hill and dale like a bird�察�as  they bear me all day long�察�for I am Hermes�察�the far´famed  Argus´slayer�察�the messenger of the Immortals who dwell on  Olympus。'

Then Perseus fell down and worshipped�察�while the young man  spoke again��

'The sandals themselves will guide you on the road�察�for they  are divine and cannot stray�察�and this sword itself�察�the  Argus´slayer�察�will kill her�察�for it is divine�察�and needs no  second stroke。  Arise�察�and gird them on�察�and go forth。'

So Perseus arose�察�and girded on the sandals and the sword。

And Athene cried�察�'Now leap from the cliff and be gone。'

But Perseus lingered。

'May I not bid farewell to my mother and to Dictys�拭 �And may  I not offer burnt´offerings to you�察�and to Hermes the far´ famed Argus´slayer�察�and to Father Zeus above��'

'You shall not bid farewell to your mother�察�lest your heart  relent at her weeping。  I will comfort her and Dictys until  you return in peace。  Nor shall you offer burnt´offerings to  the Olympians�察�for your offering shall be Medusa's head。   Leap�察�and trust in the armour of the Immortals。'

Then Perseus looked down the cliff and shuddered�察�but he was  ashamed to show his dread。  Then he thought of Medusa and the  renown before him�察�and he leaped into the empty air。

And behold�察�instead of falling he floated�察�and stood�察�and ran  along the sky。  He looked back�察�but Athene had vanished�察�and  Hermes�察�and the sandals led him on northward ever�察�like a  crane who follows the spring toward the Ister fens。


PART III ´ HOW PERSEUS SLEW THE GORGON


SO Perseus started on his journey�察�going dry´shod over land  and sea�察�and his heart was high and joyful�察�for the winged  sandals bore him each day a seven days' journey。

And he went by Cythnus�察�and by Ceos�察�and the pleasant  Cyclades to Attica�察�and past Athens and Thebes�察�and the  Copaic lake�察�and up the vale of Cephissus�察�and past the peaks  of OEta and Pindus�察�and over the rich Thessalian plains�察�till  the sunny hills of Greece were behind him�察�and before him  were the wilds of the north。  Then he passed the Thracian  mountains�察�and many a barbarous tribe�察�Paeons and Dardans and  Triballi�察�till he came to the Ister stream�察�and the dreary  Scythian plains。  And he walked across the Ister dry´shod�察 �and away through the moors and fens�察�day and night toward the  bleak north´west�察�turning
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