Hellenic Saga iiJason and the Argonauts

Hellen = Orseis

Dorus Aeolus = Enarete Xuthus

Cretheus, Sisyphus, Athamas, Salmoneus, Deion, Magnes, Perieres

Canace, Alcyone, Pisidice, Calyce, Perimede

• Pelias, king of Iolcus

• Sent Jason in search of the Golden Fleece

• Jason enlisted Argus, son of Phrixus• He build a ship, called the Argo

• Assembled 44 heroes

Cretheus = Tyro = Poseidon

Polymede = Aeson

Medea = Jason

Pelias

Jason and the Argonauts

• 44 heroes including:• Jason s.o. Aeson

• Argus s.o. Phrixus

• Castor and Polux, s.o. Zeus and Leda

• Telamon and Peleus, s.o. Aeacus

• Heracles, s.o. Zeus

• Theseus, s.o. Aegeus (Athens)

• Atalanta, d.o. Schoeneus

• Meleager, s.o. Oeneus

Severin, Tim. 1985. The Jason Voyage: the Quest for the Golden Fleece.

Voyage of the Argo

• Lemnos• Where they repopulated the Island

• Jason and Hypsipyle

• Cyzicus• Where they killed everyone by accident

• Mysia• Where they lost Heracles and Polyphemus

• Bebryces• Where they killed everyone

Voyage of the Argo ii

• Sailed through the Bosporus

• Landed at Colchis

• Aeetes, king of Colchis• Agreed to give the fleece if Jason could yoke the bronze bulls and sow

dragon’s teeth in the earth.

• Medea• Daughter of Aeetes

• A witch

• Fell in love with Jason

Colchis

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Jason in Colchis

• Medea gave Jason a magic potion:

• Jason yoked the bulls and sowed the teeth• Some of the dragon’s teeth from Cadmus

• Jason fought the soldiers who sprung up

• Aeetes then refused, so Jason and Medea stole the fleece and fled Colchis.

The Voyage of the Argo

Jason and Medea

• Pelias• Forced Aeson (his half brother) to drink bull’s blood

• Polymede hung herself

• Medea tricked Pelias’ daughters into killing him

• Corinth• Creon offered Jason his daughter Glauce

• Jason divorced Medea

• Medea killed Glauce – and her own children

• Medea went to Athens and married Aegeus

Medea and the Lamb Stew

The Medea Sarcophagushttp://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/medea-sarcophagus.html

Medea leaving Corinth