Him the son of Aeson with prudence addressed: "Good friend, assuredly with an evil word didst thou revile me, saying before them all that I was the wronger of a kindly man. But not for long will I nurse bitter wrath, though indeed before I was grieved. For it was not for flocks of sheep, no, nor for possessions that thou wast angered to fury, but for a man, thy comrade. And I were fain thou wouldst even champion me against another man if a like thing should ever befall me." He spake, and they sat down, united as of old. But of those two, by the counsel of Zeus, one, Polyphemus son of Eilatus, was destined to found and build a city among the Mysians bearing the river's name, and the other, Heracles, to return and toil at the labours of Eurystheus. And he threatened to lay waste the Mysian land at once, should they not discover for him the doom of Hylas, whether living or dead. And for him they gave pledges choosing out the noblest sons of the people and took an oath that they would never cease from their labour of search. Therefore to this day the people of Cius enquire for Hylas the son of Theiodamas; and take thought for the well-built Trachis. For there did Heracles settle the youths whom they sent from Cius as pledges. And all day long and all night the wind bore the ship on, blowing fresh and strong; but when dawn rose there was not even a breath of air. And they marked a beach jutting forth from a bend of the coast, very broad to behold, and by dint of rowing came to land at sunrise. BOOK II SUMMARY OF BOOK II Fight between Polydeuces and Amycus, King of the Bebrycians; defeat and death of Amycus (1-97).--Victory of the Argonauts over the Bebrycians; arrival at the abode of Phineus (98-177).--History of Phineus and the Harpies, who are chased by Zetes and Calais, sons of Boreas (178-300).--Prediction of Phineus and return of the sons of Boreas (301-447).--Episode of Paraebius (448-499).--Origin of the Etesian winds (500-527).--Argo passes between the Symplegades by the aid of Athena (528-647).--Arrival at the isle Thynias; apparition of Apollo, to whom they pay honour (648-719).--Arrival among the Mariandyni, where King Lycus welcomes them (720-814).--Deaths of Idmon and Tiphys: Ancaeus chosen pilot (815-910).--The Argonauts pass Sinope and the Cape of the Amazons, and reach the Chalybes (911-1008).--Customs of the Tibareni and Mossynoeci (1009-1029).--Contest with the birds of the isle Aretias, where they meet with the sons of Phrixus, shipwrecked on their way to Hellas (1030-1225).--Arrival in Colchis (1226-1285). BOOK II