Chapter 13 Tales of the Argonauts-13

Just after dawn, Medea jumped out of bed.Tie up the blond hair that hangs on your shoulders with sorrow, wipe the tears from your face, and apply a balm like nectar.The sorrows of the night are gone.She walked softly through the hall, and ordered twelve maidservants to harness her to the chariot and take her to the temple of Hecate.At the same time, she took out an ointment called Prometheus oil from a small box.If someone smears his whole body with this ointment after praying to the goddess of hell, he will be invulnerable to guns and guns, not burned by fire, and can defeat any enemy on the same day.This ointment is made from the black sap of a tree root.The roots sucked the blood that Prometheus' liver dripped into the ground, hence the black sap.Medea herself took the precious black sap of this plant and contained it in shells.

When the carriage was harnessed, the two maids got into the carriage with their mistress.Medea held the reins and whip herself, and drove out of the city, while the rest of the maids walked behind the chariot.Pedestrians stepped aside respectfully to make way for the king's daughter.Medea came to the temple, jumped out of the chariot, thought for a moment, and said to the maids: "My friends, I think I have committed a sin by not avoiding these strangers. My sister and her son Argo Si asked me to help their leader subdue the bull and use potions to save him from harm. I pretended to agree, and asked him to come to the temple to meet him alone. It was to get his gift, and I would share it later. Here you go. Actually I'm going to give him the poison to kill him. Now you all go away so he won't get suspicious."

Satisfied with the cunning plan, the maids obeyed and went away. Argus and his friend Jason came all the way with the prophet Maupesus.Today Heshi makes Jason more handsome.Medea looked out from the door from time to time, and whenever she heard footsteps or the sound of the wind, she raised her head hastily to visit.Jason and his friends finally stepped into the temple.He was tall and mighty, like a Sirius rising from the sea, with a radiant look.Seeing the hero suddenly, the girl stopped breathing. She felt her eyes darken, her cheeks became hot, and she was so flustered that she didn't know what to do.Jason and Medea stood face to face, silent for a long time.At last Jason broke the silence. "Why are you afraid to see me? I have come to ask for help. Please give me the potion you promised your sister. I need your help urgently. But please don't forget that we are in a sacred place. Any Deceit is a sin here. Our Argonaut mothers and wives may mourn our fate, and your aid will relieve them of care and pain. Then you will be respected by the Greeks, and they will take you as a god."

Medea listened to him silently, smiled and lowered her eyes, happy to be praised by him.Many words came to her lips, she wished she could tell him what was on her mind!But she still didn't say a word, just unwrapped the scarf and took out the small box, Jason quickly took it from her hand.How she wished to take the opportunity to give him her heart, if he needed it.They both lowered their eyes shyly, and then they looked at each other again, their longing eyes intertwined, arousing sparks of admiration.After a long time, and with the utmost effort, Medea spoke. "Listen, I will tell you how to do it. After my father has given you the tooth of the dragon to sow the seed, you will bathe in the river, then put on your black clothes, and dig a circular pit in the ground and fill it with Put up a pile of wood, kill a lamb, burn it in ashes on the pile, and sacrifice a drink to Hecate with sweet honey, and leave the pile after all this is done. But you hear Footsteps or a dog barking, you can't turn back.

Otherwise the sacrifice would be useless.The next morning, you smear your whole body with the potion I gave you.It will give you infinite power, you can not only rival humans, but even gods, you should also put your spears, swords and shields with anointing potions, so that you will be invulnerable , the fire spouted by the divine bull can't burn you.Of course, these are only valid for that day.You go to fight that day.I can also give you other help.When you put on the cow, plow the land, plant the dragon's tooth, and see the dragon's tooth break out of the ground, don't forget to throw a big stone in it.They will fight over the stone like a pack of mad dogs over a piece of bread.You should take the opportunity to rush in and kill them.Then you'll have no trouble getting the Fleece back from Colchis, and get out of here!Yes, from now on, you can leave here and go where you like. "

As she spoke, she shed tears, for she was very sad to think of the stranger's voyage away again.She took his right hand, for the grief in her heart had overwhelmed her. "When you go back, don't forget Medea. I will miss you too. Tell me, where is the place to go back? Yes! You will return there with your companions in a beautiful ship." Jason felt that he could no longer control his emotions. He loved Medea deeply in his heart, so he said eagerly: "Believe me, noble princess! As long as I can escape the catastrophe, I will miss you day and night. My hometown is Aiolkas in Thessaly, which is the son of Prometheus Diuca The place where many cities and temples were built in Leon. There people do not yet know the name of your country."

"Ah, so you live in Greece," she said. "Greeks are more generous than our people here. So don't tell them what happened to you here, just miss me silently when you are alone! Even if everyone here forgets you, I will miss you If you forget me, let the wind of Iolcas bring a bird, through which I will let you know that you have escaped from your doom with my help! Oh, how I would like to come to you myself My hometown, I will remind you personally!" At this point, the girl's tears rolled down like broken pearls. "What are you talking about?" Jason replied, "let your wind blow away, let your birds fly away! If you go back to Greece with me, to my hometown, where men and women They will all respect you and worship you like a god, because because of you, their sons, brothers and husbands escaped death. And you, will belong to me, and no one can separate our love except God of Death!"

Medea was very happy to hear this, but at the same time, she felt faintly how terrible it would be to leave her motherland.But she still longed to go to Greece, because Hera had buried this longing in her heart.The goddess hoped that Medea would leave Colchis and go to Iolkas, and help Jason to expose Pelias' conspiracy. At this time, the maids waited anxiously outside the door.Time flies, Medea should have gone back long ago.If the careful Jason reminded her, she might have really forgotten to go home. "It's time, you should go back," Jason said, "otherwise people will be suspicious. Let's meet here again later."