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If not, young man, it will cost you dear; for I must have a bridal present for the beautiful Princess Hippodamia and there is nothing else that she would admire so much." "Yes, please your Majesty," answered Perseus, in a quiet way, as if it were no very wonderful deed for such a young man as he to perform. "I have brought you the Gorgon's head, snaky locks and all!" "Indeed!
With face averted he drew forth the Gorgon's head from where he had hidden it between the rocks. He made a bag for it out of the horny skin of the monster he had slain. Then, carrying his tremendous trophy, he went to the palace of King Cepheus to claim his bride.
"Pray do so, my gallant youth," rejoined the king. "And, Perseus, in cutting off the Gorgon's head, be careful to make a clean stroke, so as not to injure its appearance. You must bring it home in the very best condition in order to suit the exquisite taste of the beautiful Princess Hippodamia."
And some said, 'This is a pious man; yet the priests said, 'The Sea Queen will be yet more fierce against us, because her monster is slain. But they were afraid to speak aloud, for they feared the Gorgon's head.
"I would not have thee entrust her to thy servants." "If thou so thinkest, lead her in thyself." "Nay, but I would give her into thy hands." "I touch her not, but my house she may enter." "'Tis only to thy hand I entrust her." "O King, thou compellest me to this against my will." "Stretch forth thy hand and touch her." "I touch her as I would touch the Gorgon's head." "Hast thou hold of her?"
Champignon's new yellow liveries, which were flaunting in the Park, or hideous Lady Gorgon's preternatural ugliness, who passed in a low pony-carriage at the time, or the prince's own want of skill, finally; but certain it is that the horses took fright, dashed wildly along the mile, scattered equipages, pietons, dandies' cabs, and snobs' pheaytons.
And because he had slain the king by chance Perseus would not go to Argos, nor take over the kingdom that his grandfather had reigned over. With Andromeda he went to Seriphus where his mother was. And in Seriphus there still reigned Polydectes, who had put upon him the terrible task of winning the Gorgon's head. He came to Seriphus and he left Andromeda in the but of Dictys the shepherd.
"Bring the Gorgon's head!" cried the Furies, looking down; "turn him to adamant!" "Turn round," said Virgil, "and hide thy face; for if thou beholdest the Gorgon, never again wilt thou see the light of day." And with these words he seized Dante and turned him round himself, clapping his hands over his companion's eyes.
Bellerophon and the Chimera, for instance: the Chimera a fantastic monster with three heads, and Bellerophon fighting him, mounted on Pegasus; Pandora opening the box; Hercules talking with Atlas, an enormous giant who holds the sky on his shoulders, or sailing across the sea in an immense bowl; Perseus transforming a king and all his subjects to stone, by exhibiting the Gorgon's head.
Remove fera monstra, tuaeque Saxificos vultus, quaecunque ea, tolle Medusae. OVID, Met. v. 216. Hence with those monstrous features, and, O! spare That Gorgon's look, and petrifying stare.
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