\paperw2700 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 \cf7 At last the \b \cf15 \ATXht10134 Argonauts\b0 \cf7 \ATXht0 reached the city of Aea in Colchis, ruled by \b \cf15 \ATXht10110 Aeδ
tes\b0 \cf7 \ATXht0 , the custodian of the celebrated fleece. Along with the king, they were greeted by his children \b \cf15 \ATXht10101 Absyrtus\b0 \cf7 \ATXht0 , called "the brilliant," and\b \ATXht11306 \cf15 Medea\b0 \cf7 \ATXht0 the sorceress, a
favorite of \b \cf15 \ATXht10805 Hecate\b0 \cf7 \ATXht0 . \b \cf15 \ATXht11000 Jason\b0 \cf7 \ATXht0 , with the aid of a divine philter given to him by Medea, overcame the terrible trials to which Aeδtes subjected him. First, he yoked the fire-breathing
bulls of \b \cf15 \ATXht7 Hephaestus\b0 \cf7 \ATXht0 and then used them to plow four juggers of land. He sowed the furrows with dragon's teeth form which sprang armed men. The hero mowed them down with his sword like a reaper at harvest time. The slaug
hter over, Jason swore on the gods to honor Medea as his wife and, having taken the precious fleece from the dragon that guarded it, fled with her to the ship that had already hoisted its sails.
