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Our story opens in the year 1250

BC.

Almost 12 months have gone by since

Jason, the young king of Thessaly, left

his kingdom, his wife Creusa, and their

son Itis,under the protection of his

cousin Adrastus, until the day he should

return. With an intrepid band of

followers, Jason embarked on the great

ship Argo, bound for Colchis at the

end of the world, in a last, desperate

attempt to save his people from disaster.

Zeus, the father of the gods, has

condemned them in his rage to be

overwhelmed by fiery volcanoes, unless

Jason and his men can bring back the

sacred golden fleece to their homeland.

from which it had been stolen. The golden

fleece was a gift to Thessaly from the

all-powerful father of the gods, the

symbol of his divine favor andprotection.

help us! Save us! Don't let

us die! Save our children! There's no

more water! Our crops have been burned!

Our houses are in ruin! Our children are

starving! We can't go on this way! Save

us! Save us and our children! Neither!

Men and women of Thessaly, complaining in

your despair will not improve the general

situation. We are home!

Why don't you pray to the gods instead?

They will listen to your entreaties.

Jason is sure to return with the golden

fleece, and the fury of the volcanoes

will be pacified forever. Jason is dead!

Zeus has cursed us, he wants us all to

die! Let go, you pray God! I,

Adrastus, humbly implore your mercy, O

mighty Zeus. Lord of Olympus,

ruler of earthlings and immortals, hear

us in the hour of our misfortune. There's

no use fooling ourselves, my friends.

Jason will never return with a golden

fleece. The doom of Thessaly is already

sealed, it must be seen plainly. And

without false hopes that sooner or later

our city will be completely overwhelmed

by the volcanoes.

What's your view of his prediction,

Antinous?Even if he is mistaken,

Yochus will surely be deserted and

abandoned. The

entire city is on the brink of

starvation. And our plantations are

burning up like tinder, while lava

engulfs and overflows our wells. And what

is worse, the country folk are crowding

into the city, the only place that has

escaped the wrath of the gods. Are you

able to propose any realistic measure to

save us, Jochen?I'll tell you what to do.

Let us leave Thessaly while we can. Those

of us who can afford to, we can buy new

homes in another country. I thought you'd

say that. Just what I expected. Either

all the people of Yokas are saved, or

none at all. Then why don't you say, let

all of us die together?Arguments like

these are making us straight as our king,

and to those with him who are risking

their lives for all of us. Why do you

give him up for loss, even though he left

us almost a year ago?What evidence do we

have that he never reached Colchis at

all, or that he's not returning to us

right now with the Golden Fleece?I have

suffered and pondered over the same

anxieties, even more so, but

still I feel there is hope for his

return. From the day Jason headed for the

open sea and the lands beyond, let me say

my confidence has never wavered an

instant. Perhaps because he never failed

to show his confidence in me, or perhaps

through a sense of gratitude I have,

because he was willing to go and try

where everyone else has met with failure,

to save his people who are daily

threatened with destruction.

Well, you know, perhaps the king is right

concerning this matter. I sincerely think

so. I wouldn't have to... This contest is

a dangerous thing.

You shouldn't worry about them, Creulsa.

Whatever they say, the members of the

council are of no importance. They are

only weathercocks, blown to and fro by

every shifting wind. They don't have the

power of their convictions. They are

false traitors. I remember their farewell

promises to Jason. They swore that during

his absence, they would never doubt his

return.

But why look at me that way?It strikes me

with terror. Are you two, perhaps,

beginning to give up hope or trust this?

Tell me that it isn't true. Tell me it's

not. No, Creusa.

I'm not giving up hope. I'm looking

forward, as you are, to the acclaim of

the populace when they hail the safe

return of our king, I assure you, cousin.

You shall have him back soon.

The essential thing right now is that no

one have the least doubt either in me or

in you. In spite of everything, the

people of Yokos are still firm in their

belief that the king will be successful

in his mission. At

this stage, therefore, a single false

step would still mean the collapse of all

our plans, and we would all end up being

torn to pieces. Only when the whole city

has abandoned hope at last and forgotten

the quest of the golden fleece, then I

can persuade even Creusa. With the farms

in the countryside burning around us, it

will be easy to convince the queen to

emigrate for the good of her son. With

the treasure stored in this house and

with the crown of Creusa, any land we

wish to rule will be ours by conquest.

