And he hath gathered in her the mightiest heroes of all Achaea, and hath come to thy city from wandering far through cities and gulfs of the dread ocean, in the hope that thou wilt grant him the fleece.

But as thou dost please, so shall it be, for he cometh not to use force, but is eager to pay thee a recompense for the gift.

He has heard from me of thy bitter foes the Sauromatae, and he will subdue them to thy sway.

And if thou desirest to know their names and lineage I will tell thee all.

This man on whose account the rest were gathered from Hellas, they call Jason, son of Aeson, whom Cretheus begat.