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came blushing up  the sky。  And then�察�behold�察�beneath him was the long green  garden of Egypt and the shining stream of Nile。

And he saw cities walled up to heaven�察�and temples�察�and  obelisks�察�and pyramids�察�and giant Gods of stone。  And he came  down amid fields of barley�察�and flax�察�and millet�察�and  clambering gourds�察�and saw the people coming out of the gates  of a great city�察�and setting to work�察�each in his place�察 �among the water´courses�察�parting the streams among the plants  cunningly with their feet�察�according to the wisdom of the  Egyptians。  But when they saw him they all stopped their  work�察�and gathered round him�察�and cried ´

'Who art thou�察�fair youth�拭�and what bearest thou beneath thy  goat´skin there�拭 �Surely thou art one of the Immortals�察�for  thy skin is white like ivory�察�and ours is red like clay。  Thy  hair is like threads of gold�察�and ours is black and curled。   Surely thou art one of the Immortals��' and they would have  worshipped him then and there�察�but Perseus said ´

'I am not one of the Immortals�察�but I am a hero of the  Hellens。  And I have slain the Gorgon in the wilderness�察�and  bear her head with me。  Give me food�察�therefore�察�that I may  go forward and finish my work。'

Then they gave him food�察�and fruit�察�and wine�察�but they would  not let him go。  And when the news came into the city that  the Gorgon was slain�察�the priests came out to meet him�察�and  the maidens�察�with songs and dances�察�and timbrels and harps�察 �and they would have brought him to their temple and to their  king�察�but Perseus put on the hat of darkness�察�and vanished  away out of their sight。

Therefore the Egyptians looked long for his return�察�but in  vain�察�and worshipped him as a hero�察�and made a statue of him  in Chemmis�察�which stood for many a hundred years�察�and they  said that he appeared to them at times�察�with sandals a cubit  long�察�and that whenever he appeared the season was fruitful�察 �and the Nile rose high that year。

Then Perseus went to the eastward�察�along the Red Sea shore�察 �and then�察�because he was afraid to go into the Arabian  deserts�察�he turned northward once more�察�and this time no  storm hindered him。

He went past the Isthmus�察�and Mount Casius�察�and the vast  Serbonian bog�察�and up the shore of Palestine�察�where the dark´ faced AEthiops dwelt。

He flew on past pleasant hills and valleys�察�like Argos  itself�察�or Lacedaemon�察�or the fair Vale of Tempe。  But the  lowlands were all drowned by floods�察�and the highlands  blasted by fire�察�and the hills heaved like a babbling  cauldron�察�before the wrath of King Poseidon�察�the shaker of  the earth。

And Perseus feared to go inland�察�but flew along the shore  above the sea�察�and he went on all the day�察�and the sky was  black with smoke�察�and he went on all the night�察�and the sky  was red with flame。

And at the dawn of day he looked toward the cliffs�察�and at  the water's edge�察�under a black rock�察�he saw a white image  stand。

'This��' thought he�察�'must surely be the statue of some sea´ God�察�I will go near and see what kind of Gods these  barbarians worship。'

So he came near�察�but when he came�察�it was no statue�察�but a  maiden of flesh and blood�察�for he could see her tresses  streaming in the breeze�察�and as he came closer still�察�he  could see how she shrank and shivered when the waves  sprinkled her with cold salt spray。  Her arms were spread  above her head�察�and fastened to the rock with chains of  brass�察�and her head drooped on her bosom�察�either with sleep�察 �or weariness�察�or grief。  But now and then she looked up and  wailed�察�and called her mother�察�yet she did not see Perseus�察 �for the cap of darkness was on his head。

Full of pity and indignation�察�Perseus drew near and looked  upon the maid。  Her cheeks were darker than his were�察�and her  hair was blue´black like a hyacinth�察�but Perseus thought�察�'I  have never seen so beautiful a maiden�察�no�察�not in all our  isles。  Surely she is a king's daughter。  Do barbarians treat  their kings' daughters thus�拭 �She is too fair�察�at least�察�to  have done any wrong I will speak to her。'

And�察�lifting the hat from his head�察�he flashed into her  sight。  She shrieked with terror�察�and tried to hide her face  with her hair�察�for she could not with her hands�察�but Perseus  cried ´

'Do not fear me�察�fair one�察�I am a Hellen�察�and no barbarian。   What cruel men have bound you�拭 �But first I will set you  free。'

And he tore at the fetters�察�but they were too strong for him�察 �while the maiden cried ´

'Touch me not�察�I am accursed�察�devoted as a victim to the sea´ Gods。  They will slay you�察�if you dare to set me free。'

'Let them try��' said Perseus�察�and drawing�察�Herpe from his  thigh�察�he cut through the brass as if it had been flax。