What makes you think Crazer will go with

you?My common sense. I'll

make her glad to. What good are the gems

in the treasury of Thessaly when it is

she I desire most of all?Her loveliness

is ablaze in me like an open furnace. Yet

your plan has a flaw, Drastus.

What if Jason should return with the

golden fleece?

Don't worry, he won't.

He's breaking up!

This bulkhead is going. Give me a

piece of wood and a brace.

That blank over there. Quick!

Bring me some spice and a ballad. Move!

It won't hold much longer. I'll need

another one. Hurry!

Keep that sail aboard! Break the

mast! Break the mast back then!

Hurry up! Stay!

Stay with the climb! Let's go!

The

mast! It's snapped! It's coming down!

Look out!

We must make it stronger than before.

Safely through this storm. Give me a hand

over here. All we have to do now is

replace the sail we lost. I don't think

that'll be too difficult. As for the

planking, look at it. No, I'm done. Don't

let yourself be fooled by appearances,

Jason. Move

those ships in a much worse condition

than you think. They have the tempest

like that and she'll sink for the bot

team. The construction wouldn't be able

to hold together. I'll try to reinforce

it with extra braces. The mast and

rigging need more repair. I'll

plug the worst leaks as best I can.

Let's not fool ourselves pretty bad.

You'll have to do the impossible, Argus.

Remember that the fate of our homeland

and of our people is in your hands.

Even if the ship holds together, we're

completely out of food and water, and the

men will die slowly but surely from

hunger and thirst. Our only hope now is

that the currents will bring us within

sight of land while there's still time,

before it's too late to matter. I guess

you don't put much faith in that hope, do

you?But I'm sure that our luck will hold

out. Listen, man.

I know it's been a long time since we

sailed from Yokos. We've been faced with

danger at every turn. We've been in more

than one situation that seemed hopeless.

But whatever it was, it has never kept us

from sailing off. And we will this time,

but only if we refuse to be discouraged

or to be frightened. Why did we leave for

Colchis?Because the oracle said the

volcanists will lay waste our land just

as long as the Golden Fleece stays on

foreign soil. And I swear to you that

I'll return with it if I have to paddle

the ship with my own hands.

As for now, force yourselves to go on if

you want to live. For the time being, we

will row and we'll live on fish.

I'm sure the currents will bring us to

land soon. For drinking water, we

can catch rain in the sail. And if it

doesn't rain, dew will fall at night.

That's all I have to say. The fates have

turned against me. We'll never make it.

Come on, save your breath for rowing.

Nothing. It's no use. Day after day we

cast our nets without any luck.

Well, try again. Don't give up. The god

of the sea has condemned us all to die.

But why kill us like this, bit by bit?And

no rain for days. How long can we go on

without a drop of water?My legs are as

stiff as boards. Help us! God's

all it must help us!What's happened to

our families in Yokas?

I'm telling you, Orpheus, a haze like

that means there's land. I think so, too.

A land where maybe we can take aboard

fresh water and food supplies.

Turn back! Turn back! We can't go on.

We'd better head the ship straight for

Yokas. Hold your tongue, Ewan. That's an

order. Who's in command, you or Jason?

How do you feel?As if I were on fire

inside. I'll die soon without water.

And you, Telamon?I don't believe I have

the strength to hold out much longer.

What a miserable way to die this is

dragged out to the bitter end. I'd rather

die in combat on a battlefield as befits

the reigning king. Look at those

clouds coming. Perhaps it'll

rain. Empty words. We hear nothing except

empty words. We were foolish enough to

believe in you while you brought us here,

but not now. You're the one responsible

for talking us all into this madness. All

right, now you're going to take us back.

Don't ask me how, that's for you to

decide. But turn the ship around fast, or

I'll kill you myself.

All of you, listen to me. We're near

land. I know it because I can feel it.

Jason, it's no use. You can't convince

us. Don't you realize you're talking like

a raving lunatic?Aren't you forgetting

that I'm your king?All right then, I'm

rebelling against you. But we want to

return to Yokas. Since there's no way to

escape now, we want to face death with

our wives and with our children. Don't

talk like a fool. Jason, give Argus the

order to turn the ship about and set sail

westward. Not me. But Jason, don't you

see you're making me kill you by not

turning back?You'd better put your sword

away. I'll punt my sword away after I

kill you. I'm not going to raise my sword

against you. I'm waiting.

