Chapter 4 The Tale of the Argonauts-4

The wind from Thrace blew the ships of the Argonauts to the coast of Phlicia.There was an island of Kitchikos, inhabited by the Durionas, whose neighbors were the native giants of the most savage kind.These giants had six arms: one on each side of the broad shoulders, and two on each side of the waist. The Duliana are descendants of the god of the sea, who protects them from the giants.Their king is the devout Kitchikos.When he heard that a great ship was coming from the sea, he immediately went out with the whole city to meet the Argonauts, and asked them to stop the ship in the port, because the king once heard a kind of oracle: If a company of noble heroes came Come, he should be friendly, and must not conflict with them.Remembering the oracle, the king entertained them warmly, slaughtered many animals, sent wine, and generously helped the Argonauts.

King Kitchikos was still a young man and had only just begun to grow his beard.His wife was sick and lying in the palace.Kitchikos respected the will of the gods. He settled his wife and came to have a feast with strangers.The Argonauts told him the purpose and purpose of their voyage, and he gave them detailed directions on the route to take.In the early morning of the second day, they climbed a high mountain to observe the position of the island on the sea, and enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the sea and the sky.Suddenly, a group of giants came from all over and blocked the port with huge rocks, preventing ships from entering or leaving.The Argonauts remained in the port, guarded by Hercules, who did not want to go ashore, and when he saw a group of giants invading the port, he shot many of them dead with his bow and arrows.When the other heroes heard the news, they came and beat the giants with spears and bows, and they lay like felled trees around the harbor.Victorious, the Argonauts set sail again into the sea.

During the night, the wind at sea turned.Before the Argonauts could understand, they were blown back to the coast of Duliona by the strong wind, and they thought they had reached the port of Frigia!The Duliona people were awakened from their sleep by the noise of the landing, and hurriedly took up weapons to challenge, but they couldn't recognize that the opponent was the friend they had ceremoniously entertained yesterday.The two sides launched an unfortunate fight!Jason was so heroic that he thrust his spear into the chest of the generous and devout King Kichkos with his own hands.The Durianes fled back into the city, and shut the gates.It wasn't until the next day when the sun rose and the red clouds reflected the sky that the two parties realized that there had been a terrible misunderstanding.

Jason and his heroes were overwhelmed with grief when they saw the king lying in a pool of blood, and for three days they mourned the dead with the Duriana.Finally, the heroes set sail again.The king's wife, Crete, died of grief.