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on Orpheus to sing�察 �but he refused�察 �and said�察 �'How can I�察 �who am the
younger�察 �sing before our ancient host��' So they called on Cheiron to
sing�察�and Achilles brought him his harp�察�and he began a wondrous song�察�
a famous story of old time�察 �of the fight between the Centaurs and the
Lapithai�察�which you may still see carved in stone。 ��1�� He sang how his
brothers came to ruin by their folly�察�when they were mad with wine�察�and
how they and the heroes fought�察�with fists�察�and teeth�察�and the goblets
from which they drank�察�and how they tore up the pine´ trees in their fury�察�
and hurled great crags of stone�察�while the mountains thundered with the
battle�察�and the land was wasted far and wide�察�till the Lapithai drove them
from their home in the rich Thessalian plains to the lonely glens of
Pindus�察 �leaving Cheiron all alone。 And the heroes praised his song
right heartily�察�for some of them had helped in that great fight。
Then Orpheus took the lyre�察�and sang of Chaos�察�and the making of
the wondrous World�察�and how all things sprang from Love�察 �who could
not live alone in the Abyss。 And as he sang�察 �his voice rose from the
cave�察 �above the crags�察 �and through the tree´tops�察 �and the glens of oak
and pine。 And the trees bowed their heads when they heard it�察�and the
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gray rocks cracked and rang�察 �and the forest beasts crept near to listen�察�
and the birds forsook their nests and hovered round。 And old Cheiron
claps his hands together�察�and beat his hoofs upon the ground�察�for wonder
at that magic song。
Then Peleus kissed his boy�察�and wept over him�察�and they went down
to the ship�察 �and Cheiron came down with them�察 �weeping�察 �and kissed
them one by one�察�and blest them�察�and promised to them great renown。
And the heroes wept when they left him�察 �till their great hearts could
weep no more�察 �for he was kind and just and pious�察 �and wiser than all
beasts and men。 Then he went up to a cliff�察�and prayed for them�察�that
they might come home safe and well�察�while the heroes rowed away�察�and
watched him standing on his cliff above the sea�察 �with his great hands
raised toward heaven�察�and his white locks waving in the wind�察�and they
strained their eyes to watch him to the last�察�for they felt that they should
look on him no more。
So they rowed on over the long swell of the sea�察�past Olympus�察�the
seat of the Immortals�察 �and past the wooded bays of Athos�察 �and
Samothrace the sacred isle�察 �and they came past Lemnos to the
Hellespont�察�and through the narrow strait of Abydos�察�and so on into the
Propontis�察 �which we call Marmora now。 And there they met with
Cyzicus�察�ruling in Asia over the Dolions�察�who�察�the songs say�察�was the son
of AEneas�察�of whom you will hear many a tale some day。 For Homer
tells us how he fought at Troy�察 �and Virgil how he sailed away and
founded Rome�察�and men believed until late years that from him sprang
our old British kings。 Now Cyzicus�察 �the songs say�察 �welcomed the
heroes�察 �for his father had been one of Cheiron's scholars�察 �so he
welcomed them�察�and feasted them�察 �and stored their ship with corn and
wine�察�and cloaks and rugs�察�the songs say�察�and shirts�察�of which no doubt
they stood in need。
But at night�察 �while they lay sleeping�察 �came down on them terrible
men�察�who lived with the bears in the mountains�察�like Titans or giants in
shape�察�for each of them had six arms�察�and they fought with young firs
and pines。 But Heracles killed them all before morn with his deadly
poisoned arrows�察�but among them�察�in the darkness�察�he slew Cyzicus the
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kindly prince。
Then they got to their ship and to their oars�察�and Tiphys bade them
cast off the hawsers and go to sea。 But as he spoke a whirlwind came�察�
and spun the ARGO round�察�and twisted the hawsers together�察�so that no
man could loose them。 Then Tiphys dropped the rudder from his hand�察�
and cried�察�'This comes from the Gods above。' But Jason went forward�察�
and asked counsel of the magic bough。
Then the magic bough spoke�察 �and answered�察 �'This is because you
have slain Cyzicus your friend。 You must appease his soul�察�or you will
never leave this shore。'
Jason went back sadly�察�and told the heroes what he had heard。 And
