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Jason portrayed by Todd Armstrong in Jason and the Argonauts (1963). Jason appeared in the Hercules episode "Hercules and the Argonauts" voiced by William Shatner. He is shown to have been a student of Philoctetes and takes his advice to let Hercules travel with him.
Aug 23, 2024 · Jason, in Greek mythology, leader of the Argonauts and son of Aeson, king of Iolcos in Thessaly. His father’s half-brother Pelias seized Iolcos, and thus for safety Jason was sent away to the Centaur Chiron. Returning as a young man, Jason was promised his inheritance if he fetched the Golden.
Jul 5, 2023 · Jason and the Argonauts were legendary adventurers. They traveled the ancient world and encountered many wonders and woes. Jul 5, 2023 • By Bethany Williams, BA Classics and English, MA Literature. The myth of Jason and the Argonauts has inspired storytellers throughout the ages and continues to be a popular story to retell today.
The Argonauts (/ ˈɑːrɡənɔːt / AR-gə-nawt; Ancient Greek: Ἀργοναῦται, romanized: Argonaûtai, lit. ' Argo sailors') were a band of heroes in Greek mythology, who in the years before the Trojan War (around 1300 BC) [1] accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece.
Feb 17, 2011 · The Greek tale of Jason and the Golden Fleece has been told for 3,000 years. It's a classic hero's quest tale - a sort of ancient Greek mission impossible - in which the hero embarks on a sea...
Jul 19, 2021 · Born to Aeson, king of Iolcus in Thessaly, Jason was a Greek hero and commander of the Argonauts. Jason is most famous for leading his band of warriors and soldiers in a quest to retrieve the Golden Fleece. Jason’s heroic exploits rank up there as one of the greatest stories in Greek mythology.
Jason and the Argonauts, American fantasy film, released in 1963, that loosely retells the Greek myth of Jason and features some of the most notable special effects devised by stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen.
Sep 8, 2024 · Argonaut, in Greek legend, any of a band of 50 heroes who went with Jason in the ship Argo to fetch the Golden Fleece. Jason’s uncle Pelias had usurped the throne of Iolcos in Thessaly, which rightfully belonged to Jason’s father, Aeson.
Jason assembles a team of great heroes for his crew and they sail aboard the Argo. The first stop of the Argonauts is the Greek Isle of Lemnos, populated only by women.
This epic tale begins with Aeson, the rightful heir to the throne of Iolcus, and Pelias, his jealous stepbrother. When their father, the King of Iolcus, passed away Pelias imprisoned Aeson and took the crown for himself. However, unknown to Pelias, Aeson’s wife bore a son named Jason.
