club, a sword, or some other weapon in each
of their hands."

"You have excellent eyes," said King Cyzicus.
"Yes; they are six-armed giants, as you say,
and these are the enemies whom I and my
subjects have to contend with."

The next day, when the Argonauts were about
setting sail, down came these terrible giants,
stepping a hundred yards at a stride, brandish-
ing their six arms apiece, and looking very for-
midable, so far aloft in the air. Each of these
monsters was able to carry on a whole war by
himself, for with one of his arms he could fling
immense stones, and wield a club with another,
and a sword with a third, while the fourth was
poking a long spear at the enemy, and the fifth
and sixth were shooting him with a bow and
arrow. But, luckily, though the giants were so
huge, and had so many arms, they had each
but one heart, and that no bigger nor braver
than the heart of an ordinary man. Besides, if
they had been like the hundred-armed Briareus
the brave Argonauts would have given them their
hands full of fight. Jason and his friends went
boldly to meet them, slew a great many, and

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