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became      furious�察�and while Perseus was away at sea he took poor Danae 

away from Dictys�察�saying�察�'If you will not be my wife�察�you                   shall be my 

slave。'    So   Danae   was   made   a   slave�察  �and   had   to  fetch   water   from   the 

well�察�and grind in the mill�察�and perhaps              was beaten�察�and wore a heavy 

chain�察�because she would not            marry that cruel king。         But Perseus was 

far   away   over   the    seas   in   the   isle   of   Samos�察  �little   thinking   how   his 

mother was       languishing in grief。 

     Now one day at Samos�察�while the ship was lading�察�Perseus                   wandered 

into a pleasant wood to get out of the sun�察�and sat               down on the turf and 

fell asleep。    And as he slept a strange         dream came to him ´ the strangest 

dream which he had ever had            in his life。 

     There came   a lady  to him  through the   wood�察�taller   than he�察�or              any 

mortal   man�察  �but   beautiful   exceedingly�察  �with   great   gray     eyes�察  �clear   and 

piercing�察�but strangely soft and mild。          On     her head was a helmet�察�and in 

her  hand   a  spear。    And   over  her     shoulder�察  �above   her  long   blue   robes�察�

hung a goat´skin�察�which          bore up a mighty shield of brass�察�polished like a 

mirror。      She   stood   and   looked   at   him   with   her   clear   gray   eyes�察  �and 

Perseus saw that her eye´lids never moved�察�nor her eyeballs�察                  �but looked 

straight through and through him�察�and into his              very heart�察�as if she could 

see all the secrets of his soul�察       �and knew all that he had ever thought or 

longed   for   since   the   day   that   he   was   born。  And   Perseus   dropped   his 

eyes�察   �trembling and blushing�察�as the wonderful lady spoke。 

     'Perseus�察�you must do an errand for me。' 

     'Who are you�察�lady�拭       �And how do you know my name��' 

     'I am Pallas Athene�察�and I know the thoughts of all men's                 hearts�察�and 

discern their manhood or their baseness。              And     from the souls of clay I 

turn away�察�and they are blest�察�but           not by me。       They fatten at ease�察�like 

sheep in the pasture�察      �and eat what they did not sow�察�like oxen in the stall。 

They     grow and spread�察�like the gourd along the ground�察�but�察 �like                   the 



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gourd�察�they give no shade to the traveller�察�and when they                  are ripe death 

gathers     them�察  �and   they   go   down    unloved     into   hell�察  �and   their   name 

vanishes out of the land。 

     'But to the souls of fire I give more fire�察�and to those who              are manful 

I give a might more than man's。             These are the       heroes�察�the sons of the 

Immortals�察  �who   are   blest�察  �but   not    like   the   souls   of   clay。 For   I   drive 

them forth by strange         paths�察�Perseus�察�that they may fight the Titans and 

the    monsters�察�the enemies of Gods and men。               Through doubt and         need�察�

danger and battle�察�I drive them�察�and some of them are                 slain in the flower 

of youth�察�no man   knows when or where�察  �and                some of them win   noble 

names�察�and a fair and green old age�察             �but what will be their latter end I 

know not�察�and none�察�save            Zeus�察�the father of Gods and men。              Tell me 

now�察�Perseus�察      �which of these two sorts of men seem to you more blest��' 

     Then Perseus answered boldly�此           �'Better to die in the flower       of youth�察�

on   the   chance   of   winning   a   noble   name�察  �than   to   live at   ease   like   the 

sheep�察�and die unloved and unrenowned。' 

     Then that strange lady laughed�察�and held up her brazen                    shield�察�and 

cried�此   �'See here�察�Perseus�察�dare you face such a            monster as this�察�and slay 

it�察�that I may place its head upon         this shield��' 