they leapt on shore�察�and searched till dawn�察�and at dawn they found the
body�察�all rolled in dust and blood�察�among the corpses of those monstrous
beasts。 And they wept over their kind host�察�and laid him on a fair bed�察�
and heaped a huge mound over him�察�and offered black sheep at his tomb�察�
and Orpheus sang a magic song to him�察�that his spirit might have rest。
And then they held games at the tomb�察�after the custom of those times�察�
and Jason gave prizes to each winner。 To Ancaeus he gave a golden
cup�察�for he wrestled best of all�察 �and to Heracles a silver one�察�for he was
the strongest of all�察 �and to Castor�察 �who rode best�察 �a golden crest�察 �and
Polydeuces the boxer had a rich carpet�察�and to Orpheus for his song a
sandal with golden wings。 But Jason himself was the best of all the
archers�察�and the Minuai crowned him with an olive crown�察�and so�察�the
songs say�察�the soul of good Cyzicus was appeased and the heroes went
on their way in peace。
But when Cyzicus' wife heard that he was dead she died likewise of
grief�察 �and her tears became a fountain of clear water�察 �which flows the
whole year round。
Then they rowed away�察�the songs say�察�along the Mysian shore�察 �and
past the mouth of Rhindacus�察�till they found a pleasant bay�察�sheltered by
the long ridges of Arganthus�察 �and by high walls of basalt rock。 And
there they ran the ship ashore upon the yellow sand�察�and furled the sail�察�
and took the mast down�察�and lashed it in its crutch。 And next they let
down the ladder�察�and went ashore to sport and rest。
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And there Heracles went away into the woods�察�bow in hand�察�to hunt
wild deer�察�and Hylas the fair boy slipt away after him�察 �and followed him
by stealth�察�until he lost himself among the glens�察�and sat down weary to
rest himself by the side of a lake�察�and there the water nymphs came up to
look at him�察�and loved him�察�and carried him down under the lake to be
their playfellow�察�for ever happy and young。 And Heracles sought for
him in vain�察 �shouting his name till all the mountains rang�察 �but Hylas
never heard him�察�far down under the sparkling lake。 So while Heracles
wandered searching for him�察�a fair breeze sprang up�察�and Heracles was
nowhere to be found�察�and the ARGO sailed away�察�and Heracles was left
behind�察�and never saw the noble Phasian stream。
Then the Minuai came to a doleful land�察 �where Amycus the giant
ruled�察 �and cared nothing for the laws of Zeus�察 �but challenged all
strangers to box with him�察�and those whom he conquered he slew。 But
Polydeuces the boxer struck him a harder blow than he ever felt before�察�
and slew him�察�and the Minuai went on up the Bosphorus�察�till they came
to the city of Phineus�察 �the fierce Bithynian king�察 �for Zetes and Calais
bade Jason land there�察�because they had a work to do。
And they went up from the shore toward the city�察 �through forests
white with snow�察 �and Phineus came out to meet them with a lean and
woful face�察 �and said�察 �'Welcome�察 �gallant heroes�察 �to the land of bitter
blasts�察 �the land of cold and misery�察 �yet I will feast you as best I can。'
And he led them in�察�and set meat before them�察�but before they could put
their hands to their mouths�察�down came two fearful monsters�察�the like
of whom man never saw�察 �for they had the faces and the hair of fair
maidens�察�but the wings and claws of hawks�察�and they snatched the meat
from off the table�察�and flew shrieking out above the roofs。
Then Phineus beat his breast and cried�察 �'These are the Harpies�察�
whose names are the Whirlwind and the Swift�察�the daughters of Wonder
and of the Amber´nymph�察�and they rob us night and day。 They carried
off the daughters of Pandareus�察 �whom all the Gods had blest�察 �for
Aphrodite fed them on Olympus with honey and milk and wine�察 �and
Hera gave them beauty and wisdom�察�and Athene skill in all the arts�察�but
when they came to their wedding�察 �the Harpies snatched them both
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away�察�and gave them to be slaves to the Erinnues�察�and live in horror all
their days。 And now they haunt me�察�and my people�察 �and the Bosphorus�察�
with fearful storms�察 �and sweep away our food from off our tables�察 �so
that we starve in spite of all our wealth。'
Then up rose