. etae (Strab. p. 436; Hdt. vii. 198). Afterleavin by Ancaeus. They now sailed along the coastuntil they arrived at the mouth of the riverPhasis. The Colchian king Aeetes promisedto give up the golden fleece, if Jason alone,would yoke to a plough two fire-breathing oxenwith brazen feet, and sow the teeth of which had not been used by Cadmus they first landed at Lemnos, I Thebes, and which he had received from Athene. The love of Medea fur-nished Jason withmeans to resist fireand steel, on conditionof his taking h
. etae (Strab. p. 436; Hdt. vii. 198). Afterleavin by Ancaeus. They now sailed along the coastuntil they arrived at the mouth of the riverPhasis. The Colchian king Aeetes promisedto give up the golden fleece, if Jason alone,would yoke to a plough two fire-breathing oxenwith brazen feet, and sow the teeth of which had not been used by Cadmus they first landed at Lemnos, I Thebes, and which he had received from Athene. The love of Medea fur-nished Jason withmeans to resist fireand steel, on conditionof his taking her as hiswife; and she taught,him how he was to killthe warriors that wereto spring up from theteeth of the Jason was en-gaged upon his task,Aeetes formed plansfor burning the shipArgo and for killing allthe Greek heroes. ButMedeas magic powers,sent to sleep the dra-gon who guarded thegolden fleece; andafter Jason had takenpossession of the trea-sure, he and his Argo-nauts, together withMedea and her youngbrother Absyrtus, em-sailed away. Aeetes. Athene superintending the Building of the Argo (from a terra-cotta panel inBritish Museum). where they united themselves with the womenof the island, who had just before murderedtheir fathers and husbands. From Lemnosthey sailed to the Doliones at Cyzicus, whereking Cyzicus received them hospitably. Theyleft the country during the night, and beingthrown back on the coast by a contrary wind,they were taken for Pelasgians, the enemies ofthe Doliones, and a struggle ensued, in whichCyzicus was slain ; but he was recognised by the barked by night and pursued them, but before he overtook them,Medea murdered her brother, cut him intopieces, and threw his limbs overboard, that herfather might be detained in his pursuit bycollecting the limbs of his child. Aeetes atlast returned home, but sent out a great num-ber of Colchians, threatening them with thepunishment intended for Medea if they re-turned without her. While the Colchians
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