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worst   is   surely  past�察  �for   I   can   see the   pure west   wind   ruffle   the   water�察�

and hear the roar of ocean on the             sands。    So raise up the mast�察�and set 

the sail�察�and face what        comes like men。' 

     Then out spoke the magic bough�察�'Ah�察�would that I had                  perished long 

ago�察�and been whelmed by the dread blue rocks�察                �beneath the fierce swell 

of the Euxine�       �Better so�察�than to      wander for ever�察�disgraced by the guilt 

of my princes�察�for        the blood of Absyrtus still tracks me�察�and woe follows 

hard     upon woe。       And now some dark horror will clutch me�察�if I come 

near  the   Isle   of   Ierne。   ��7�� Unless   you   will   cling   to   the land�察  �and   sail 

southward and southward for ever�察�I shall              wander beyond the Atlantic�察�to 

the ocean which has no shore。' 

     Then   they   blest   the   magic   bough�察  �and   sailed   southward   along       the 

land。    But ere they could pass Ierne�察�the land of mists                and storms�察�the 

wild    wind    came     down�察   �dark   and   roaring�察   �and    caught     the   sail�察 �and 

strained   the   ropes。    And   away   they   drove      twelve   nights�察  �on   the   wide 

wild western sea�察�through the           foam�察�and over the rollers�察�while they saw 

neither   sun   nor    stars。    And   they   cried   again�察  �'We   shall   perish�察  �for   we 

know       not   where   we   are。    We   are   lost   in   the   dreary   damp   darkness�察�

and cannot tell north from south。' 

     But Lynceus the long´sighted called gaily from the bows�察                 �'Take heart 

again�察�brave sailors�察�for I see a pine´clad isle�察            �and the halls of the kind 

Earth´mother�察�with a crown of            clouds around them。' 



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     But Orpheus said�察�'Turn from them�察�for no living man can land                   there�此�

there is no harbour on the coast�察�but steep´walled             cliffs all round。' 

     So Ancaios turned the ship away�察�and for three days more they                   sailed 

on�察�till they came to Aiaia�察�Circe's home�察�and the             fairy island of the West。 

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     And there Jason bid them land�察�and seek about for any sign of                  living 

man。     And as they went inland Circe met them�察�coming                    down toward 

the ship�察  �and   they  trembled   when   they  saw   her�察     �for   her   hair�察  �and   face�察�

and robes shone like flame。 

     And     she   came    and   looked    at  Medeia�察    �and   Medeia     hid   her  face 

beneath her veil。 

     And Circe cried�察�'Ah�察�wretched girl�察�have you forgotten all                your sins�察�

that you come hither to my island�察�where the               flowers bloom all the year 

round�拭     �Where is your aged father�察          �and the brother whom you killed�拭�

Little do I expect you to        return in safety with these strangers whom you 

love。    I will    send you food and wine�此         �but your ship must not stay here�察�

for it is foul with sin�察�and foul with sin its crew。' 

     And the heroes prayed her�察�but in vain�察�and cried�察�'Cleanse                  us from 

our guilt��' But she sent them away�察�and said�察�'Go on                to Malea�察�and there 

you may be cleansed�察�and return home。' 

     Then a fair wind rose�察�and they sailed eastward by Tartessus                   on the 

Iberian     shore�察  �till  they   came    to   the  Pillars   of    Hercules�察    �and    the 

Mediterranean   Sea。        And   thence   they   sailed     on   through   the   deeps   of 

Sardinia�察�and past the Ausonian           islands�察�and the capes of the Tyrrhenian 

shore�察�till they     came to a flowery island�察�upon a still bright summer's eve。 

And as they neared it�察�slowly and wearily�察�they heard sweet                   songs upon 

the shore。     But when Medeia heard it�察�she started�察             �and cried�察�'Beware�察�

all heroes�察�for these are the rocks of         the Sirens。     You must pass close by 

them�察�for there is no       other channel�察�but those who listen to that song are 

lost。' 

     Then Orpheus spoke�察�the king of all minstrels�察�'Let them                 match their 

song against mine。        I have charmed stones�察�and           trees�察�and dragons�察�how 

much   more   the   hearts   of   men��'    So   he    caught   up   his   lyre�察  �and   stood 

upon the poop�察�and began his           magic song。 



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     And now they could see the Sirens on Anthemousa�察�the flowery                      isle�察�

three fair maidens sitting on the beach�察�beneath a red               rock in the setting 

sun�察�among beds of crimson poppies and               golden asphodel。        Slowly they 

sung and sleepily�察�with silver         voices�察�mild and clear�察�which stole over the 

golden waters�察      �and into the hearts of all the heroes�察�in spite of Orpheus' 

song。 

     And all things stayed around and listened�察�the gulls sat in              white lines 

along the rocks�察�on the beach great seals lay             basking�察�and kept time with 

lazy    heads�察   �while    silver  shoals     of    fish  came     up   to  hearken�察   �and 

whispered as they broke the           shining calm。       The Wind overhead hushed 

