. The golden fleece and the heroes who lived before Achilles. led, and then because she was being reft away. She criedout to her mother, and her cry went over high mountains andsounded up from the sea. The daughters of Ocean, affrighted,fled and sank down into the depths of the sea. In his great chariot of iron that was drawn by black steedsAidoneus rushed down through the chasm he had made. Intothe Underworld he went, and he dashed across the RiverStyx, and he brought his chariot up beside his throne. And onhis dark throne he seated Persephone, the fainting daughter ofDemeter. Ill No more did
. The golden fleece and the heroes who lived before Achilles. led, and then because she was being reft away. She criedout to her mother, and her cry went over high mountains andsounded up from the sea. The daughters of Ocean, affrighted,fled and sank down into the depths of the sea. In his great chariot of iron that was drawn by black steedsAidoneus rushed down through the chasm he had made. Intothe Underworld he went, and he dashed across the RiverStyx, and he brought his chariot up beside his throne. And onhis dark throne he seated Persephone, the fainting daughter ofDemeter. Ill No more did the Goddess Demeter give grain to men; nomore did she bless their fields: weeds grew where grain had beengrowing, and men feared that in a while they would famish forlack of bread. She wandered throu^ the world, her thought all upon herchild, Persephone, who had been taken from ?. Once she satby a well by a wayside, thinking upon the child that she mightnot come to and who might not come to her. She saw four maidens come near; their grace and their youth. THE VOYAGE TO COLCHIS 65 reminded her of her child. They stepped lightly along, carry-ing bronze pitchers in their hands, for they were coming to theWell of the Maiden beside which Demeter sat. The maidens thought when they looked upon her that thegoddess was some ancient woman who had a sorrow in herheart. Seeing that she was so noble and so sorrowful looking,the maidens, as they drew the clear water into their pitchers,spoke kindly to her. Why do you stay away from the town, old mother? oneof the maidens said. Why do you not come to the houses?We think that you look as if you were shelterless and alone,and we should like to tell you that there are many houses inthe town where you would be welcomed. Demeters heart went out to the maidens, because theylooked so young and fair and simple and spoke out of such kindhearts. She said to them: Where can I go, dear children?My people are far away, and there are none in all the world
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