oman, for he thought, "She
should thank me once at least."

And as he looked, she grew fairer than all women, and taller than all
men on earth; and her garments shone like the summer sea, and her jewels
like the stars of heaven; and over her forehead was a veil, woven of the
golden clouds of sunset; and through the veil she looked down on him,
with great soft heifer's eyes; with great eyes, mild and awful, which
filled all the glen with light.

And Jason fell upon his knees, and hid his face between his hands.

And she spoke: "I am the Queen of Olympus, Hera the wife of Zeus. As
thou hast done to me, so will I do to thee. Call on me in the hour of
need, and try if the Immortals can forget."

And when Jason looked up, she rose from off the earth, like a pillar of
tall white cloud, and floated away across the mountain peaks, toward
Olympus the holy hill.

Then a great fear fell on Jason; but after a while he grew light of
heart; and he blessed old Cheiron, and said: "Surely the Centaur is a
prophet, and guessed what would come to pass, when he bade me speak
harshly to no soul whom I might meet."

Then he went down toward Iolcos, and as he walked, he found that he had
lost one of his sandals in the flood.

And as he went through the streets, the people came out to look at him,
so tall and fair was he; but some of the elders whispered together; and
at last one of them stopped Jason, and called to him: "Fair lad, who are
you, and whence come you; and what is your errand in the town?"

"My name, good father, is Jason, and I come from Pelion up above; and my
errand is to Pelias your king; tell me then where his palace is."

But the old man started, and grew pale, and said, "Do you not know the
oracle, my son, that you go so boldly through the town, with but one
sandal on?"

"I am a stranger here, and know of no oracle; but what of my one sandal?
I lost the other in Anauros, while I was struggling with the flood."

Then the old man looked back to his companions; and one sighed and
another smiled; at last he said: "I will tell you, lest you rush upon
your ruin unawares. The oracle in Delphi has said, that a man wearing
one sandal should take the kingdom from Pelias, and keep it for
himself. Therefore beware how you go up to his palace, for he is the
fiercest and most cunning of all kings."

Then Jason laughed a great laugh, like a war horse in his pride: "Good
news, good father, both for you and me. For that very e