Come on, kill me if you're able. I don't

want to, Jason. I'm too ashamed to kill

you. From now on, I'll

never be able to look you in the face

again, my king. Never again.

Every man loses his head occasionally.

Let's forget it. It's raining! It's

raining! It's raining!

This wreckage that the currents have

driven ashore doesn't leave us any room

for doubt. It's certainly all that is

left of the Argole. And this is evidence

that the mighty god of the sea, Poseidon,

never forgives trespassers who dare to

penetrate the forbidden reaches of his

dominions. The people refuse to accept

this evidence, and it seems with good

reason. They have all gathered around

Argus's father and have elected him to

come before you to plead for them as

their sole representative. Where is the

old man now?He's on his way here to try

to convince you. Whoever can produce

favorable evidence will be most

welcome.

I know that you, Abantes, come here to

speak for the people of Iochus. I,

Adrostus, will consider what you have to

say. My eyes are

blinded and unable to see

these alleged remains, no more than they

could see the ship when it was new and

outfitted by my son for this voyage.

However, I tell you, they must not be

considered as proof that they have

perished, the ship and Jason and all his

companions. Every other day,

let my words remind you, the Breakers

cast wreckage out of the sea, all along

the coast of Thessaly. That is true.

But only in the Argo did your son use

such heavy timbers as these.

I'm truly amazed at you.

And I'm filled with distress. Your

resignation is worse than the willingness

with which you presume that my cousin

Jason is dead. It's simply beyond my

power of understanding. Argus's father is

absolutely right. This piece of drift

would prove nothing. We'd commit a

sin against ourselves, against the whole

of Thessaly, against the divine will of

Zeus, who inspired our king to sail for

unknown shores, if we are persuaded that

he has met with failure in his quest for

the golden fleece.

This council meeting is over.

Tell me the truth now. Do you really

think that those pieces were part of the

ship Jason was on?No, Creel. So every

word I said in a council meeting is

exactly what I believe to be true. I

agree without a shadow of doubt with what

Argus's father said, and whatever the

others do, you can rely on me. Thank

you, Captain.

That father of Argus has prattles too

much at the first opportunity you have.

Do you think there is such a place as

Colchis?] Well, I'm beginning to have my

doubts. ] I'll never lose

hope, no matter how many troubles we

have. ] Why, I didn't suspect you were so

hard to convince. ] Now you know.

I hope we don't have to wander in the

open sea for the rest of our lives. So

long as we eat. Vargas!

Jason!

What's wrong?The helm won't move. It's

stuck fast. Let's try all

together.

The ship is being driven by a strong

current. There's land! Land! Look over

there!

We're headed straight from the rocks!

Find the helm. We'll be dodged to pieces.

Stand back, stand back, out of the way, I

said. Freeze the oars. Stop toting, all

the way. Back the

oars. Roll back, roll back!

There's no cause for alarm, friends. Keep

calm now. We're beyond the current, we're

out of danger. Look, women, women

swimming out to meet us. Let's hope

they're pretty. Pretty?They're beautiful.

This must be Olympus, the home of the

gods. Land, finally. I

can't believe my eyes.

The stars are really among the most

beautiful things the gods have bestowed

upon men. They remind us that true love

is eternal.

You think so?

You don't believe what I say.

I didn't say that, but I don't think you

would convince our comrades. They left us

here all alone on the ship to keep watch.

Well, they went off in search of other

pleasures.

Where are your men?There are no men here.

Several years ago, our husband sailed

away to fight a war in a distant island.

We never saw them again.

And our sons died a few months later of

some mysterious disease. It was as if

someone had laid a curse son.

Since then we had been waiting, alone.

And you are the first men to come here in

all that time.

And our arrival must have awakened to the

memories. Oh, I

know. You have awakened us from silence

and from solitude. You have reminded

us of the joy of living. It's years since

there was laughter on this island or

since anyone sang.

Rejoicing and love

seem to have been lost forever.

My men will begin to worry. I'd better go

now. I think your men are well occupied

at the moment. Stay till tomorrow,

here. The whole ship was

falling to pieces, the mast went over the

side, water was rushing in everywhere,

and I, with just my bare hands, managed

to save all my companions. And here I am.

