. The golden fleece and the heroes who lived before Achilles. mple of the gods where Ishall strive to make atonement for the deed I have done to-day. She went with him. But even as they came to the street ofthe city a sharp and a burning pain seized upon and more burning it grew, and weaker and weaker hebecame. He could not have moved further if it had not beenfor the aid of Atalanta. Jason and Peleus lifted him acrossthe threshold and carried him into the temple of the gods. They laid him down with his head upon Atalantas lap. Thepain within him grew fiercer and fiercer, but at
. The golden fleece and the heroes who lived before Achilles. mple of the gods where Ishall strive to make atonement for the deed I have done to-day. She went with him. But even as they came to the street ofthe city a sharp and a burning pain seized upon and more burning it grew, and weaker and weaker hebecame. He could not have moved further if it had not beenfor the aid of Atalanta. Jason and Peleus lifted him acrossthe threshold and carried him into the temple of the gods. They laid him down with his head upon Atalantas lap. Thepain within him grew fiercer and fiercer, but at last it died downas the burning billet of wood sank down into the ashes. Theheroes of the quest stood around, all overcome with woe. In 192 THE GOLDEN FLEECE the street they heard the lamentations for Plexippus and Toxeus,for Prince Meleagrus, and for the passing of the kingdom foundedby (Eneus. Atalanta left the temple, and attended by thetwo brothers on the white horses, Polydeuces and Castor, shewent back to Arcady. II. PELEUS AND HIS BRIDE FROM THE SEA. RINCE PELEUS came on his ship to abay on the coast of Thessaly. His paintedship lay between two great rocks, andfrom its poop he saw a sight that en-chanted him. Out from the sea, ridingon a dolphin, came a lovely by the radiance of her face andlimbs Peleus knew her for one of the immortal goddesses. Now Peleus had borne himself so nobly in all things thathe had won the favor of the gods themselves. Zeus, who ishighest amongst the gods, had made this promise to Peleus:he would honor him as no one amongst the sons of men hadbeen honored before, for he would give him an immortal goddessto be his bride. She who came out of the sea went into a cave that was over-grown with vines and roses. Peleus looked into the cave and THE HEROES OF THE QUEST 193 he saw her sleeping upon skins of the beasts of the sea. Hisheart was enchanted by the sight, and he knew that his lifewould be broken if he did not see this goddess day a
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