. The golden fleece and the heroes who lived before Achilles. oreseerknows a secret that Zeus would fain have him disclose. Heknows that even as Zeus overthrew his father and made him-self the ruler in his stead, so, too, another will overthrow one day Zeus will have to have the fetters broken fromaround the limbs of Prometheus, and will have to bring fromthe rock and the vulture, and into the Council of the Olympians,the unyielding Titan god. When the light of the morning came the Argo was very nearto the Mountain Caucasus. The voyagers looked in awe uponits black crags. They saw the
. The golden fleece and the heroes who lived before Achilles. oreseerknows a secret that Zeus would fain have him disclose. Heknows that even as Zeus overthrew his father and made him-self the ruler in his stead, so, too, another will overthrow one day Zeus will have to have the fetters broken fromaround the limbs of Prometheus, and will have to bring fromthe rock and the vulture, and into the Council of the Olympians,the unyielding Titan god. When the light of the morning came the Argo was very nearto the Mountain Caucasus. The voyagers looked in awe uponits black crags. They saw the great vulture circling over ahigh rock, and from beneath where the vulture circled theyheard a weary cry. Then Heracles, who all night had stoodby the mast, cried out to the Argonauts to bring the ship nearto a landing place. But Jason would not have them go near; fear of the wrathof Zeus was strong upon him; rather, he bade the Argonautsput all their strength into their rowing, and draw far off fromthat forbidden mountain. Heracles, not heeding what Jason. THE VOYAGE TO COLCHIS 105 ordered, declared that it was his purpose to make his way upto the black crag, and, with his shield and his sword in hishands, slay the vulture that preyed upon the liver of Prometheus. Then Orpheus in a clear voice spoke to the some spirit possesses Heracles, he said. Despiteall we do or say he will make his way to where Prometheusis fettered to the rock. Do not gainsay him in this! Rememberwhat Nereus, the ancient one of the sea, declared! Did Xereusnot say that a great labor awaited Heracles, and that in thedoing of it he should work out the will of Zeus? Stay him not!How just it would be if he who is the son of Zeus freed fromhis torments the much-enduring Titan god! So Orpheus said in his clear, commanding voice. They drewnear to the Mountain Caucasus. Then Heracles, gripping thesword and shield that were the gifts of the gods, sprang out onthe landing place. The Argonauts sho
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