Who are you?Where do you come from?My

name is Laertes, and I come from Ithaca.

Oh, you wouldn't know it. It's a faraway

island, famous for its beautiful women.

Though not one can compare with you. I

don't believe you. You doubt my word?Yes,

but it doesn't matter. Your eyes are

pretty. They're the color of the sky.

Hey, what's wrong with the sheep around

here?What do you say?Why don't we kill

one of them and take it back on board

with us?They're not ours for the taking.

Well, why do we work all the time like a

pair of doggies while the others are

playing with the girls?Oh, stop

complaining. Start looking for wood. Oh,

I'm tired of looking for wood all day

long. There's a treat that'll do.

Argus! Argus! Bells! And Bells!

If you

come

with Argus! Hey, it's the sheep talking.

Wait, listen to us. Don't leave us

here. Sounds familiar. He reminds me of

someone. Why, that's the voice of

Laertes. Yes, it is. It is the voice of

Laertes. Help us, friend.

It's the voice of Laertes. He must be a

magician. I am, Laertes. Argus,

listen. Alcaeus, Dionysus, Claudius, and

all the others are with me too. This

island is full of witches. Did he

say witches?Yes. The women on this island

are all evil witches. They turned us into

sheep. They turned the men who fell into

their clutches before us into rocks and

trees. Jason alone can save us.

No one else. If it's not too late, warn

him. Hurry, hurry,

hurry. Let's go.

And that's the reason. That's why we have

sailed away from home.

If I fail to appease the anger of Zeus,

my people will be destroyed.

And among them, my wife

and my son. I am

sorry. Neither of us has very much reason

to be grateful to the fates. They have

given us youth and health and beauty.

But these gifts must be shared with

others to be enjoyed. We are both like

trees which produce a marvelous fruit

that no one is allowed to gather.

You are barely allowed a fleeting moment

of happiness. Then you will sail away

with your men, and we will be left in

silence again.

Our nights will be unendurable, without

love. You mustn't give way to despair

like this. Your men will return to you.

You must have faith. No, no

We are all condemned for eternity.

Help! Beware of

dire. Flee for your life, oh,

king.

Help! Save us! Save

us! Help!

This land is a curse. Flee from

it. Save wherever you are. Stranger, flee

before this too late! Gaia will

destroy you!

Father of witchcraft, almighty Apollo.

Grant that I may be made once again as

beautiful as I was, even if only for a

moment. Only for a moment.

That's all I ask of you.

This is the land of death.

Gaia is a witch.

Don't believe her words of love.

Flee for your life.

Flee for your life.

This land is a curse.

Flee from it.

Whoever you are, stranger, flee

before it is too late.

Don't come here, you stranger! Run away!

You will never manage to set me free.

Only magic can break these bonds.

But can you tell me what powerful

sorcery is concealed in this island?The

sorcery you ask me about has only one

name. Its name is Gaia. Why, that's the

name of a queen. Yes, no one but she,

Gaia, the terrifying daughter of the

great sun god. She is my sister, a

monster whose appearance is as

frightening as the terrible thing she

does. Explain what you mean, I beg you. I

don't understand you. This creature you

think is the most beautiful woman in

existence was born and grew up disfigured

and horrible to see. Naturally,

all men fled at the sight of her, but

they sought me. Maddened by her jealousy,

at last she chained me in this lonely

cavern and asked and was granted a favor

by Apollo. Her hideous appearance, like

that of the witches who are her

companions, was turned into dazzling

beauty so that no man thereafter could

resist them. But she also wanted to have

her revenge. Whoever the victim is who

yields to her embraces or to the allure

of her companions will be either

transformed into rocks or living trees or

animals. Apollo gave her her

wish, but only on one condition. Her

loveliness would be resplendent only in

daylight until the sun sets. And so it

will be until that day when fate brings a

certain man to this island, Jason, the

king of Thessaly. If she should once

succeed in seducing him, her beauty will

become eternal, immortal. If not, her

magic powers will end. But tell me why

she didn't have you put to death. Ah

Because if she ever dares to kill me, our

divine Father Apollo will be sure to

punish her by condemning her forever to

be as hideous as she was at birth. But

you must flee! Flee before Gaia's

treachery destroys you! No man has ever

been known to resist her!

