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In the most complete surviving account, the Argonautica of Apollonius of Rhodes, Hera convinced Aphrodite or Eros to cast a spell on Medea so that she would fall in love with Jason and promise her skills to help him. She does promise her skills, but only if he agreed to marry her. Jason agreed, knowing Medea and her powers would help him in the ...
Jason and the Argonauts Arriving at Colchis, by Charles de La Fosse. The poem Argonautica was written specifically for Ptolemaic Alexandria, [1] but it has long been a resource for other dynasties seeking to illustrate their power and ambitions. [2] This painting is located in the Château de Versailles.
Thoas, and his twin brother Euneus, were the son of Jason, the leader of the Argonauts, and Hypsipyle, [3] the daughter of King Thoas of Lemnos, [4] who was the son of Dionysus and Ariadne. [ 5 ] When the women of Lemnos massacred the Lemnian men, Hypsipyle secretly helped her father escape from the island.
Hypsipyle's father was Thoas, [3] who was the son of Dionysus and Ariadne. [4] According to the Iliad, Hypsipyle was the mother, by Jason, of Euneus. [5] Later sources say that Hypsipyle had, in addition to Euneus, a second son by Jason. [6]
In the historical account, the hero Jason and his crew of Argonauts set out on a quest for the fleece by order of King Pelias in order to place Jason rightfully on the throne of Iolcus in Thessaly. Through the help of Medea, they acquire the Golden Fleece. The story is of great antiquity and was current in the time of Homer (eighth century BC ...
When Jason was sacrificing there to Athena, and Absyrtus came upon him, he was killed by Jason. Medea gave him burial, and they departed. The Colchians who had come with Absyrtus, fearing Aeëtes, settled down among the Phaeacians and founded a town which from Absyrtus' name they called Absoros.
Jason (/ ˈ dʒ eɪ s ən / JAY-sən; Ancient Greek: Ἰάσων, romanized: Iásōn [i.ǎːsɔːn]) was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece is featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos.
Absyrtus was the son of Aeëtes, king of Colchis and a brother of Medea and Chalciope.His mother is variously given: Hyginus calls her Ipsia, [3] Hesiod and the Bibliotheca call her Idyia, [4] Apollonius calls her Asterodeia, a Caucasian Oceanid [5] and others Hecate, [6] [7] the Nereid Neaera [8] [9] or Eurylyte.