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the argonautica(阿尔戈)-第37部分

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of Minos; whom once Theseus forsook in the island of Dia; when she had 

followed him from Cnossus。            And when she had worked upon the heralds 

to induce her brother to come; as   soon as she reached the temple of the 



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goddess; according to the agreement; and the darkness of night surrounded 

them; that so she might devise with him a cunning plan for her to take the 

mighty fleece of gold and return to the home of Aeetes; for; she said; the 

sons of Phrixus had given her by force to the strangers to carry off; with 

such beguiling words she scattered to the air and the breezes her witching 

charms; which even from afar would have drawn down the savage beast 

from the steep mountain…height。 

     (ll。  445…451)     Ruthless      Love;   great   bane;   great   curse   to  mankind; 

from thee come deadly strifes and lamentations and groans; and countless 

pains as well have their stormy birth from thee。              Arise; thou god; and arm 

thyself against the sons of our foes in such guise as when thou didst fill 

Medea's heart with accursed madness。                How then by evil doom did she 

slay Apsyrtus   when   he   came   to   meet   her?       For   that   must   our   song   tell 

next。 

     (ll。 452…481)      When the heroes had left the maiden on the island of 

Artemis;   according   to   the   covenant;   both   sides   ran   their   ships   to   land 

separately。     And Jason went to the ambush to lie in wait for Apsyrtus and 

then for his comrades。          But he; beguiled by these dire promises; swiftly 

crossed the swell of the sea in his ship; and in dark night set foot on the 

sacred island; and faring all alone to meet her he made trial in speech of 

his   sister;   as   a   tender   child   tries   a   wintry   torrent   which   not   even   strong 

men can pass through; to see if she would devise some guile against the 

strangers。       And     so   they    two    agreed    together     on   everything;      and 

straightway Aeson's son leapt forth from the thick ambush; lifting his bare 

sword   in   his   hand;   and   quickly   the   maiden   turned   her   eyes   aside   and 

covered them with her veil that she might not see the blood of her brother 

when he was smitten。          And Jason marked him and struck him down; as a 

butcher   strikes   down   a   mighty   strong…horned   bull;   hard   by   the   temple 

which the Brygi on the mainland opposite had once built for Artemis。                      In 

its vestibule he fell on his knees; and at last the hero breathing out his life 

caught up in both hands the dark blood as it welled from the wound; and 

he   dyed   with   red   his   sister's   silvery   veil   and   robe   as   she   shrank   away。 

And with swift side…glance the irresistible pitiless Fury beheld the deadly 

deed they had done。 And the hero; Aeson's son; cut off the extremities of 



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the    dead    man;    and   thrice   licked    up   some    blood    and    thrice   spat   the 

pollution from his teeth; as it is right for the slayer to do; to atone for a 

treacherous murder。          And the clammy corpse he hid in the ground where 

even now those bones lie among the Apsyrtians。 

     (ll。   481…494)     Now   as   soon   as   the   heroes   saw   the   blaze   of   a   torch; 

which the maiden raised for them as a sign to pursue; they laid their own 

ship   near   the   Colchian   ship;   and   they   slaughtered   the   Colchian   host;   as 

kites slay the tribes of wood…pigeons; or as lions of the wold; when they 

have leapt amid the steading; drive a great flock of sheep huddled together。 

Nor did one of them escape death; but the heroes rushed upon the whole 

crew; destroying them like a flame; and at last Jason met them; and was 

eager   to   give   aid   where   none   was   needed;   but   already  they  were   taking 

thought for him too。         Thereupon they sat to devise some) prudent counsel 

for their voyage; and the maiden came upon them as they pondered; but 

Peleus spake his word first: 