I know you're an enchantress, Gaia. I'm

not afraid of your witchcraft. Where is

it?Where is it?Your magic

power has finished forever!No!

No No

Ohh You think you've won, don't you,

Jason?But you're wrong again.

I still hold you firmly within my power.

Rivers of blood will flow in the streets

of Yonkers. Others instead of you will

occupy your throne. Others will take your

wife and kill your son.

I lay my curse on you. You

and all your kindred, my curse is on

you. Yes. You're right. You're absolutely

right. They killed all the fish. It was

the glasses of

soldiers.

Cut them down.

What am I to thank for this great honor,

Creusa?You miserable wretch!

Wasn't it enough for you to usurp a

throne with your treachery?Why do you

also want to kill innocent people?

I had good reason to proclaim myself King

of Thessaly today. It's my only hope of

saving the crown for you and for your

son, not for me and my protection.

The fact is, even when all Thessaly has

been transformed into a desert of dry

cinders, you and your son will still have

a kingdom of your own, the one that I

conquer and subdue for you, not like the

one here, in another kind of land, thanks

to my genius, and to my force of

character, and to the gold and the vase

of this Paris. But to bring this

to reality, and to make sure that at my

death there be no one to challenge your

rights,I require that you, for your

welfare, have due respect for my

decisions, however

distasteful they are. What decisions?

At the proper moment, I shall reveal to

you my plans for our future, and I hope

to find you reasonable and

cooperative.

It would be unpleasant if I had to use

force.

This fish is enough to make your stomach

turn over. You

know, you ought to offer Poseidon thanks

for his blessing, otherwise that fish

would be eating you. This ship was filled

with food and water when we put out the

sea from that witch's island, and now

we're back to putrid fish again.

I don't know what I wouldn't give if I

could only see my little son once again.

I'll bet you that he can handle a bow

better than I can now. Be still, Laertes.

It doesn't help to talk about it.

I shall let you lead Eurydice back to

life. But there is one

more thing. As she

is going out of the underworld, you are

not to turn around and look at her.

I promise not to. But the

moment I was outside the entrance and saw

daylight, praying that she was behind me,

I turned around to look at her.

Then I heard a distant rumble of thunder.

And my beautiful Eurydice went back into

the underworld forever, to dwell

among the dead.

What is real love, Orpheus?

It's a joy.

And a sorrow.

It's final.

And eternal. Do you

mind if I ask why you're studying the

bottom of the sea?What do you expect to

find down there?You're wrong, Peleus. I

wasn't looking for anything. I was

thinking that after what we've been

through, it's a miracle that we're still

afloat.

Peleus. What is it?Look, there's land

over there on the horizon.

Land, land over

there. Land, land. Yes, yes, land. I'll

take 10 minutes to collect supplies. The

rest of you stay aboard and guide the

ship. Very well. Look there.

It's almost like yoke. Hostiles,

shipyards!

What do you suppose could be happening in

this city?I hope it doesn't mean we'll be

attacked. Surely they saw us coming in.

Jason, look at that.

The city is almost preserved.

Please let me go. I beg of you, don't

keep me from leaving. I have to put out

to sea before night. Why are you free?

Where are the people going?Far away from

here. This is a day of sorrow. Death is

already circling about our heads, ready

to fall upon us. And if you want some

good advice, go back by whatever way that

brought you here and run for your lives.

Run for your lives before it's too late.

Are you the king?I am. And who are you?

I'm Jason, King of Thessaly. I've just

put into port and come ashore in search

of supplies for my shipmates. But I find

you and your people running away, as

though you were pursued by some horrible

disaster. I would like to offer you my

assistance. Tell me what I can do for

you. First, I wish to tell you,

for your own security, that once a

year, when the moon is full at

midsummer, a frightful monster

that lives deep in the caverns of

Cytherea comes out to hunt for

victims. Before he returns, he

spreads death and destruction among the

unhappy inhabitants of this fair island.

And therefore, I too, and my daughter and

my counselors here, are running away to

find a place of refuge. But why couldn't

you kill the monster?Many young

men of this island have tried in vain to

do so. And one was my son,

but every one of them was destroyed. The

strongest men are helpless against the

brute. So every year we must

suffer again and mourn our dead.

