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Chapter 8 HOW PERSEUS MET ANDROMEDA

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st, over many a league of sea, till he ca

w long, hoping all day to see the blue sparkling Med

ll day long he strove against it, but even the sandals could not prevail. And when

but again down came the sandstorms and swept him back int

see my mother more, and the blue ripple

er he had prayed ther

I am not here but by the will of the gods, for Athené will

hed for joy, and leapt down the cliff and drank of the cool water, and ate of the dates, and

not have me go homeward yet. What if there be another nobl

e dawn of a day he looked towards the cliffs. At the wat

ely be the statue of some sea

lood, for he could see her tresses streaming in the breeze. And as he came closer still,

ns of brass, and her head drooped either with sleep or weariness or gr

seus, for the cap of da

and looked upon the maid. Her cheeks were darker th

ir, at least, to have done any wrong. I will speak to her," and, lifting the magic hat from his head, he flashed into her sight. Sh

, while the maiden cried, "Touch me not. I am a victim for t

drawing his sword he cut through

to me, and not to these sea-

e are these sea-gods, cruel and unjust, who doom fair maids to death? Let them measure their

a. I stand here to atone for my mother's sin, for she boasted of me once that I was fairer than the Queen of the Fishes. So she in her wr

id, "A sea-monster! I have

n her heart, so proud and fair did he stand, with one

hy will you die, young as you are

ut them do I come hither to slay this monster, with that same Gorgon's head. Yet

nothing, for she could

rieked, "There he comes with the sunrise as they said.

I slay this beast you will be my wife and come back with me to my

nd Perseus laughed for joy and flew upward, w

nd. His great sides were fringed with clustering shells and seaweeds, and the water gurgled in and

ing star, down to the crests of the waves, while Andromeda hid

eus springing towards her, and instead of the monster, a

Andromeda in his arms and flew with her to the cliff-top, as a falcon carries

eople came with songs and dances to receive An

ellens, stay here with me and be my son-in-la

kingdom will I have none, for I long after the pleasant

nce, for she is to us as one alive from the dead. Stay with

ng stones and wood and build an altar to Athené, and there he offered bullocks

d him by name, and said, "Perseus, you have played the man, and see, you have your reward. Now give me the sword and the sandals, and the hat of darkn

am vanished away. Yet it was not altogether a dream, for the goat-skin with the head was in i

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Contents

Chapter 1 THE DREAM Chapter 2 THE PEACESTEAD Chapter 3 BALDUR DEAD Chapter 4 HELHEIM Chapter 5 PERSEUS AND HIS MOTHER Chapter 6 HOW PERSEUS VOWED A RASH VOW Chapter 7 HOW PERSEUS SLEW THE GORGON Chapter 8 HOW PERSEUS MET ANDROMEDA Chapter 9 HOW ODYSSEUS LEFT TROYLAND AND SAILED FOR HIS KINGDOM PAST THE LAND OF THE LOTUS EATERS Chapter 10 HOW ODYSSEUS CAME TO THE LAND OF THE CYCL PES, AND HIS ADVENTURES THERE Chapter 11 HOW ODYSSEUS MET WITH CIRCE, THE SIRENS, AND CALYPSO
Chapter 12 HOW THE CENTAUR TRAINED THE HEROES
Chapter 13 HOW JASON LOST HIS SANDAL
Chapter 14 HOW THEY BUILT THE SHIP ARGO
Chapter 15 HOW THE ARGONAUTS WON THE GOLDEN FLEECE
Chapter 16 HOW THESEUS LIFTED THE STONE
Chapter 17 HOW THESEUS SLEW THE CLUB-BEARER AND THE PINE-BENDER
Chapter 18 THE TWELVE LABORS OF HERCULES
Chapter 19 HERCULES IN THE NETHER WORLD
Chapter 20 BLACK TARTARUS AND THE ELYSIAN FIELDS
Chapter 21 HOW BEOWULF OVERCAME THE OGRE AND THE WATER-WITCH
Chapter 22 HOW THE FIRE DRAGON WARRED WITH THE GOTH FOLK
Chapter 23 HOW ROBIN HOOD CAME TO LIVE IN THE GREEN WOOD
Chapter 24 THE MEETING OF ROBIN HOOD AND LITTLE JOHN
Chapter 25 GUY'S EARLY ADVENTURES AND HIS FIGHT WITH THE DUN COW
Chapter 26 TRAVELS AND DEEDS IN MANY LANDS
Chapter 27 HOW GUY FOUGHT WITH THE GIANT COLBRAND
Chapter 28 No.28
Chapter 29 No.29
Chapter 30 No.30
Chapter 31 No.31
Chapter 32 No.32
Chapter 33 No.33
Chapter 34 No.34
Chapter 35 CHARACTERS OF THE VIKINGS
Chapter 36 HARALD FAIRHAIR
Chapter 37 MIMER THE BLACKSMITH
Chapter 38 SIEGFRIED WINS THE TREASURE
Chapter 39 SIEGFRIED COMES HOME
Chapter 40 SIEGFRIED AT THE COURT OF WORMS
Chapter 41 SIEGFRIED GOES TO ISENLAND
Chapter 42 SIEGFRIED SUBDUES BRUNHILD
Chapter 43 BLANCANDRIN'S MISSION
Chapter 44 GANELON'S TREASON
Chapter 45 ROLAND'S PRIDE
Chapter 46 ROLAND SOUNDS HIS HORN
Chapter 47 RODRIGO AND THE LEPER
Chapter 48 THE KNIGHTING OF RODRIGO
Chapter 49 HOW THE CID MADE A COWARD INTO A BRAVE MAN
Chapter 50 HOW THE CID RULED VALENCIA
Chapter 51 GESSLER'S TYRANNY
Chapter 52 WILLIAM TELL AND HIS GREAT SHOT
Chapter 53 THE ESCAPE OF WILLIAM TELL
Chapter 54 THE SEVEN ADVENTURES OF RUSTEM
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