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JASON, in Greek Mythology

in Greek mythology, son of Aeson. When Pelias usurped the throne of Iolcus and killed (or imprisoned) Aeson and most of his descendants, Jason was smuggled off to the centaur Chiron, who reared him secretly on Mt. Pelion. Later Pelias promised Jason his rightful kingdom if he would bring the Golden Fleece to Boeotia. Jason assembled Greece's bravest heroes and together they sailed in the Argo in quest of the fleece. On their journey the Argonauts were seduced by beautiful women, attacked by warriors, buffeted by storms, and challenged by monstrous creatures. Finally the blind prophet Phineus told them how to make their way safely to Colchis, where the Golden Fleece was kept. When they arrived there, King Aeëtes demanded that before Jason take the fleece he yoke together two fire-breathing bulls, plow the field of Ares, and sow it with dragon's teeth obtained from Cadmus. Aeëtes' daughter Medea fell in love with Jason and gave him magical protection that allowed him to complete the tasks. In return Jason swore an oath of fidelity and promised to take her with him to Greece. When Aeëtes still refused to relinquish the fleece, Medea revealed its hiding place and drugged the guardian dragon. The Argonauts then fled Colchis with the fleece, pursued by Aeëtes. But Medea killed and cut to pieces his son Absyrtus, scattering the parts of his body in the sea. Aeëtes stopped to retrieve them. In another version, Absyrtus led the pursuit and, when Medea tricked him into an ambush, was killed by Jason.

Jason and Medea stopped to be purified of the murder by Circe at Aeaea, and there they were married. When they returned to Iolcus they found that Pelias had continued his tyrannical rule. Medea persuaded Pelias that he could be rejuvenated by having pieces of his body boiled in a magical brew. She then convinced his daughters that they should perform the task of cutting up their father. Pelias was thus murdered by his innocent daughters. Jason seized the city, but he and Medea were expelled by Acastus, the son of Pelias.

They sailed on to Orchomenses in Boeotia, where they hung the fleece in a temple. Then they went to Corinth. There Medea had rights to the throne, and Jason reigned for many years. But he forgot his oath and tried to divorce Medea so that he could marry Creusa, daughter of King Creon. In revenge, Medea, by magic and trickery, burned to death both the father and daughter. Because Jason had broken his oath, the gods caused him to wander homeless for many years. As an old man he returned to Corinth, where, resting in the shadow of the Argo, he was killed when the prow toppled over on him. The story of Jason and Medea appears frequently in literature, most notably in Euripides.

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The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology: Based on H.J. Rose's "Handbook of Greek Mythology"
Book by Robin Hard; Routledge, 2004
Subjects:	Mythology, Greek
...that develops between her and Jason than for its portrayals of...and a curious late poem in Greek, the Orphic Argonautica...no great emphasis on astral mythology, recounting or referring to...for what it reveals about the mythology and popular lore of the Underworld...

Jason and the Golden Fleece: The Argonautica
Book by Apollonius Of Rhodes, Richard A. Hunter; Oxford University Press, 1995
Subjects:	Argonauts (Greek Mythology)--Poetry, Epic Poetry, Greek--Translations Into English, Jason (Greek Mythology)--Poetry, Medea (Greek Mythology)--Poetry
...Apollonius, Rhodius. Argonautica. English Jason and the golden fleece: the Argonautica / Apollonius...p. xxxii -xxxiii and index. 1. Argonauts Greek mythology --Poetry. 2. Jason Greek mythology --Poetry. 3. Media Greek mythology...

A Handbook of Greek Mythology: Including Its Extension to Rome
Book by H. J. Rose; Routledge, 1991
Subjects:	Mythology, Roman
thing in Greek folk-belief as in our own...is abundantly illustrated in Greek; I need only mention Paris, Perseus, Oidipus, Jason, and Althaimenes. Type 44...Type 46 (Gelert) appears in Greek in the oldest known form. A...

Classical Mythology in English Literature: A Critical Anthology
Book by Geoffrey Miles; Routledge, 1999
Subjects:	Adonis (Greek Deity)--Literary Collections, English Literature, English Literature--Classical Influences, Mythology, Classical, In Literature, Mythology, Classical--Literary Collections, Orpheus (Greek Mythology)--Literary Collections, Pygmalion (Greek Mythology)--Literary Collections
...savage battle with the Lapiths, a hill-country Greek tribe, which broke out when the centaurs became drunk...and gentle old centaur who was tutor to a number of Greek heroes including Jason and Achilles. The Fates Last comes a group of deities...