My comrades and I will overpower the

monster and kill it. I'm afraid not, King

Jason. You will be killed like all the

others were, and your comrades as well.

This time you needn't worry. Our ship was

brought here by Zeus, and he will protect

us. Well, King Jason, I wish I could

fight at your side, but at my age it's

not possible. May the gods protect you.

Tell me, Euryceus, what power causes a

face that you've seen only for a few

moments to be reflected deep in your

heart, and from then on, no other face

you've known is more dear to you?

I wonder why just one voiceYour voice

and yours alone makes me tremble.

And I hear your words like music.

It's Aphrodite, the goddess of love who

wields this power. I

love you, Adalenta.

And I you. It's more than I can bear. And

now I know that I've always been in love

with you, even before I met you. You were

sent to me. You won't leave me

now, will you, Orysis?Don't ask me that,

I'll beg of you. I'm too weak to resist

you. I wish you were,

Orysis. I wish I could persuade you.

And certainly you would find living on

this island beautiful now. We can live

without fear of the monster in the

mountain. And it was you who saved us,

you and Jason. There will be no more

sorrow here. Oh, stay with me, Orysis,

please stay. If you leave me tomorrow and

go with the others, for me it will be

worse than dying. If only

I could stay with you, but I can't. I

mustn't.

I am destined to sail with my companions,

and you know why. We have to continue our

voyage. But I'll come back.

If the gods grant their protection, I'll

come back, and it will be forever.

No, you won't. You

can't come back even if you want to. Your

country is too far. Believe me, I promise

you. I know you don't mean it.

I don't want any false illusions,

waiting, hoping in vain.

I love you, and I love no one but you for

the rest of my life.

Tell me what you're thinking about,

Jason. What do you expect me to think

about?Krusa.

Itis, my little son, and my people.

Thinking of them isn't going to cure your

homesickness for them, I know too well.

It only makes it harder to bear. Forget

it. Forget it. It's impossible to ignore

your feelings. You must try to suppress

them. Laocrytus. What is the Laertes?Go

below and fetch us some of that good

wine. Right away. Hey,

not that wine in the big jars. Look in

the hole down the starboard side by the

bow. I see that you've brought a long

supply of your own. I wanted it for those

times when my mind is full of longing and

bitter memories, the way yours is at the

moment. You surprise me,

a family man like you. consoling himself

with wine. Well, I admit a pretty girl

would be better, but since there aren't

any, what can I do?]

Peristeus, Peristeus. ]

Adalanta, who put you in here?

You can trust me. Afraid,

or what?I won't hurt you.

You're too beautiful. Atalanta!

Atalanta! Don't run away from me. I want

to talk to you.

If I tell Jason you're a stowaway...

Take it. Promise you won't say a word to

anyone. It's not much.

And I don't want to deprive you of your

pretty bracelet. Go

away, you frighten me. Don't be silly.

Why should I frighten you?You don't mean

it, Atalanta. You're so

beautiful.

Laeopritus, Laertes is waiting for that

wine. Atalanta!

They kill each other! Pull over!

Break it up! Break it up! Let me out of!

I want to kill him!

Eurystheus, by smuggling this woman

aboard ship, you've broken our lord. It

was no fault of his, my lord. I stowed

away on board. Eurystheus didn't know I

was here until the ship was far away from

the island. What's your defense,

Eurystheus?My noble lord and king,

what Atalantis says has nothing to do

with the truth. I forced her to come on

the ship with me, against her own will.

If one of us is to suffer, it's only fair

that I should. No, that's not true.

Don't believe him. Eurystheus, don't lie

to them, please. Tell the truth,

otherwise they're going to kill you

without mercy. They won't harm me.

they're going to kill you oh I beg you

tell them the truth tell them the truth

please I believe what

you say Atalanta but as soon as he

discovered your presence here with us

Eurystheus should have informed me

whereas his silence makes him equally

guilty of insubordination this

crime carries the maximum penalty of

death the same is true for the crime

of Lyocratus

I would like to hear your opinion

Let Atalanta be put adrift on a raft,

and let both Eurystheus and Leocritus be

put to death. Let me suffer, but show him

your mercy. Justice will be done all the

more. If it will save Eurystheus, then

take my knife. Eurystheus, speak

before the verdict is delivered. I have

nothing more to say, except that Atalanta

is innocent. What penalty do the rest of

you consider just?The death penalty.

