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MYTHOLOGY: TIMELESS TALES OF GODS & HEROES

MYTHOLOGY: TIMELESS TALES OF GODS & HEROES. Chapters 7-8. THE GOLDEN FLEECE. The myth of Jason & the Argonauts By Apollonius of Rhodes. The Golden Fleece. Genre: Quest story Protagonist: Jason Assistants: the Argonauts Object: the magical golden fleece of a flying ram Ship: the Argo

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MYTHOLOGY: TIMELESS TALES OF GODS & HEROES

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  1. MYTHOLOGY: TIMELESS TALES OF GODS & HEROES Chapters 7-8

  2. THE GOLDEN FLEECE The myth of Jason & the Argonauts By Apollonius of Rhodes

  3. The Golden Fleece • Genre: Quest story • Protagonist: Jason • Assistants: the Argonauts • Object: the magical golden fleece of a flying ram • Ship: the Argo • On the way they experience their share of magic, monsters, and mayhem

  4. The Most Famous Argonauts • Atalanta – the only female • Castor – one of the “heavenly twins” • Hercules – legendary warrior • Jason – the leader • Laertes – father of Odysseus • Melampus – a seer • Meleager – participated in the Calydonian Boar hunt • Orpheus— poet and singer

  5. The Golden Fleece • The Oracle prophesied that King Pelias would be killed by a kinsman (man with one sandal) • Pelias believes this kinsman is Jason, who has come to claim the kingdom for himself • Pelias agrees to hand over the kingdom to Jason on one condition: He must return the Golden Fleece from King Æete

  6. The Island of Lesbos (Lemnos) • Jason and the Argonauts first sailed to Lesbos, an island where only women lived. • Only one man, the king, was left on the island. • Although the women had risen up against the men on the island by killing them, they gladly helped the Argonauts with gifts of food and wine.

  7. Harpies • The Argonauts travelled to where the Harpies lived. • flying creatures with hooked beaks and claws • Leave an awful odor whenever they go • Every time Phineas the Prophet tried to eat, the harpies would snatch his food away • Two argonauts slay the harpies • Phineas advises how to navigate the sea of the Clashing rocks

  8. Hera Assists the Argonauts • Hera wrapped the Argonauts in a fog so they would not be seen • Hera enlists Venus’s help • Venus enlists Cupid’s help to make Princess Medea fall in love with Jason

  9. King Æetes • King Æetes agrees to give Jason the Golden Fleece if he can prove his courage • Jason must harness two flame-breathing bulls whose feet were made of bronze and to plow a field with them. • A crop of armed men would grow and he must fight this crop of armed men.

  10. Princess Medea • Cloak of invincibility: Medea gave Jason a charm that when it was sprinkled over his weapons, he and his weapons would become invincible for a day • Magic stone: Medea gives Jason this too – thrown at the enemy, they will turn and fight one another • Medea helps Jason retrieve the Golden Fleece from the serpent • The argonauts escape

  11. The Return to Greece • On the return journey, the argonauts pass through the rock of Scylla and the whirlpool of Charybdis. • Medea and Jason deliver Golden Fleece to Pelias • They find Pelias had forced Jason's father to kill himself and his mother had died of grief. • Medea devises ways to punish Pelias • Medea convinces Pelias' daughters to cut Pelias up, telling him it will make him young again.

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