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The Argonautica

BOOK II
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And if at the bidding of the Muses I must tell this tale outright, Phoebus strictly commanded the Boeotians and Nisaeans to worship him as guardian of their city, and to build their city round the trunk of the ancient wild olive; but they, instead of the god-fearing Aeolid Idmon, at this day honour Agamestor.
Who was the next that died?
For then a second time the heroes heaped up a barrow for a comrade dead.

For still are to be seen two monuments of those heroes.

The tale goes that Tiphys son of Hagnias died; nor was it his destiny thereafter to sail any further.

But him there on the spot a short sickness laid to rest far from his native land, when the company had paid due honours to the dead son of Abas.

And at the cruel woe they were seized with unbearable grief.


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