Mythology & Monuments of Ancient Athens: Being a Translation of a Portion of the 'Attica' of Pausanias
Book by Margaret De G. Verrall; Macmillan, 1890
Subjects:	Athens (Greece)--Antiquities, Cults--Greece--Athens, Mythology, Greek
...who were winged. They sailed with Jason, and pursued the Harpies, and died...Athenians had called upon Boreas to aid the Greeks, on account of a fresh oracle which...in-law. For Boreas, according to Greek tradition, had married a woman of Attica...the present I have only to deal with mythology . Spite of his Attic alliance, Boreas...

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Oedipus, Shmedipus: Ancient Greek Drama on the Modern Yiddish Stage
Journal article by Debra Caplan; Comparative Drama, Vol. 44, 2010
Subjects:	Classical theater--Analysis, Dramatists--Works, Gordin, Jacob--Works, Greek drama--Influence, Greek drama--Religious aspects, Jewish culture--Influence, Jewish culture--Religious aspects, Medea (Jeffers, Robinson) (Play)--Analysis, Peretz, Isaac Leib--Works, Playwrights--Works, Venus and Shulamis (Play)--Analysis, Yiddish theater--History
...their distance from the Greek theatrical canon. Several...aspiring writers to avoid Greek themes. Naphtali Herz...ancient gods that the Greeks and Romans referred...explain Greek and Roman mythology, he becomes increasingly...heroine, gloating to Jason: "Atone! I go, and...transposes the ancient Greek drama onto an explicitly...behavior of the powerful Greeks who surround her, and...

Mythology and the Maypole of Merrymount: Some Notes on Thomas Morton's "Rise Oedipus"
Journal article by Robert D. Arner; Early American Literature, Vol. 6, 1971
Subjects:	American Literature--Colonial Period, Ca. 1600-1775, American Literature--Revolutionary Period, 1775-1783
...well versed in classical mythology as many of the early...Renaissance fashion, Greek and Roman gods and Hebrew...dimension of Mortons mythology, we are still faced...Odysseus and his men and Jason and his Argonauts passed...the special curse of Greek deities. His glance...

Mythos and Men: Toward New Paradigms of Masculinity
Journal article by Chris Blazina; The Journal of Men's Studies, Vol. 5, 1997
Subjects:	Heracles (Greek mythology)--Influence, Masculinity--Social aspects, Mythology--Social aspects, Odysseus (Mythological figure)--Influence, Oedipus (Mythological figure)--Influence
...A prime example of this can be seen in classical Greek mythology, as the pre-Greek matrifocal gods (e.g, Athena, Hera, Demeter...associated with the Mycenaean snake goddess cult in pre-Greek mythos, which included polygamous sexual relations...

Centaurs Unnaturally Fabulous
Journal article by Carl Woodring; Wordsworth Circle, Vol. 38, 2007
Subjects:	Animals, Mythical--Portrayals, Greek mythology--Portrayals, Mythical animals--Portrayals
...Schiller celebrates acceptance of the Greek hero in high Olympus without mention...and Chiron, the centaur Chiron of Greek mythology renowned for his wisdom and skill...Melampus how to become the first Greek Physician. "Despite its allegiance...

Greek Tragedy as a Challenge to Modernism: a Depth Psychological Perspective
Journal article by Maria S. Kardaun; PSYART, 2011
...the Greek ones; for mythology is characteristically...great bronze-age hero Jason, who managed to seize...somewhat later legendry of Greek tragedy, most heroes...general worldview seen in Greek mythology, and particularly in Greek tragedy, was very different...The Pre-Socratic Greeks had much less faith in...

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In Medea Res: An Ancient Greek Femme Fatale Is the American Theatre's Passion of the Moment
Magazine article by Celia Wren; American Theatre, Vol. 19, April 2002
Subjects:	Characters and characteristics in literature--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Drama--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Villains in literature--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Women--Portrayals, depictions, etc.
...out of the way. The ancient Greeks are very modern--sometimes...aftermath of Sept. 11, the Greek tragedies, with their insights...he says. "The ancient Greeks had Jason and the Argonauts and Medea...staging of Medea--the first Greek classic the Public had ever...

Dragons
Magazine article by Daniel Loxton; Skeptic, Vol. 14, 2008
Subjects:	God, Monkeys & apes, Mythology, Reptiles & amphibians, Solar eclipses, Wind
...universe. In Babylonian mythology, a vast and awesome...EATING NILE CROCODILE. GREEK DRAGONS We owe much of...monsters were everywhere in Greek tales. The imagination of the Greeks gave us the constellation...dragon" (from the Greek word "drakon"). Serpent...As the legendary hero Jason sailed out on his long...

