75.1Erat in nāvī Argonautārum fīlius quīdam rēgis Aeētae, nōmine Absyrtus, quem, ut suprā dēmōnstrāvimus, Mēdēa ex urbe fugiēns sēcum abdūxerat.There was on the Argonauts' ship a son of king Aeetes, named Absyrtus, whom, as we have shown above, Medea had taken with her when she fled from the city. 75.2Hunc puerum Mēdēa interficere cōnstituit eō cōnsiliō, ut membrīs eius in mare coniectīs cursum Colchōrum impedīret; certō enim sciēbat Aeētem, cum membra fīlī vīdisset, nōn longius prōsecūtūrum esse.Medea decided to kill this boy with this purpose, that by throwing his limbs into the sea she might hinder the Colchians' course; for she knew for certain that Aeetes, when he saw his son's limbs, would not pursue them any farther.Note. eō cōnsiliō, ut …: 'with this purpose, that …'. prōsecūtūrum esse: future infinitive. 75.3Neque opīniō Mēdēam fefellit, omnia enim ita ēvēnērunt ut spērāverat.Nor was Medea mistaken in her expectation, for everything turned out as she had hoped. 75.4Aeētēs ubi prīmum membra vīdit, ad ea conligenda nāvem tenērī iussit.As soon as Aeetes saw the limbs, he ordered the ship to be stopped to gather them up. 75.5Dum tamen ea geruntur, Argonautae nōn intermissō rēmigandī labōre mox ē cōnspectū hostium auferēbantur, neque prius fugere dēstitērunt quam ad flūmen Ēridanum pervēnērunt.But while this was being done, the Argonauts, never pausing in the work of rowing, were soon carried out of the enemy's sight, and they did not stop fleeing until they reached the river Eridanus.Note. neque prius … quam: 'and not … until'.
75.6Aeētēs nihil sibi prōfutūrum esse arbitrātus sī longius prōgressus esset, animō dēmissō domum revertit, ut fīlī corpus ad sepultūram daret.Aeetes, thinking that it would do him no good if he went any farther, returned home disheartened, to give his son's body burial.