dogs. turned swiftly from side to side, while the youth eluded its attacks by means of his wings. Wherever he can find a passage for his sword between the scales he makes a wound, piercing now the side, now the flank, as it slopes towards the tail The brute spouts from his nostrils water mixed with blood. The wings of the hero are wet with it, and he dares no longer trust to them. Alighting on a rock which rose above the waves, and holding on by a projecting fragment, as the monster floated near he gave him a death stroke. The people who had gathered on the shore shouted so that the hills reechoed the sound. The parents, transported with joy, embraced their future son-in-law, calling him the savior of their house and the virgin both cause and reward of the contest. descended from the rock The Wedding feast The joyful parents, with Perseus and Andromeda, repaired to the palace, where a anquet was spread for them, and all was joy and festivity". But suddenly a noise was heard of warlike clamor and Phineus the betrothedof the virgin, with a party of his adherents, burst in, demanding the maiden as in vain that Ceph remonstrated 6" You should have claimed her when she lay bound to the rock, the monsters victim. The sentence of the gods dooming her to such a fate dissolved all engagements. Phineus made no reply, but hurled his javelin at Perseus, but it missed its mark and fell harmless Perseus would have thrown his in turn, but the cowardly assailant an and took shelter behind the altar. But his act was a signal for an onset by his band upon the guests of Cepheus. They defended themselves and a general conflict ensued, the old king retreating from the scene after fruitless expostulations, calling the gods to witness that he was guiltless of this outrage on the rights of hospitalit Perseus and his friends maintained for some the unequal contest, but the numbers of the assailants were too great for them, and destruction seemed inevitable, when a sudden thought struck perseus - i will make my enemy defend me Then with a loud voice he exclaimed, If i have any friend here let him turn away his eyes and held aloft the Gorgons head. "Seek not to frighten us with your jugglery", said Thescelus, and raised his javelin in act to throw, and became stone in the very attitude Ampyx was about to plunge his sword into the body of a prostrate foe, but his arm stiffened and he could neither thrust forward nor withdraw it. another in the midst of a vociferous" challenge, stopped, his mouth open, but no sound issuing. One of Perseus's friends, Aconteus, caught sight of the Gorgon and stiffened like the rest Astyages struck him with his sword, but instead of wounding, it recoiled with a ringing noise Phineus beheld this dreadful result of his unjust aggression, and felt confounded#3. He called aloud to his friends, but got no answer; he touched them and61 dogs, turned swiftly from side to side, while the youth eluded30 its attacks by means of his wings. Wherever he can find a passage for his sword between the scales he makes a wound, piercing now the side, now the flank31, as it slopes towards the tail. The brute spouts from his nostrils water mixed with blood. The wings of the hero are wet with it, and he dares no longer trust to them. Alighting on a rock which rose above the waves, and holding on by a projecting fragment, as the monster floated near he gave him a death stroke. The people who had gathered on the shore shouted so that the hills reechoed the sound. The parents, transported with joy, embraced their future son-in-law, calling him the savior of their house, and the virgin both cause and reward of the contest, descended from the rock. The Wedding Feast The joyful parents, with Perseus and Andromeda, repaired to the palace, where a banquet was spread for them, and all was joy and festivity32. But suddenly a noise was heard of warlike clamor33, and Phineus, the betrothed34 of the virgin, with a party of his adherents35, burst in, demanding the maiden as his own. It was in vain that Cepheus remonstrated36——“You should have claimed her when she lay bound to the rock, the monster’s victim. The sentence of the gods dooming her to such a fate dissolved37 all engagements.” Phineus made no reply, but hurled38 his javelin at Perseus, but it missed its mark and fell harmless39. Perseus would have thrown his in turn, but the cowardly assailant40 ran and took shelter behind the altar. But his act was a signal for an onset by his band upon the guests of Cepheus. They defended themselves and a general conflict ensued, the old king retreating from the scene after fruitless expostulations, calling the gods to witness that he was guiltless of this outrage on the rights of hospitality. Perseus and his friends maintained for some time the unequal contest, but the numbers of the assailants were too great for them, and destruction seemed inevitable, when a sudden thought struck Perseus,——“I will make my enemy defend me.” Then with a loud voice he exclaimed, “If I have any friend here let him turn away his eyes!” and held aloft the Gorgon’s head. “Seek not to frighten us with your jugglery41,” said Thescelus, and raised his javelin in act to throw, and became stone in the very attitude. Ampyx was about to plunge his sword into the body of a prostrate foe, but his arm stiffened and he could neither thrust forward nor withdraw it. Another, in the midst of a vociferous42 challenge, stopped, his mouth open, but no sound issuing. One of Perseus’s friends, Aconteus, caught sight of the Gorgon and stiffened like the rest. Astyages struck him with his sword, but instead of wounding, it recoiled with a ringing noise. Phineus beheld this dreadful result of his unjust aggression, and felt confounded43. He called aloud to his friends, but got no answer; he touched them and