Also for the girl. I'm for it.

Me too. I say death. Death.

Yes, death. Death.

Death. Death.

Death. Death.

Then it is your decision that they must

die. Admitus and

Dionysus, carry out the sentence. Wait a

moment, Jason. Orpheus.

Eurytheus and Atalanta have done wrong,

it is quite true.

But let us consider why.

Because they discovered love for the

first time, they were unable to resist

the power of this feeling they

experienced in which governs our very

existence. So

if there is a criminal here, then it must

be love. But who of you would dare to

condemn love?

It would be the same as condemning life

itself.

Eurystheus, Atalanta,

whatever the judgment of these men here

may have been, continue to have faith in

the power of love. You will be in the

right and they will be in the wrong.

You enlight they in darkness.

Don't be too hasty. I, Orpheus,

born a prince of Sparta,I

ask that you show them mercy. All right,

as long as you let the girl be cast

adrift on a raft. If she stays here on

the ship, there'll be quarreling and

fighting over her. Argus, you haven't

said a word.

If we were to put the girl on a raft,

we'd be saving her life for the time

being. But by leaving her to drift alone

in the open sea, we're condemning her

to a death worse than a criminal. I say

Argus is right! That's true!

No, no, put them to death! Put them to

death!Death to both of them! Get her

out! Margus, you will put them on the

raft with weapons and enough food and

water to last two persons a fortnight.

As for Leiocratus, give him a

hundred lashes.

Charming. You will forgive me if I must

leave you, my friend, but affairs of

state are too urgent to be neglected. To

your affairs of state, Adrastus, or to

Creusa to be more precise about it.

I did. Here I am, darling.

I did. I did.

Polybia, Polybia.

Why do you cower at the sight of me,

cousin?Evidently, you find my company

most unwelcome. I want my son. I implore

you. I want my son, you monster. I'm

sorry, but I cannot allow you to have

him. How can you do a thing like this to

him, Adrastus?I want him to be tempted at

once. Whenever your eyes are flashing

with rage, you are even more beautiful. I

had seen you grow up from an awkward

child, and day by day, as you blossomed

like some magnificent flower, my desire

for you had become overpowering. Before I

realized it, before I even thought of it,

my cousin had won your love forever. But

now you must come, you can't escape me. I

love you with all my heart, and I've

respected you. Had I

wanted to, I could have forced you. OhhLet

me go! Let me go!

I might have had you easily before now,

but I'll wait a little longer. You're

well worth waiting for. I want you to

become my wife, uncomplaining and of your

own free will, but I warn you. If

you disappoint me much longer, your

son will be sacrificed on the altar of

the gods. No! Kill me

first! Make me the sacrifice!

I advise you to think it over carefully.

You can't escape me.

My curse is upon you. You

will never see your homes again.

Study the house! You will never reach

golden. They are clear of the world. You

will never find the golden flee. Never!

Never Never

Were you afraid the ship was going down,

Jason?No, I trust her ship better than

that, Argus. Well, it's a wonder to me

she's still afloat.

Look over there. Do you see that light up

there?

It's a mountain shining as bright as

gold. Why have they not to blind you?As

bright as the sun. It's a real miracle.

It's a mirage. Only the Golden Fleece

could give out such a splendid light.

It's not to blind you. It's the sun. It's

the golden fleece. No, it's a mirage.

It's the golden fleece. Listen,

my friend, all your efforts and your

great courage have finally been rewarded.

The land we see ahead of us is Colchis,

and the light blinding our eyes is from

the Golden Fleece. We

must now do exactly as the Oracle

commanded, I will go ashore alone.

Orpheus, Prince of Sparta, will take

command on board. You will obey his

orders without question.

Orpheus, if I don't return within two

days, leave me and return to Thessaly.

Jason, we won't let you face it alone,

we've always shared Eurythinchus. You

don't know what kind of danger you may

meet in an unknown land. Suppose you run

into difficulties, like monsters, where

men want to kill you, what then?After

all, you are king. What would we do

without you?Forgive me, Jason,

but Alcyus has a point there. If there

are dangers ahead of you, we must face

them together. It's just not right for

you to risk your life all alone.

