purpose；　but　ever　the　bitter　woe　grew；　twofold。　　And　the　lawful　children　were　being　dishonoured　in　their　halls；　and　a　bastard　race　was　rising。　　And　thus　unmarried　maidens　and　widowed　mothers　too　wandered　uncared　for　through　the　city；　no　father　heeded　his　daughter　ever　so　little　even　though　he　should　see　her　done　to　death　before　his　eyes　at　the　hands　of　an　insolent　step…dame；　nor　did　sons；　as　before；　defend　their　mother　against　unseemly　outrage；　nor　did　brothers　care　at　heart　for　their　sister。　　But　in　their　homes；　in　the　dance；　in　the　assembly　and　the　banquet　all　their　thought　was　only　for　their　captive　maidens；　until　some　god　put　desperate　courage　in　our　hearts　no　more　to　receive　our　lords　on　their　return　from　Thrace　within　our　towers　so　that　they　might　either　heed　the　right　or　might　depart　and　begone　elsewhither；　they　and　their　captives。　　So　they　begged　of　us　all　the　male　children　that　were　left　in　the　city　and　went　back　to　where　even　now　they　dwell　on　the　snowy　tilths　of　Thrace。　　Do　ye　therefore　stay　and　settle　with　us；　and　shouldst　thou　desire　to　dwell　here；　and　this　finds　favour　with　thee；　assuredly　thou　shalt　have　the　prerogative　of　my　father　Thoas；　and　I　deem　that　thou　wilt　not　scorn　our　land　at　all；　for　it　is　deepsoiled　beyond　all　other　islands　that　lie　in　the　Aegaean　sea。　　But　come　now；　return　to　the　ship　and　relate　my　words　to　thy　comrades；　and　stay　not　outside　our　city。〃
  （ll。　834…835）　　She　spoke；　glozing　over　the　murder　that　had　been　wrought　upon　the　men；　and　Jason　addressed　her　in　answer：
  （ll。　836…841）　　〃Hypsipyle；　very　dear　to　our　hearts　is　the　help　we　shall　meet　with；　which　thou　grantest　to　us　who　need　thee。　　And　I　will　return　again　to　the　city　when　I　have　told　everything　in　order　due。　　But　let　the　sovereignty　of　the　island　be　thine；　it　is　not　in　scorn　I　yield　it　up；　but　grievous　trials　urge　me　on。〃
  （ll。　842…852）　　He　spake；　and　touched　her　right　hand；　and　quickly　he　turned　to　go　back：　and　round　him　the　young　maids　on　every　side　danced　in　countless　numbers　in　their　joy　till　he　passed　through　the　gates。　　And　then　they　came　to　the　shore　in　smooth…running　wains；　bearing　with　them　many　gifts；　when　now　he　had　related　from　beginning　to　end　the　speech　which　Hypsipyle　had　spoken　when　she　summoned　them；　and　the　maids　readily　led　the　men　back　to　their　homes　for　entertainment。　　For　Cypris　stirred　in　them　a　sweet　desire；　for　the　sake　of　Hephaestus　of　many　counsels；　in　order　that　Lemnos　might　be　again　inhabited　by　men　and　not　be　ruined。
  （ll。　853…864）　　Thereupon　Aeson's　son　started　to　go　to　the　royal　home　of　Hypsipyle；　and　the　rest　went　each　his　way　as　chance　took　them；　all　but　Heracles；　for　he　of　his　own　will　was　left　behind　by　the　ship　and　a　few　chosen　comrades　with　him。　　And　straightway　the　city　rejoiced　with　dances　and　banquets；　being　filled　with　the　steam　of　sacrifice；　and　above　all　the　immortals　they　propitiated　with　songs　and　sacrifices　the　illustrious　son　of　Hera　and　Cypris　herself。　　And　the　sailing　was　ever　delayed　from　one　day　to　another；　and　long　would　they　have　lingered　there；　had　not　Heracles；　gathering　together　his　comrades　apart　from　the　women；　thus　addressed　them　with　reproachful　words：
