The Argonautica

But Aeetes is not such a man among men as you say

Minos, Pasiphae's spouse, was; I am no Ariadne.

So never speak again of welcome owed to strangers.

Only remember me when you have reached the city Iolcus,

and I will remember you, even against my parents' will.

And may some rumor come to me from very far away,

or let a bird bring word when you have forgotten me;

or may the swift winds bear me myself across the sea,

snatching me hence away to the distant city Iolcus,

to stand face-to-face and heap bitter reproaches on you,

and remind you: my favor saved you. If only I could stand

then in your halls, an unexpected guest beside the hearth.

So she spoke, pouring down her cheeks the tears of her sorrow;

Then Jason gave her a direct and ready answer:

Strange girl, let the empty winds go wandering at pleasure,

and let the messenger bird go too--these words are empty.

If ever you reach those far dwellings and the land of Hellas,

held high in honor by women, revered by men

so shall you stand; all will revere and serve you as goddess,

because the sons of some came safely home again,

by your counsel, while others' brothers and kinsmen in turn

and many stalwart husbands were saved out of disaster.

And you shall prepare our bed within the bridal chambers;

nothing else will ever divide the two of us from love,