I'm grateful to all of you, but this is

one time I can't accept your offer to

help me. The oracle was clear.

I must go alone. Jason, King of Thessaly,

with only his bare hands, and without

aid, will have to steal the golden fleece

from Colchis. Head for the coast.

Orpheus.

Look, look there, look at that.

The fires of the volcano have gone out.

Look up there, there is no more

fire. The gods of Olympus have heard our

prayers. Jason has won, he

has the golden fleece. We're saved,

saved, next

to Adrafus.

They're all for him. They don't know that

Jason will never set foot again in Yokas.

If the gods of Olympus aren't powerful

enough to sink that ship, we'll have to

destroy it ourselves. What more can we do

now, Adrastus?The city is up in arms and

shouting for our heads. We'll arrest some

hostages and put them in prison at the

first sign of a revolt, burn them at the

stake. But the soldiers would obey us

now, they'd help the rebellion. Pay them

off, they're soldiers, aren't they?

They'll do what you say. Enough gold will

buy anything. And the Queen?I've

already taken good care of the queen.

Now get this thought into your thick

heads. One false step and I'll kill you

like dogs. What are you waiting for?Get

out of here! And you,

what do you want?I've had

news, Adrastus. Jason may have already

landed. How do you know this?I have

learned that one of the men who sailed

with Jason on the voyage, Urysses, the

son of Talites,seen in the city this

morning I want him brought to me at once

alive or dead that's what I thought

Adrastus he's disappeared from the city

disappeared you dare to let him escape

I would like to ask you a favor if

anything should happen to me take care of

Atalanta she has no one else depend on

us be sure to take care of yourself

though I watch out

don't look so sadThe

worst of our troubles are over.

Don't worry, we'll be all right this

time. I'm afraid. I'm so afraid.

Are you sure there's no other way?No

other means of informing Jason?The

siren's rock is so far. Here

Istius, how can you swim all that way?

Run, the soldiers are coming!

Onions, munching them like apples. Ah, at

home we say onions taste like apples if

you're hungry, and they make your hair

curly too.

Why, that's the siren's rock I see.

Someone lit a fire on it.

That fire must be a warning signal. Head

for the sirens off. The

approaches are under guard, the dungeon's

full. Creusa's on the point of giving in

to Adrastus, but only to save your son's

life. There's only one possibility, if

you can manage to get ashore,without

Adrastus or any of his soldiers setting

eyes on you. Otherwise, it's the end of

all of us. We must do it quickly

while it's still time to save the queen.

We can reach the coast by swimming

underwater. But I can't swim even on top

of the water. They'd be able to see us

anyway. Only if we take Adrastus by

surprise do we have a chance of defeating

him.

It's very simple. Tomorrow, before

the sun sets, we'll bring the ship into

port under full sail. But that's

nothing short of madness. What looks like

madness is often the best solution. You

know, they suppose we haven't the least

suspicion of what's happened.

All hands to the mainsail. Get a

movement. Head the ship straight for

Yokas. We're heading for shore.

King Adrastus, for what reason do you

appear before the altar of all powerful

Zeus to perform the rites of marriage

with this woman whose name is Creusa?

King Adrastus, we have just sighted

Jason's ship. It's heading for Yokos.

Take all

of the soldiers except my bodyguard and

run to the harbor. Jason and his men must

not leave that ship alive. Let me

go, let me go. And you, get on with

it. I assure you nothing can stop the

ceremony. Go on, go on, I said.

ohh We will not celebrate your marriage,

Adjustice, but your funeral.

Jason! His

death and charge will be the end of all

your house!

You've got to do

it. She'll come back at last.

Orpheus. Ah

My friend, why do you

grieve?Noblest of

kings. I've finally

found the one whom I've sought for

so long.

Listen, I hear her voice.

I hear the voice of Eurydice. She is

calling to me. She is coming now to

take me away with her.

this year.

Farewell.

Farewell, my friends,

and to my wanderings from one end of the

world to the other.

And your marriage, Atalanta and

Juristeus, will mark the beginning of a

new era of happiness for this land and

the end of our misfortunes. Joy

has returned to us at last, thanks to the

bravery of our king under the protection

of the sacred golden priest. The

miraculous symbol of our great

God,He

rifted.

At

last. My son.