. The golden fleece and the heroes who lived before Achilles. king was called Pandora, the All-endowed. She was lovely, the gods knew; not beautiful as they them-selves are, who have a beauty that awakens reverence ratherthan love, but lovely, as flowers and bright waters and earthlymaidens are lovely. Zeus smiled to himself when he lookedupon her, and he called to Hermes who knew all the ways ofthe earth, and he put her into the charge of Hermes. Also hegave Hermes a great jar to take along; this jar was Pandorasdower. Epimetheus lived in a deep-down valley. Now one day, ashe was sitting on a
. The golden fleece and the heroes who lived before Achilles. king was called Pandora, the All-endowed. She was lovely, the gods knew; not beautiful as they them-selves are, who have a beauty that awakens reverence ratherthan love, but lovely, as flowers and bright waters and earthlymaidens are lovely. Zeus smiled to himself when he lookedupon her, and he called to Hermes who knew all the ways ofthe earth, and he put her into the charge of Hermes. Also hegave Hermes a great jar to take along; this jar was Pandorasdower. Epimetheus lived in a deep-down valley. Now one day, ashe was sitting on a fallen pillar in the ruined place that wasnow forsaken by the rest of the Titans, he saw a pair comingtoward him. One had wings, and he knew him to be Hermes,the messenger of the gods. The other was a maiden. Epi-metheus marveled at the crown upon her head and at her lovelygarments. There was a glint of gold all around her. He rosefrom where he sat upon the broken pillar and he stood to watchthe pair. Hermes, he saw, was carrying by its handle a great jar,. THE VOYAGE TO COLCHIS 85 In wonder and delight he looked upon the maiden. Epime-theus had seen no lovely thing for ages. Wonderful indeed wasthis Golden Maid, and as she came nearer the charm that wason her lips and in her eyes came to the Earth-born One, andhe smiled with more and more delight. Hermes came and stood before him. He also smiled, but hissmile had something baleful in it. He put the hands of theGolden Maid into the great soft hand of the Titan, and hesaid, 0 Epimetheus, Father Zeus would be reconciled withthee, and as a sign of his good will he sends thee this lovelygoddess to be thy companion. Oh, very foolish was Epimetheus the Earth-born One! Ashe looked upon the Golden Maid who was sent by Zeus he lostmemory of the wars that Zeus had made upon the Titans andthe Elder Gods; he lost memory of his brother chained byZeus to the rock; he lost memory of the warning that his brother,the wisest of all beings, had
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