LXII
The best description of Hercules's lament for Hylas is in Lang's translation of the thirteenth Idyl of Theocritus.
Poem:—
| Hylas | Bayard Taylor |
The naming of Jason's ship may have been after its builder, or from the city of Argos, or from the word "Argo," meaning swift or white.
The story of the Symplegades may be a reference to the rolling and clashing of icebergs. The dove incident occurs in many ancient stories, from that of Noah down.
Poems:—
| Talking Oak | Alfred Tennyson |
| Life and Death of Jason | William Morris |
| Æson and King Athamas | Frederick Tennyson |