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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�此�

     '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��' 



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     '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 neither  to the   right 

hand   nor   the   left�察  �till   he   came   to   the   Unshapen   Land�察  �and   the   place 

which     has no name。 

     And seven days he walked through it�察�on a path which few can                    tell�察�

for those who have trodden it like least to speak of             it�察�and those who go 

there again in dreams are glad enough            when they awake�察�till he came to 

the edge of the everlasting        night�察�where the air was full of feathers�察�and 

the   soil   was  hard   with   ice�察  �and   there   at   last   he   found   the   three   Gray 



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Sisters�察  �by   the   shore   of   the   freezing   sea�察  �nodding   upon   a white   log   of 

drift´wood�察  �beneath   the   cold   white   winter   moon�察     �and   they   chaunted   a 

low song together�察�'Why the old times            were better than the new。' 

     There was no living thing around them�察�not a fly�察�not a moss                    upon 

the rocks。     Neither seal nor sea´gull dare come near�察            �lest the ice should 

clutch them in its claws。         The surge      broke up in foam�察�but it fell again 

in flakes of snow�察�and it         frosted the hair of the three Gray Sisters�察�and 

the bones in      the ice´cliff above their heads。         They passed the eye from 

one to the other�察�but for all that they could not see�察�and              they passed the 

tooth from one to the other�察�but for all that           they could not eat�察�and they 

sat in the full glare of the       moon�察�but they were none the warmer for her 

beams。     And      Perseus pitied the three Gray Sisters�察�but they did not pity 

themselves。 

     So   he   said�察  �'Oh�察 �venerable   mothers�察  �wisdom  is   the   daughter   of   old 

age。    You therefore should know many things。               Tell me�察�if    you can�察�the 

path to the Gorgon。' 

     Then one cried�察�'Who is this who reproaches us with old age��'                    And 

another�察�'This is the voice of one of the children of           men。' 

     And he�察�'I do not reproach�察�but honour your old age�察�and I am                 one of 

the sons of men and of the heroes。          The rulers of      Olympus have sent me 

to you to ask the way to the Gorgon。' 

     Then one�察�'There are new rulers in Olympus�察�and all new                   things are 

bad。'    And   another�察  �'We   hate   your   rulers�察  �and   the  heroes�察  �and   all   the 

children of men。        We are the kindred of        the Titans�察�and the Giants�察�and 

the Gorgons�察�and the ancient          monsters of the deep。'        And another�察�'Who 

is   this   rash   and insolent   man   who   pushes   unbidden   into   our   world��' 

And the      first�察�'There never was such a world as ours�察�nor will be�察�if             we 

let him see it�察�he will spoil it all。' 

     Then one cried�察�'Give me the eye�察�that I may see him��' and                  another�察�

'Give me the tooth�察�that I may bite him。'           But    Perseus�察�when he saw that 

they were foolish and proud�察�and            did not love the children of men�察�left 

off pitying them�察�and        said to himself�察�'Hungry men must needs be hasty�察�

if I stay    making many words here�察�I shall be starved。'              Then he stepped 

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And as they groped about between themselves�察�he                 held out his own hand 

gently�察�till one of them put the eye          into it�察�fancying that it was the hand 

of her sister。    Then     he sprang back�察�and laughed�察�and cried ´ 

     'Cruel and proud old women�察�I have your eye�察�and I will throw                  it into 

the sea�察�unless you tell me the path to the Gorgon�察              �and swear to me that 

you tell me right。' 

     Then they wept�察�and chattered�察�and scolded�察�but in vain。                  They were 

forced to tell the truth�察�though�察�when they told              it�察�Perseus could hardly 

make out the road。 

     'You must go��' they said�察�'foolish boy�察�to the southward�察             �into the ugly 

glare of the sun�察�till you come to Atlas the            Giant�察�who holds the heaven 

and the earth apart。        And you       must ask his daughters�察�the Hesperides�察�

who   are   young   and     foolish   like   yourself。   And   now  give   us   back   our 

eye�察�for we      have forgotten all the rest。' 

     So   Perseus   gave   them   back   their   eye�察  �but   instead   of   using   it�察�they 

nodded and fell fast asleep�察�and were turned into blocks                  of ice�察�till the 

tide came   up   and washed them  all away。            And     now  they float up   and 

down like icebergs for ever�察�weeping             whenever they meet the sunshine�察�

and   the   fruitful   summer   and     the   warm   south   wind�察  �which   fill   young 

hearts with joy。 

     But Perseus leaped away to the southward�察�leaving the snow                    and the 

ice behind�此     �past the isle of the Hyperboreans�察�and            the tin isles�察�and the 

long Iberian shore�察�while the sun rose             higher day by day upon a bright 

blue summer sea。        And the      terns and the sea´gulls swept laughing round 

his head�察�and      called to him to stop and play�察�and the dolphins gambolled 

up    as   he   passed

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