. The golden fleece and the heroes who lived before Achilles. n him. Gladly, gladly do Igive up the race, and glad am I that it is this youth who haswon the victory from me. She took his hand and brought him before the king. ThenSchceneus, in the sight of all the rejoicing people, gave Atalantato Hippomenes for his bride, and he bestowed upon him alsoa great gift of horses. With his dear and hard-won bride,Hippomenes went to his own country, and the apples that shebrought with her, the golden apples of Aphrodite, were rever-enced by the people. X. THE DEPARTURE FROM LEMNOS DAY came when Heracl
. The golden fleece and the heroes who lived before Achilles. n him. Gladly, gladly do Igive up the race, and glad am I that it is this youth who haswon the victory from me. She took his hand and brought him before the king. ThenSchceneus, in the sight of all the rejoicing people, gave Atalantato Hippomenes for his bride, and he bestowed upon him alsoa great gift of horses. With his dear and hard-won bride,Hippomenes went to his own country, and the apples that shebrought with her, the golden apples of Aphrodite, were rever-enced by the people. X. THE DEPARTURE FROM LEMNOS DAY came when Heracles left the Argoand went on the Lemnian land. Hegathered the heroes about him, andthey, seeing Heracles come amongst them,clamored to go to hunt the wild bullsthat were inland from the sea. So, for once, the heroes left the Lem-nian maidens who were their friends. Jason, too, left Hyp-sipyle in the palace and went with Heraues. And as theywent, Heracles spoke to each of the hero saying that theywere forgetting the Fleece of Gold that they ad sailed to 82 THE GOLDEN FLEECE Jason blushed to think that he had almost let go out of hismind the quest that had brought him from Iolcus. And thenhe thought upon Hypsipyle and of how her little hand wouldstay in his, and his own hand became loose upon the spearso that it nearly fell from him. How could he, he thought,leave Hypsipyle and this land of Lemnos behind? He heard the clear voice of Atalanta as she, too, spoke tothe Argonauts. What Heracles said was brave and wise, saidAtalanta. Forgetfulness would cover their names if they stayedlonger in Lemnos — forgetfulness and shame, and they wouldcome to despise themselves. Leave Lemnos, she cried, anddraw Argo into the sea, and depart for Colchis. All day the Argonauts stayed by themselves, hunting thebulls. On their way back from the chase they were met byLemnian maidens who carried wreaths of flowers for silent were the heroes as the maidens greeted them. Her-acles wen
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