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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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