A | B |
Jason | Son of Aeson, King of Iolcus; leader of Argonauts; Hero of Golden Fleece |
Polymede | Jason's mother |
Chiron | Centaur that raised Jason |
Argo | Fastest and best ship ever constructed; "Swift" |
Argonauts | the crew of the Argo; there were fifty men |
Jason | leader of expedition |
Argos | shipwright |
Tiphys | helmsman |
Mopsus | seer |
Peleus | fathe of Achilles |
Telamon | father of Ajax |
Meleager | hero of Calydonian boar hunt |
Castor and Polydeuces | Dioscuri, or twin sons of Zeus |
Zetes and Calais | Boreads, sons of Boreas, the North Wind |
Orpheus and Herakles | Two Celebrity Argonauts |
Phineus | old blind prophet |
Harpes | ferocious flying monsters |
Task 1 | yoke pair of bronze, fire-breathing bulls; plow fields and sow w/tooth of dragon |
Task 2 | armed demon warriors would come out |
Medea | Daughter of Aeëtes, granddaughter of Helios; princess of Colchis; priestess of Hekate |
Dragon | Medea drugs him for Jason to snatch the fleece |
Jason and Medea | return to Iolcus and are exiled to Corinth |
Marriage of J and M | Two young sons, Jason decides to divorce Medea for daughter of Creon |