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1、THEGOLDENFLEECEANDTHEHEROESWHOLIVEDBEFOREACHILLESTHEGOLDENFLEECEANDTHEHEROESWHOLIVEDBEFOREACHILLESBYPADRAICCOLUM1THEGOLDENFLEECEANDTHEHEROESWHOLIVEDBEFOREACHILLESPartI.TheVoyagetoColchisI.TheYouthJasonAmaninthegarbofaslavewentupthesideofthatmountainthatisallcoveredw
2、ithforest,theMountainPelion.Hecarriedinhisarmsalittlechild.Whenitwasfullnoontheslavecameintoaclearingoftheforestsosilentthatitseemedemptyofalllife.Helaidthechilddownonthesoftmoss,andthen,tremblingwiththefearofwhatmightcomebeforehim,heraisedahorntohislipsandblewthree
3、blastsuponit.Thenhewaited.Theblueskywasabovehim,thegreattreesstoodawayfromhim,andthelittlechildlayathisfeet.Hewaited,andthenheheardthethud-thudofgreathooves.Andthenfrombetweenthetreeshesawcomingtowardhimthestrangestofallbeings,onewhowashalfmanandhalfhorse;thiswasChi
4、ronthecentaur.Chironcametowardthetremblingslave.GreaterthananyhorsewasChiron,tallerthananyman.Thehairofhisheadflowedbackintohishorse'smane,hisgreatbeardflowedoverhishorse'schest;inhisman'shandheheldagreatspear.Notswiftlyhecame,buttheslavecouldseethatinthosegreatlimb
5、sofhistherewasspeedliketothewind's.Theslavefelluponhisknees.Andwitheyesthatwerefullofmajestyandwisdomandlimbsthatwerefullofstrengthandspeed,theking-centaurstoodabovehim."Omylord,"theslavesaid,"IhavecomebeforetheesentbyAeson,mymaster,whotoldmewheretocomeandwhatblasts
6、toblowuponthehorn.AndAeson,onceKingofIolcus,bademesaytotheethatifthoudostrememberhisancientfriendshipwiththeethouwilt,perchance,takethischildandguardandfosterhim,and,ashegrows,instructhimwiththywisdom.""ForAeson'ssakeIwillrearandfosterthischild,"saidChironthe2THEGOL
7、DENFLEECEANDTHEHEROESWHOLIVEDBEFOREACHILLESking-centaurinadeepvoice.Thechildlyingonthemosshadbeenlookingupatthefour-footedandtwo-handedcentaur.Nowtheslaveliftedhimupandplacedhiminthecentaur'sarms.Hesaid:"Aesonbademetelltheethatthechild'snameisJason.Hebademegivetheet
8、hisringwiththegreatrubyinitthatthoumaystgiveittothechildwhenheisgrown.BythisringwithitsrubyandtheimagesengravedonitAesonmayknowhissonwhent