  （ll。　865…874）　　〃Wretched　men；　does　the　murder　of　kindred　keep　us　from　our　native　land？　　Or　is　it　in　want　of　marriage　that　we　have　come　hither　from　thence；　in　scorn　of　our　countrywomen？　　Does　it　please　us　to　dwell　here　and　plough　the　rich　soil　of　Lemnos？　　No　fair　renown　shall　we　win　by　thus　tarrying　so　long　with　stranger　women；　nor　will　some　god　seize　and　give　us　at　our　prayer　a　fleece　that　moves　of　itself。　　Let　us　then　return　each　to　his　own；　but　him　leave　ye　to　rest　all　day　long　in　the　embrace　of　Hypsipyle　until　he　has　peopled　Lemnos　with　men…children；　and　so　there　come　to　him　great　glory。〃
  （ll。　875…887）　　Thus　did　he　chide　the　band；　but　no　one　dared　to　meet　his　eye　or　to　utter　a　word　in　answer。　　But　just　as　they　were　in　the　assembly　they　made　ready　their　departure　in　all　haste；　and　the　women　came　running　towards　them；　when　they　knew　their　intent。　And　as　when　bees　hum　round　fair　lilies　pouring　forth　from　their　hive　in　the　rock；　and　all　around　the　dewy　meadow　rejoices；　and　they　gather　the　sweet　fruit；　flitting　from　one　to　another；　even　so　the　women　eagerly　poured　forth　clustering　round　the　men　with　loud　lament；　and　greeted　each　one　with　hands　and　voice；　praying　the　blessed　gods　to　grant　him　a　safe　return。　　And　so　Hypsipyle　too　prayed；　seizing　the　hands　of　Aeson's　son；　and　her　tears　flowed　for　the　loss　of　her　lover：
  （ll。　888…898）　　〃Go；　and　may　heaven　bring　thee　back　again　with　thy　comrades　unharmed；　bearing　to　the　king　the　golden　fleece；　even　as　thou　wilt　and　thy　heart　desireth；　and　this　island　and　my　father's　sceptre　will　be　awaiting　thee；　if　on　thy　return　hereafter　thou　shouldst　choose　to　come　hither　again；　and　easily　couldst　thou　gather　a　countless　host　of　men　from　other　cities。　But　thou　wilt　not　have　this　desire；　nor　do　I　myself　forbode　that　so　it　will　be。　　Still　remember　Hypsipyle　when　thou　art　far　away　and　when　thou　hast　returned；　and　leave　me　some　word　of　bidding；　which　I　will　gladly　accomplish；　if　haply　heaven　shall　grant　me　to　be　a　mother。〃
  （ll。　899…909）　　And　Aeson's　son　in　admiration　thus　replied：　〃Hypsipyle；　so　may　all　these　things　prove　propitious　by　the　favour　of　the　blessed　gods。　　But　do　thou　hold　a　nobler　thought　of　me；　since　by　the　grace　of　Pelias　it　is　enough　for　me　to　dwell　in　my　native　land；　may　the　gods　only　release　me　from　my　toils。　　But　if　it　is　not　my　destiny　to　sail　afar　and　return　to　the　land　of　Hellas；　and　if　thou　shouldst　bear　a　male　child；　send　him　when　grown　up　to　Pelasgian　Iolcus；　to　heal　the　grief　of　my　father　and　mother　if　so　be　that　he　find　them　still　living；　in　order　that；　far　away　from　the　king；　they　may　be　cared　for　by　their　own　hearth　in　their　home。〃
  （ll。　910…921）　He　spake；　and　mounted　the　ship　first　of　all；　and　so　the　rest　of　the　chiefs　followed；　and；　sitting　in　order；　seized　the　oars；　and　Argus　loosed　for　them　the　hawsers　from　under　the　sea…beaten　rock。　　Whereupon　they　mightily　smote　the　water　with　their　long　oars；　and　in　the　evening　by　the　injunctions　of　Orpheus　they　touched　at　the　island　of　Electra；　（5）　daughter　of　Atlas；　in　order　that　by　gentle　initiation　they　might　learn　the　rites　that　may　not　be　uttered；　and　so　with　greater　safety　sail　over　the　chilling　sea。　　Of　these　I　will　make　no　further　mention；　but　I　bid　farewell　to　the　island　itself　and　the　indwelling　deities；　to　whom　belong　those　mysteries；　which　it　is　not　lawful　for　me　to　sing。
