Who was Jason in Greek mythology?
Jason was a Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts who sought to reclaim his throne from Pelias. He assembled a crew of heroes aboard the ship Argo to retrieve the Golden Fleece from Colchis.
Jason was a Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts who sought to reclaim his throne from Pelias. He assembled a crew of heroes aboard the ship Argo to retrieve the Golden Fleece from Colchis.
Apollonius Rhodius wrote the epic poem Argonautica during the late third century BC in Alexandria. This text remains the primary source for the narrative of Jason and the Argonauts.
Medea provided an ointment that protected Jason from fire-breathing oxen called Khalkotauroi. She also warned him how to defeat warriors sprouting from dragon teeth and used a potion to make a sleepless dragon fall asleep so he could seize the fleece.
Pelias died when his daughters followed Medea's instructions to chop him into pieces and boil him in a cauldron without adding magical herbs. They believed this would restore their father's youth based on Medea's demonstration with a ram.