     And in the mirror of the shield there appeared a face�察�and as                 Perseus 

looked on it his blood ran cold。           It was the face of       a beautiful woman�察�

but    her  cheeks    were    pale   as  death�察   �and   her   brows     were    knit   with 

everlasting   pain�察  �and   her   lips   were   thin  and   bitter   like   a   snake's�察  �and 

instead   of   hair�察  �vipers  wreathed   about   her   temples�察  �and   shot   out   their 

forked     tongues�察�while round her head were folded wings like an                  eagle's�察�

and upon her bosom claws of brass。 

     And Perseus looked awhile�察�and then said�此               �'If there is    anything so 

fierce   and   foul   on   earth�察  �it   were   a   noble deed   to kill   it。 Where   can   I 

find the monster��' 

     Then the strange lady smiled again�察�and said�此             �'Not yet�察�you       are too 

young�察�and too unskilled�察�for this is Medusa the              Gorgon�察�the mother of a 

monstrous brood。         Return to your        home�察�and do the work which waits 

there   for   you。   You   must     play  the   man   in   that   before   I   can   think   you 

worthy to go in       search of the Gorgon。' 



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     Then Perseus would have spoken�察�but the strange lady                  vanished�察�and 

he awoke�察�and behold�察�it was a dream。              But day      and night Perseus saw 

before   him   the   face   of   that   dreadful  woman�察  �with   the   vipers   writhing 

round her head。 

     So he returned home�察�and when he came to Seriphos�察�the first                     thing 

which     he   heard    was   that  his   mother    was    a  slave   in  the   house     of 

Polydectes。 

     Grinding   his   teeth   with   rage�察  �he   went   out�察  �and   away   to   the king's 

palace�察  �and   through   the   men's   rooms�察  �and   the   women's      rooms�察  �and   so 

through all the house ��for no one dared stop             him�察�so terrible and fair was 

he���察�till he found his mother         sitting on the floor�察�turning the stone hand´ 

mill�察  �and   weeping   as   she   turned   it。   And   he   lifted   her   up�察  �and   kissed 

her�察�and bade her follow him forth。             But before they could         pass out of 

the room Polydectes came in�察�raging。              And when        Perseus saw him�察�he 

flew upon him as the mastiff flies on the              boar。    'Villain and tyrant��' he 

cried�察�'is this your respect       for the Gods�察�and thy mercy to strangers and 

widows�拭      �You     shall die��'    And because he had no sword he caught up 

the    stone hand´mill�察�and lifted it to dash out Polydectes'            brains。 

     But    his   mother     clung   to   him�察  �shrieking�察   �'Oh�察   �my   son�察   �we   are 

strangers and helpless in the land�察�and if you kill the king�察             �all the people 

will fall on us�察�and we shall both die。' 

     Good     Dictys�察   �too�察 �who    had   come    in�察 �entreated    him。    'Remember 

that   he   is   my   brother。  Remember   how   I   have   brought   you   up�察       �and 

trained you as my own son�察�and spare him for my sake。' 

     Then     Perseus    lowered     his   hand�察  �and    Polydectes�察    �who    had   been 

trembling all this while like a coward�察�because he knew that                    he was in 

the wrong�察�let Perseus and his mother pass。 

     Perseus     took   his  mother    to  the   temple   of   Athene�察   �and   there   the 

priestess made her one of the temple´sweepers�察�for there                  they knew she 

would   be   safe�察  �and   not   even   Polydectes   would     dare   to   drag   her   away 

from the altar。      And there Perseus�察�and           the good Dictys�察�and his wife�察�

came to visit her every day�察        �while Polydectes�察�not being able to get what 

he wanted by        force�察�cast about in his wicked heart how he might get it 

by    cunning。 



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     Now   he   was   sure   that   he   could   never   get   back   Danae   as   long   as 

Perseus was in the island�察�so he made a plot to rid himself                of him。     And 

first he pretended to have forgiven Perseus�察�and              to have forgotten Danae�察�

so that�察�for a while�察�all went as        smoothly as ever。 

     Next he proclaimed a great feast�察�and invited to it all the              chiefs�察�and 

landowners�察�and the young men of the island�察�and                 among them Perseus�察�

that they might all do him homage as              their king�察�and eat of his banquet 

in his hall。 

     On   the   appointed   day   they   all   came�察  �and   as   the   custom   was  then�察�

each    guest   brought    hi

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