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his companions halted at some distance from Iolcus,
while Medea entered the town alone, pretending
that she was a fugitive from the ill-treatment of
Jason,

Here she was entertained by the daughters of
Pelias, over whom she gained great influence by
showing them certain magical wonders, In the end
she selected an old ram from the king’s flocks, cut
him up and boiled him in a caldron with herbs of
magic power. In the end the animal emerged from
the caldron as a young and vigorous lamb. The
enchantress now told her dupes that their old father
could in the same way be made young again. Fully
believing her, the daughters cut the old man to
pieces in the same manner, and threw his limbs into
the caldron, trusting to Medea to restore him to life
as she had the ram.

Leaving them for the assumed purposo of invok-
ing the moon, as a part of the ceremony, Medea
ascended to the roof of the palace. Here she
lighted a fire-signal to the waiting Argonauts, who
instantly burst into and took possession of the
town.

Having thus revenged himself, Jason yielded the
crown of Iolcus to the son of Pelias, and withdrew
with Medea to Corinth, where they resided together
for ten years. And here the final act in the tragedy
was played.

After these ten years of happy married life, dur-
ing which several children were born, Jason ceased
to love his wife, and fixed his affections on Glauce,
the daughter of King Creon of Corinth. The king