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among the waves。 

     He wore a rough cloak of frieze�察�and on his head a broad hat                  to shade 

his face�察�in his hand he carried a trident for             spearing fish�察�and over his 

shoulder was a casting´net�察�but           Danae could see that he was no common 

man by his stature�察�and         his walk�察�and his flowing golden hair and beard�察�

and by the       two servants who came behind him�察�carrying baskets for his 

fish。    But she had hardly time to look at him�察�before he had                   laid aside 

his trident and leapt down the rocks�察�and thrown               his casting´net so surely 

over   Danae   and   the   chest�察  �that   he  drew   it�察  �and   her�察  �and   the   baby�察  �safe 

upon a ledge of rock。 

     Then the fisherman took Danae by the hand�察�and lifted her out                    of the 

chest�察�and said ´ 

     'O   beautiful   damsel�察  �what   strange   chance   has   brought   you   to       this 

island in so flail a ship�拭        �Who are you�察�and whence�拭              �Surely you are 

some king's daughter�察�and this boy has             somewhat more than mortal。' 

     And as he spoke he pointed to the babe�察�for its face shone                    like the 

morning star。 

     But Danae only held down her head�察�and sobbed out ´ 

     'Tell me   to   what land   I   have come�察 �unhappy  that I   am�察  �and        among 

what men I have fallen��' 

     And   he   said�察  �'This   isle   is   called   Seriphos�察  �and   I   am   a Hellen�察  �and 

dwell in it。     I am the brother of Polydectes the             king�察�and men call me 

Dictys the netter�察�because I catch the          fish of the shore。' 

     Then Danae fell down at his feet�察�and embraced his knees�察�and                     cried 

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     'Oh�察�sir�察�have pity upon a stranger�察�whom a cruel doom has                driven to 

your   land�察  �and   let   me   live   in   your   house   as   a servant�察  �but   treat   me 

honourably�察�for I   was once   a king's        daughter�察�and   this my  boy ��as   you 

have truly said�� is of no       common race。        I will not be a charge to you�察�or 

eat   the   bread    of    idleness�察  �for  I  am    more    skilful  in   weaving     and 

embroidery       than all the maidens of my land。' 

     And she was going on�察�but Dictys stopped her�察�and raised her                up�察�and 

said ´ 

     'My daughter�察�I am old�察�and my hairs are growing gray�察�while                 I have 

no children to make my home cheerful。               Come with me         then�察�and you 

shall   be   a   daughter   to   me   and   to   my   wife�察  �and this   babe   shall   be   our 

grandchild。      For I fear the Gods�察�and         show hospitality to all strangers�察�

knowing that good deeds�察         �like evil ones�察�always return to those who do 

them。' 

     So    Danae    was   comforted�察    �and   went    home    with   Dictys    the  good 

fisherman�察�and was a daughter to him and to his wife�察�till                 fifteen years 

were past。 



         PART II ´ HOW PERSEUS VOWED A RASH 



                                        VOW 



       FIFTEEN   years   were   past   and   gone�察  �and   the   babe   was   now   grown 

to be a tall lad and a sailor�察�and went many voyages after              merchandise to 

the islands round。      His mother called him          Perseus�察�but all the people in 

Seriphos said that he was not          the son of mortal man�察�and called him the 

son of Zeus�察�the       king of the Immortals。        For though he was but fifteen�察�

he   was    taller   by   a   head   than   any   man   in   the   island�察  �and   he   was   the 

most skilful of all in running and wrestling and boxing�察�and                in throwing 

the quoit and the javelin�察�and in rowing with the              oar�察�and in playing on 

the harp�察�and in all which befits a         man。    And he was brave and truthful�察�

gentle and courteous�察       �for good old Dictys had trained him well�察�and well 

it was for     Perseus that he had done so。         For now Danae and her son fell 

into   great   danger�察  �and   Perseus   had   need   of   all   his   wit   to defend   his 

mother and himself。 



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     I   said   that   Dictys'   brother   was   Polydectes�察  �king   of   the island。  He 

was not a righteous man�察�like Dictys�察�but greedy�察             �and cunning�察�and cruel。 

And when he saw fair Danae�察�he              wanted to marry her。          But she would 

not�察�for she did not love        him�察�and cared for no one but her boy�察�and her 

boy's   father�察  �whom   she   never   hoped   to   see   again。     At   last   Polydectes 

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 

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