445-451) Ruthless Love, great bane, great curse to mankind, from thee come deadly strifes and lamentations and groans, and countless pains as well have their stormy birth from thee.

Arise, thou god, and arm thyself against the sons of our foes in such guise as when thou didst fill Medea's heart with accursed madness.

How then by evil doom did she slay Apsyrtus when he came to meet her?
For that must our song tell next.
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452-481) When the heroes had left the maiden on the island of Artemis, according to the covenant, both sides ran their ships to land separately.

And Jason went to the ambush to lie in wait for Apsyrtus and then for his comrades.