'Now��' he said�察�'you belong to me�察�and not to these sea´Gods�察 �whosoever they may be��'  But she only called the more on her  mother。

'Why call on your mother�拭 �She can be no mother to have left  you here。  If a bird is dropped out of the nest�察�it belongs  to the man who picks it up。  If a jewel is cast by the  wayside�察�it is his who dare win it and wear it�察�as I will win  you and will wear you。  I know now why Pallas Athene sent me  hither。  She sent me to gain a prize worth all my toil and  more。'

And he clasped her in his arms�察�and cried�察�'Where are these  sea´Gods�察�cruel and unjust�察�who doom fair maids to death�拭 �I  carry the weapons of Immortals。  Let them measure their  strength against mine�  �But tell me�察�maiden�察�who you are�察�and  what dark fate brought you here。'

And she answered�察�weeping ´

;I am the daughter of Cepheus�察�King of Iopa�察�and my mother is  Cassiopoeia of the beautiful tresses�察�and they called me  Andromeda�察�as long as life was mine。  And I stand bound here�察 �hapless that I am�察�for the sea´monster's food�察�to atone for  my mother's sin。  For she boasted of me once that I was  fairer than Atergatis�察�Queen of the Fishes�察�so she in her  wrath sent the sea´floods�察�and her brother the Fire King sent  the earthquakes�察�and wasted all the land�察�and after the  floods a monster bred of the slime�察�who devours all living  things。  And now he must devour me�察�guiltless though I am ´  me who never harmed a living thing�察�nor saw a fish upon the  shore but I gave it life�察�and threw it back into the sea�察�for  in our land we eat no fish�察�for fear of Atergatis their  queen。  Yet the priests say that nothing but my blood can  atone for a sin which I never committed。'

But Perseus laughed�察�and said�察�'A sea´monster�拭 �I have fought  with worse than him�此 �I would have faced Immortals for your  sake�察�how much more a beast of the sea��'

Then Andromeda looked up at him�察�and new hope was kindled in  her breast�察�so proud and fair did he stand�察�with one hand  round her�察�and in the other the glittering sword。  But she  only sighed�察�and wept the more�察�and cried ´

'Why will you die�察�young as you are�拭 �Is there not death and  sorrow enough in the world already�拭 �It is noble for me to  die�察�that I may save the lives of a whole people�察�but you�察 �better than them all�察�why should I slay you too�拭 �Go you your  way�察�I must go mine。'

But Perseus cried�察�'Not so�察�for the Lords of Olympus�察�whom I  serve�察�are the friends of the heroes�察�and help them on to  noble deeds。  Led by them�察�I slew the Gorgon�察�the beautiful  horror�察�and not without them do I come hither�察�to slay this  monster with that same Gorgon's head。  Yet hide your eyes  when I leave you�察�lest the sight of it freeze you too to  stone。'

But the maiden answered nothing�察�for she could not believe  his words。  And then�察�suddenly looking up�察�she pointed to the  sea�察�and shrieked ´

'There he comes�察�with the sunrise�察�as they promised。  I must  die now。  How shall I endure it�拭 �Oh�察�go�  �Is it not dreadful  enough to be torn piece´meal�察�without having you to look on��'   And she tried to thrust him away。

But he said�察�'I go�察�yet promise me one thing ere I go�此 �that  if I slay this beast you will be my wife�察�and come back with  me to my kingdom in fruitful Argos�察�for I am a king's heir。   Promise me�察�and seal it with a kiss。'

Then she lifted up her face�察�and kissed him�察�and Perseus  laughed for joy�察�and flew upward�察�while Andromeda crouched  trembling on the rock�察�waiting for what might befall。

On came the great sea´monster�察�coasting along like a huge  black galley�察�lazily breasting the ripple�察�and stopping at  times by creek or headland to watch for the laughter of girls  at their bleaching�察�or cattle pawing on the sand´hills�察�or  boys bathing on the beach。  His great sides were fringed with  clustering shells and sea´weeds�察�and the water gurgled in and  out of his wide jaws�察�as he rolled along�察�dripping and  glistening in the beams of the morning sun。

At last he saw Andromeda�察�and shot forward to take his prey�察 �while the waves foamed white behind him�察�and before him the  fish fled leaping。

Then down from the height of the air fell Perseus like a  shooting star�察�down to the crests of the waves�察�while  Andromeda hid her face as he shouted�察�and then there was  silence for a while。

At last she looked up trembling�察�and saw Perseus springing  toward her�察�and instead of the monster a long black rock�察 �with the sea rippling quietly round it。

Who then so proud as Perseus�察�as he leapt back to the rock�察 �and lifted his fair Andromeda in his arms�察�and fl
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