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Jason Argonauts



The story of Jason and his Argonauts is a classic myth. There have been separate movies based on this story. In 2000, NBC aired a gour-hour miniseries adaption of the classic story. The Adventures of mythological character Jason and his Argonauts are brought to life. Jason Argonauts was a late ancient greek mythological figure, famous for the leader of the Argonauts. Jason is considered to be one of the heroes of greek mythology, along with such others as Herakles and Odysseus. Jason appeared in various literature in the classical world of Greece and rome including the epic poem “ //argonautica //” and the tradegian play, “ //Medea”. // Jason has connections outside classical world, as he is seen as being the mythical founder of the city Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia.

 The Greek tale of Jason and the Golden Fleece has been told for 3,000 years. It a classic heros quest tale - a sort of ancient Greek mission impossible …in which the hero embarks on a sea voyage into an unknown land, with a great task to achieve something. He is in search of a magical fleece, which he has to find in order to reclaim his father's kingdom of Iolkos from the usurper King Pelias. The story is a set a generation before the time of the Trojan War, around 1300 BC, but the first known written mention of it comes six centuries later, in the age of Homer 800 bc. The tale came out of the region of Thessaly, in Greece, where early epic poetry developed. The Greeks have retold it many times since, changing it as their knowledge of the world.

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Jason of Iolcus in Thessaly, the son of the former king of Iolchus Aeson or Eson and Polymede (son of Tyro, daughter of Salmoneus) was one of the heroes taught by the centaur Chiron. As a young man Jason went to the court of his uncle Pelias (son of Tyro and Poseidon) to reclaim the throne his father had given his uncle with the proviso that Jason would become king when he came of age.


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Jason succeeded in the seemingly impossible quest, with the help of his many heroic friends, known collectively as the Argonauts, and by charming the king's daughter Medea, a witch or sorceress. When he left Colchis, Jason was oligated to take Medea with him because she had betrayed her father. On their sea passage, Medea killed her younger brother and tossed his limbs upon the sea. Medea won the throne of Iolchus for Jason by conniving to have Pelias' own daughters kill him.

Yes I would be friends with Jason because he is a strong person. He fought for what was his and he just wanted to reclaim it. Also, there’s not too many Greek heroes, so that a good thing about him, also he is respected.