. The golden fleece and the heroes who lived before Achilles. t Hera to him, go intoIolcus, and in whatever chance doth befall thee act as one whohas the eyes of the immortals upon him. She spoke and she was seen no more. Then Jason went on hisway to the city that Cretheus, his grandfather, had founded andthat his father ^Eson had once ruled over. He came into thatcity, a tall, great-limbed, unknown youth, dressed in a strangefashion, and having but one sandal on. II. KING PELIAS HAT day King Pelias, walking throughthe streets of his city, saw coming towardhim a youth who was half shod. He re-
. The golden fleece and the heroes who lived before Achilles. t Hera to him, go intoIolcus, and in whatever chance doth befall thee act as one whohas the eyes of the immortals upon him. She spoke and she was seen no more. Then Jason went on hisway to the city that Cretheus, his grandfather, had founded andthat his father ^Eson had once ruled over. He came into thatcity, a tall, great-limbed, unknown youth, dressed in a strangefashion, and having but one sandal on. II. KING PELIAS HAT day King Pelias, walking throughthe streets of his city, saw coming towardhim a youth who was half shod. He re-membered the words of the oracle thatbade him beware of a half-shod man, andstraightway he gave orders to his guards tolay hands upon the the guards wavered when they went toward him, for therewas something about the youth that put them in awe of came with the guards, however, and he stood before the kingsjudgment seat. Fearfully did Pelias look upon him. But not fearfully did theyouth look upon the king. With head lifted high he cried out,. 12 THE GOLDEN FLEECE Thou art Pelias, but I do not salute thee as king. Know thatI am Jason, the son of iEson from whom thou hast taken thethrone and scepter that were rightfully his. King Pelias looked to his guards. He would have given thema sign to destroy the youths life with their spears, but behind hisguards he saw a threatening multitude — the dwellers of the cityof Iolcus; they gathered around, and Pelias knew that he hadbecome more and more hated by them. And from the multitudea cry went up, ^Eson, ^Eson! May JEson. come back to us!Jason, son of JEson ! May nothing evil befall thee, brave youth! Then Pelias knew that the youth might not be slain. He benthis head while he plotted against him in his heart. Then he raisedhis eyes, and looking upon Jason he said, 0 goodly youth, it wellmay be that thou art the son of iEson, my brother. I am wellpleased to see thee here. I have had hopes that I might befriends with ^E
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