But what had happened to Hylas? Well, a little while after he parted from Heracles and went into the wood, he came upon a pool of water and knelt down to drink from it. Unlike NARCISSUS, he did not fall in love with his own reflection.174 Instead, it was the water nymphs of the pool who were smitten at the sight of the beautiful youth. They rose to the surface, sang to him, seduced him, and eventually lured him in.175 As the Argo sailed steadily on, the figurehead remarked smugly to Jason: “Told you to watch out for the aitches. Harpies next.”