Four Metaphors in Three Generations
Magazine article; Natural History, Vol. 102, December 1993
Subjects:	Etymology, Greek language
...Eso means "within" in Greek, and therefore becomes appropriate...Anathemata. But anathema, in Greek, is an offering (literally, a thing set up). Greek churches still use the original...as fully objective in our mythology. But metaphors also present...

Open Courseware as Educational Aid: This Really Does Compute
Magazine article by Jason Caudill; Phi Kappa Phi Forum, Vol. 89, Fall 2009
Subjects:	College students, Colleges & universities, Learning, Public health, Schools
...Courseware as Educational Aid: This Really Does Compute by Jason Caudill The visionaries behind open courseware surely...The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health * Greek mythology from University of Washington * Comparing stars (astronomy...

Behind the Scenes on Clash of the Titans
Magazine article; American Cinematographer, Vol. 62, June 1981
...made MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS, HALF...SEVENTH VOYAGE OF SINBAD, JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS, THE...is an excursion into Greek mythology based on the legend of...says Harryhausen, with JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS and...stories of mythology. The Greeks had a well-developed...

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Eye-Catching Site for Greek Myths
Newspaper article by Joe Szadkowski; The Washington Times, October 14, 2001
...catching site for Greek myths by Joe Szadkowski...featuring the exploits of Jason and the Argonauts to...personally enjoy Greek mythology, and I like to share...offers a colorful look at Jason, Hercules, Bellerophon...on the front page, "Mythology in the News," more...inspire some of the Greek mythologies. Ease of use: Mythweb...

Greek Myths
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), April 1, 2005
Greek Myths. Byline: By...Theseus, Pegasus, Jason and the Argonauts...remember the book, Greek Mythology, bought with birthday...the place through. Jason and the Argonauts was...dethroned by Iolcus, Jason was given the dangerous...

CAUGHT UP IN HIT AND MYTH; Scott Munro's Games Round Up Poor Development Turns a Promising Battle Game into a Greek Tragedy RISE OF THE ARGONAUTS ** 360/PS3
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), January 30, 2009
...Promising Battle Game into a Greek Tragedy RISE OF THE ARGONAUTS...the rich world of Greek mythology should be a gift for...wife, Alceme, King Jason of Iolcos sets out on...back to life. Joining Jason on the journey are acast...quests, which involve Jason traipsing back and forth...

'Argonautika' Gives Myth Life; Enchanting Greek Story Has Lustrous Beauty, Good Humor
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, January 25, 2008
Subjects:	Zimmerman, Mary
...Myth Life; Enchanting Greek Story Has Lustrous Beauty...read Edith Hamiltons "Mythology" until the pages curled...watched movies about Jason and the Argonauts and...the hands of his nephew Jason (Jake Suffian) and...this is Mr. Suffians Jason, who comes off as remote...

Super (Role) Models Today's High School Athletes Still Revel in Their Heroes' Successes and Similarities to Themselves, but They Also Want Their Heroes to Know Right from Wrong
Newspaper article by Darryl Mellema; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), December 17, 2004
Subjects:	Beckham, David, Favre, Brett, Kidd, Jason
...choice to purchase a Jason Kidd jersey. And when...as the word. To the Greeks the word applied to the...those athletes. The mythology of mortals and immortals...a new sporting hero - Jason Kidd. He has a New Jersey...how much a player like Jason Kidd goes through and...human flaws. The ancient Greek heroes would no doubt...

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Jason , in Greek Mythology
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
JASON , in Greek mythology in Greek mythology, son of Aeson...Aeson and most of his descendants, Jason was smuggled off to the centaur Chiron...Mt. Pelion. Later Pelias promised Jason his rightful kingdom if he would bring...

Siren , in Greek Mythology
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SIREN , in Greek mythology si r n, in Greek mythology, one of three sea nymphs, usually represented with the...enchantingly that all who heard were drawn near and shipwrecked. Jason and the Argonauts were saved from them by the music of Orpheus...

Argo
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ARGO ar go, in Greek* mythology, ship in which Jason and the Argonauts sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece. Most legends say that Argus, son of Phrixus, was the builder, with...*

Acastus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ACASTUS kas t s, in Greek mythology, son of Pelias , cousin of Jason . He accompanied Jason on the Argonaut expedition, but when Jason and Medea murdered Pelias and usurped the throne of Iolcus, Acastus drove them away. Later, his wife fell...

Medea
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MEDEA mide , in Greek mythology, princess of Colchis...She fell in love with Jason and helped him, against...the Golden Fleece. When Jason left Colchis, she fled...bearing him two children. Jason later wished to marry Creusa...

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