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


Here were the oxstalls and farm of Amycus, the haughty king of the
Bebrycians, whom once a nymph, Bithynian Melie, united to Poseidon
Genethlius, bare--the most arrogant of men; for even for strangers he
laid down an insulting ordinance, that none should depart till they had