     (ll。 495…502)       〃I now bid you embark while it is still night; and take 

with your oars the passage opposite to that which the enemy guards; for at 

dawn   when   they   see   their   plight   I   deem   that   no   word   urging   to   further 

pursuit of us will prevail with them; but as people bereft of their king; they 

will be scattered in grievous dissension。              And easy; when the people are 

scattered; will this path be for us on our return。〃 

     (ll。 503…506)       Thus he spake; and the youths assented to the words of 

Aeacus' son。        And quickly they entered the ship; and toiled at their oars 

unceasingly   until   they   reached   the   sacred   isle   of   Electra;   the   highest   of 

them all; near the river Eridanus。 

     (ll。 507…521)      But when the Colchians learnt the death of their prince; 

verily   they   were   eager   to   pursue Argo   and   the   Minyans   through   all   the 

Cronian   sea。      But   Hera   restrained   them   by   terrible   lightnings   from   the 

sky。    And   at   last   they   loathed     their   own   homes   in   the   Cytaean      land; 

quailing   before   Aeetes'   fierce   wrath;   so   they   landed   and   made   abiding 

homes there; scattered far and wide。              Some set foot on those very islands 

where   the   heroes   had   stayed;   and   they  still   dwell   there;   bearing   a   name 

derived   from Apsyrtus;   and   others   built   a   fenced   city   by   the   dark   deep 

Illyrian    river;   where    is  the  tomb     of  Harmonia      and    Cadmus;      dwelling 



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among   the   Encheleans;   and   others   live   amid   the   mountains   which   are 

called   the   Thunderers;   from   the   day   when   the   thunders   of   Zeus;   son   of 

Cronos; prevented them from crossing over to the island opposite。 

     (ll。   522…551)     Now   the   heroes;   when   their   return        seemed   safe   for 

them; fared onward and made their hawsers fast to the land of the Hylleans。 

For the islands lay thick in the river and made the path dangerous for those 

who sailed thereby。         Nor; as aforetime; did the Hylleans devise their hurt; 

but   of   their   own   accord   furthered   their   passage;   winning   as   guerdon   a 

mighty tripod of Apollo。           For tripods twain had Phoebus given to Aeson's 

son to carry afar in the voyage he had to make; at the time when he went 

to sacred Pytho to enquire about this very voyage; and it was ordained by 

fate that in whatever land they should be placed; that land should never be 

ravaged by the attacks of foemen。 Therefore even now this tripod is hidden 

in that land near the pleasant city of Hyllus; far beneath the earth; that it 

may   ever   be   unseen   by   mortals。       Yet   they   found   not   King   Hyllus   still 

alive   in   the   land;   whom   fair   Melite   bare   to   Heracles   in   the   land   of   the 

Phaeacians。       For he came to the abode of Nausithous and to Macris; the 

nurse   of   Dionysus;      to   cleanse   himself     from   the   deadly   murder   of     his 

children;     here    he   loved    and   overcame       the  water    nymph      Melite;    the 

daughter of the river Aegaeus; and she bare mighty Hyllus。                      But when he 

had   grown   up   he   desired   not   to   dwell   in   that   island   under   the   rule   of 

Nausithous the king; but he collected a host of native Phaeacians and came 

to the  Cronian sea;   for  the  hero   King   Nausithous   aided   his   journey;  and 

there he settled; and the Mentores slew him as he was fighting for the oxen 

of his field。 

     (ll。 552…556)      Now; goddesses; say how it is that beyond this sea; near 

the land of Ausonia and the Ligystian isles; which are called Stoechades; 

the   mighty   tracks   of   the    ship   Argo   are   clearly   sung   of?     What      great 

constraint   and   need   brought   the   heroes   so   far?        What   breezes   wafted 

them? 

     (ll。   557…591)     When Apsyrtus   had   fallen   in   mighty   overthrow   Zeus 

himself; king of gods; was seized with wrath at what they had done。                        And 

he   ordained   that   by   the   counsels   of   Aeaean   Circe   they   should   cleanse 

themselves   from   the   terrible   stain   of   blood   and   suffer   countless   woes 



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before their return。 
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