tain from
their crew: and how all called for Heraclesbecause he was the
strongest and most huge; but Heracles refusedand called for Jason
because he was the wisest of them all. So Jason was chosen captain;
and Orpheus heaped a pile of woodand slew a bulland offered it to
Heraand called all the heroes to stand roundeach man's head crowned
with oliveand to strike their swords into the bull. Then he filled a
golden goblet with the bull's bloodand with wheaten flourand honey
and wineand the bitter salt-sea waterand bade the heroes taste. So
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each tasted the gobletand passed it roundand vowed an awful vow:
and they vowed before the sunand the nightand the blue-haired sea
who shakes the landto stand by Jason faithfully in the adventure of the
golden fleece; and whosoever shrank backor disobeyedor turned
traitor to his vowthen justice should minister against himand the
Erinnues who track guilty men.
Then Jason lighted the pileand burnt the carcase of the bull; and
they went to their ship and sailed eastwardlike men who have a work to
do; and the place from which they went was called Aphetaithe sailing-
placefrom that day forth. Three tho
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