  （ll。　922…935）　　Thence　did　they　row　with　eagerness　over　the　depths　of　the　black　Sea；　having　on　the　one　side　the　land　of　the　Thracians；　on　the　other　Imbros　on　the　south；　and　as　the　sun　was　just　setting　they　reached　the　foreland　of　the　Chersonesus。　　There　a　strong　south　wind　blew　for　them；　and　raising　the　sails　to　the　breeze　they　entered　the　swift　stream　of　the　maiden　daughter　of　Athamas；　and　at　dawn　the　sea　to　the　north　was　left　behind　and　at　night　they　were　coasting　inside　the　Rhoeteian　shore；　with　the　land　of　Ida　on　their　right。　　And　leaving　Dardania　they　directed　their　course　to　Abydus；　and　after　it　they　sailed　past　Percote　and　the　sandy　beach　of　Abarnis　and　divine　Pityeia。　　And　in　that　night；　as　the　ship　sped　on　by　sail　and　oar；　they　passed　right　through　the　Hellespont　dark…gleaming　with　eddies。
  （ll。　936…960）　　There　is　a　lofty　island　inside　the　Propontis；　a　short　distance　from　the　Phrygian　mainland　with　its　rich　cornfields；　sloping　to　the　sea；　where　an　isthmus　in　front　of　the　mainland　is　flooded　by　the　waves；　so　low　does　it　lie。　　And　the　isthmus　has　double　shores；　and　they　lie　beyond　the　river　Aesepus；　and　the　inhabitants　round　about　call　the　island　the　Mount　of　Bears。　　And　insolent　and　fierce　men　dwell　there；　Earthborn；　a　great　marvel　to　the　neighbours　to　behold；　for　each　one　has　six　mighty　hands　to　lift　up；　two　from　his　sturdy　shoulders；　and　four　below；　fitting　close　to　his　terrible　sides。　　And　about　the　isthmus　and　the　plain　the　Doliones　had　their　dwelling；　and　over　them　Cyzicus　son　of　Aeneus　was　king；　whom　Aenete　the　daughter　of　goodly　Eusorus　bare。　　But　these　men　the　Earthborn　monsters；　fearful　though　they　were；　in　nowise　harried；　owing　to　the　protection　of　Poseidon；　for　from　him　had　the　Doliones　first　sprung。　　Thither　Argo　pressed　on；　driven　by　the　winds　of　Thrace；　and　the　Fair　haven　received　her　as　she　sped。　　There　they　cast　away　their　small　anchorstone　by　the　advice　of　Tiphys　and　left　it　beneath　a　fountain；　the　fountain　of　Artaeie；　and　they　took　another　meet　for　their　purpose；　a　heavy　one；　but　the　first；　according　to　the　oracle　of　the　Far…Darter；　the　Ionians；　sons　of　Neleus；　in　after　days　laid　to　be　a　sacred　stone；　as　was　right；　in　the　temple　of　Jasonian　Athena。
  （ll。　961…988）　　Now　the　Doliones　and　Cyzicus　himself　all　came　together　to　meet　them　with　friendliness；　and　when　they　knew　of　the　quest　and　their　lineage　welcomed　them　with　hospitality；　and　persuaded　them　to　row　further　and　to　fasten　their　ship's　hawsers　at　the　city　harbour。　　Here　they　built　an　altar　to　Ecbasian　Apollo　（6）　and　set　it　up　on　the　beach；　and　gave　heed　to　sacrifices。　　And　the　king　of　his　own　bounty　gave　them　sweet　wine　and　sheep　in　their　need；　for　he　had　heard　a　report　that　whenever　a　godlike　band　of　heroes　should　come；　straightway　he　should　meet　it　with　ge