. The golden fleece and the heroes who lived before Achilles. cut them to pieces with their bright swords, if the messengerof Zeus, Iris, with the golden wings, had not come between. Forbear to slay the Harpies, sons of Boreas, cried Iris warn-ingly, forbear to slay the Harpies that are the hounds of them cower here and hide themselves, and I, who come fromZeus, will swear the oath that the gods most dread, that they willnever again come to Salmydessus to trouble Phineus, the king. The heroes yielded to the words of Iris. She took the oath thatthe gods most dread — the oath by the Wat
. The golden fleece and the heroes who lived before Achilles. cut them to pieces with their bright swords, if the messengerof Zeus, Iris, with the golden wings, had not come between. Forbear to slay the Harpies, sons of Boreas, cried Iris warn-ingly, forbear to slay the Harpies that are the hounds of them cower here and hide themselves, and I, who come fromZeus, will swear the oath that the gods most dread, that they willnever again come to Salmydessus to trouble Phineus, the king. The heroes yielded to the words of Iris. She took the oath thatthe gods most dread — the oath by the Water of Styx — thatnever again would the Harpies show themselves to Zetes and Calais turned back toward the city of Salmy-dessus. The island that they drove the Harpies to had beencalled the Floating Island, but thereafter it was called the Islandof Turning. It was evening when they turned back, and all nightlong the Argonauts and King Phineus sat in the hall of the palaceand awaited the return of Zetes and Calais, the sons of the 52 THE GOLDEN FLEECE VIII. KING PfflNEUSS COUNSEL; THE LANDINGIN LEMNOS HEY came into King Phineuss hall, theirbright swords in their hands. The Argo-nauts crowded around diem and KingPhineus raised his head and stretched outhis thin hands to them. And Zetes andCalais told their comrades and told theking how they had driven the Harpiesdown to the Floating Island, and how Iris, the messenger ofZeus, had sworn the great oath that was by the Water of Styxthat never again would the Snatchers show themselves in thepalace. Then a great golden cup brimming with wine was brought tothe king. He stood holding it in his trembling hands, fearful eventhen that the Harpies would tear the cup out of his hands. Hedrank — long and deeply he drank — and the dread shapes ofthe Snatchers did not appear. Down amongst the heroes he cameand he took into his the hands of Zetes and Calais, the sons ofthe North Wind. 0 heroes greater than any kin
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