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Jason responded that he would send that man after the Golden Fleece. Pelias took Jason's advice and sent him to retrieve the Golden Fleece. It would be found at Colchis, in a grove sacred to Ares, the god of war. Though the Golden Fleece simply hung on an oak tree, this was a seemingly impossible task, as an ever-watchful dragon guarded it. [7]
Later Jason and Peleus, father of the hero Achilles, attacked and defeated Acastus, reclaiming the throne of Iolcus for himself once more. Jason's son, Thessalus , then became king. As a result of breaking his vow to love Medea forever, Jason lost his favor with Hera and died lonely and unhappy.
Acastus took Peleus on a hunting trip atop Mount Pelion and once Peleus fell asleep, Acastus hid his sword away and abandoned him on the mountainside. Peleus woke up and as a group of centaurs was about to attack him, the wise centaur Chiron, or, according to another source, Hermes, returned his sword to him and Peleus managed to escape. [11]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 March 2025. This is a list of notable offspring of a deity with a mortal, in mythology and modern fiction. Such entities are sometimes referred to as demigods, although the term "demigod" can also refer to a minor deity, or great mortal hero with god-like valour and skills, who sometimes attains divine ...
The wise centaur Chiron (or the god Hermes) [7] returned Peleus' sword and Peleus managed to escape. With Jason and the Dioscuri, Peleus sacked Iolcus, dismembered Astydamia (and, in some accounts, Acastus himself), and marched his army between the pieces. Their kingdom later fell to Jason's son Thessalus.
The boat was built with a variety of wood from around the region of Greece. In Medea, Euripides mentions the oars were made from pine trees around Mount Pelion. [7] Catullus later mentioned the boat was made out of fir-wood. [8] The prow of the ship was also made with a special piece of oak from Dodona, an area sacred to Zeus. The oak was said ...
Pelias, king of Iolcus and uncle of Jason who sent him to fetch the Golden Fleece. [1] Pelias, a son of Aeginetes, descendant of King Amyclas of Laconia. Through his son Ampyx, Pelias was the ancestor of Patreus who founded Patras. [2] Pelias, father of Iphidamas and Eurydamas who were both counted among the Achaeans in the Trojan War. [3]
He was the father of Peleus, Telamon and Phocus and was the grandfather of the Trojan war warriors Achilles and Telemonian Ajax (aka Ajax the Greater). In some accounts, Aeacus had a daughter called Alcimache who bore Medon to Oileus of Locris. [3] Aeacus' sons Peleus and Telamon were jealous of Phocus and killed him.