his   whistling�察  �as   he   shepherded      his   clouds   toward   the   west�察  �and   the 

clouds stood       in mid blue�察�and listened dreaming�察�like a flock of golden 

sheep。 

     And as the heroes listened�察�the oars fell from their hands�察                �and their 

heads   drooped   on   their   breasts�察  �and   they   closed   their   heavy   eyes�察  �and 

they dreamed of bright still gardens�察           �and of slumbers under murmuring 

pines�察  �till   all   their   toil seemed   foolishness�察  �and   they   thought   of   their 

renown no more。 

     Then one lifted his head suddenly�察�and cried�察�'What use in                wandering 

for ever�拭    �Let us stay here and rest awhile。'           And     another�察�'Let us row 

to the shore�察�and hear the words they            sing。'   And another�察�'I care not for 

the words�察�but for the         music。     They shall sing me to sleep�察�that I may 

rest。' 

     And   Butes�察 �the son   of  Pandion�察 �the  fairest of   all   mortal   men�察     �leapt 

out and swam toward the shore�察�crying�察�'I come�察�I come�察                 �fair maidens�察�to 

live and die here�察�listening to your song。' 

     Then   Medeia   clapped   her   hands   together�察  �and   cried�察  �'Sing      louder�察�

Orpheus�察�sing a bolder strain�察�wake up these hapless                 sluggards�察�or none 

of them will see the land of Hellas more。' 

     Then Orpheus   lifted   his harp�察 �and   crashed his   cunning   hand          across 

the strings�察�and his music and his voice rose like a               trumpet through the 

still evening air�察�into the air it rushed        like thunder�察�till the rocks rang and 

the sea�察�and into their        souls it rushed like wine�察�till all hearts beat fast 

within     their breasts。 



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     And he sung the song of Perseus�察�how the Gods led him over                        land 

and    sea�察  �and   how    he   slew   the  loathly    Gorgon�察    �and   won     himself     a 

peerless   bride�察  �and   how   he   sits   now   with   the   Gods   upon   Olympus�察  �a 

shining star in the sky�察�immortal with his             immortal bride�察�and honoured 

by all men below。 

     So   Orpheus   sang�察  �and   the   Sirens�察  �answering   each   other   across      the 

golden     sea�察  �till  Orpheus'   voice    drowned     the   Sirens'�察  �and   the    heroes 

caught their oars again。 

     And they cried�察�'We will be men like Perseus�察�and we will                    dare and 

suffer to the last。      Sing us his song again�察�brave           Orpheus�察�that we may 

forget the Sirens and their spell。' 

     And as Orpheus sang�察�they dashed their oars into the sea�察�and                     kept 

time   to   his   music�察  �as   they   fled   fast   away�察  �and   the Sirens'   voices   died 

behind them�察�in the hissing of the foam             along their wake。 

     But Butes swam to the shore�察�and knelt down before the                    Sirens�察�and 

cried�察  �'Sing   on�   �sing   on��'  But   he   could   say   no   more�察  �for   a   charmed 

sleep came over him�察�and a pleasant               humming in his ears�察�and he sank 

all   along   upon the  pebbles�察     �and   forgot   all   heaven   and   earth�察 �and   never 

looked at that sad       beach around him�察�all strewn with the bones of men。 

     Then slowly rose up those three fair sisters�察�with a cruel                smile upon 

their lips�察  �and slowly  they  crept   down towards           him�察 �like leopards   who 

creep upon their prey�察�and their hands              were like the talons of eagles as 

they stept across the bones         of their victims to enjoy their cruel feast。 

     But fairest Aphrodite saw him from the highest Idalian peak�察                 �and she 

pitied his youth and his beauty�察�and leapt up from               her golden throne�察�and 

like a falling star she cleft the sky�察        �and left a trail of glittering light�察�till 

she stooped to the        Isle of the Sirens�察�and snatched their prey from their 

claws。       And     she   lifted  Butes   as   he  lay   sleeping�察  �and   wrapt    him    in 

golden   mist�察  �and   she   bore him  to   the   peak   of   Lilybaeum�察 �and      he   slept 

there many a pleasant year。 

     But when the Sirens saw that they were conquered�察�they                   shrieked for 

envy and rage�察�and leapt from the beach into the                sea�察�and were changed 

into rocks until this day。 

     Then   they   came   to   the   straits   by   Lilybaeum�察  �and   saw   Sicily�察    �the 



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three´cornered island�察�under which Enceladus the giant                lies groaning day 

and night�察�and when he turns the earth             quakes�察�and his breath bursts out 

in   roaring   flames   from   the   highest   cone   of AEtna�察  �above   the   chestnut 

woods。      And there      Charybdis caught them in its fearful coils of wave�察�

and     rolled mast´high about them�察�and spun them round and round�察                   �and 

they could go neither back nor forward�察�while the              whirlpool sucked them 

in。 

     And while they struggled they saw near them�察�on the other                   side the 

strait�察�a rock stand in the water�察�with its peak           wrapt round in clouds ´ a 

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