Jason Flashcards
Aea / Aeëtes
land, man of land
Ram immortalized as constellation § Aries (Latin for “Ram”)
§ Aeëtes’ Oracle
§ Reign ends if fleece stolen by stranger
§ Aeëtes’ Solution
§ Sacrifice all strangers
Aeëtes Negotiates
§Give up Golden Fleece on conditions:
§ “Impossible” T asks §Yoke Oxen
§Brazen-footed; Fire-breathing §Plow field & sow dragon’s teeth
§Kill warriors who spring up from earth § Autochthonous
Aeson & Polymede
parents of Jason
Apollonius’ Argonautica
story
Apsyrtus
Apsyrtus was a Colchian prince and the younger brother of Medea. He was involved in Jason’s escape with the golden fleece from Colchis
Argo / Argonauts
Jason commissions Argo (“Swift”) § Argus
§ Shipwright § Athena
§Talking Bow of Argo § From Dodona
§ Argonauts
§Who’s Who of Greek nobility
50 Argonauts § 50 oars
§ 4 Main Groups § Thessalians
§ Jason
§ Peloponnesians
§ Augeas (of stable fame)
§ Calydonian Boar Hunt § Meleager
§ Parents of Trojan War Heroes § Peleus, Telamon, Oïleus
Special Teams
§ Cowboy & Fighter
§Castor & Polydeuces (a.k.a. Pollux) § Flyers
§ Boreads (Sons of Boreas [North Wind]) § Zetes & Calaïs
§ Shipwright & Helmsman § Argus & Tiphys
§ Later additions
§ Heracles & Orpheus
Argus
Shipwright
Athamas and Nephele
King & Queen of Boeotia
§ Children: Phrixus & Helle
§ Step-mother: Ino
§ Daughter of Cadmus;Step-mother to Phrixus & Helle
§ Wants kids dead!
Nephele
§Puts kids on golden-fleeced ram
§ Chrysomallos § Voyage East
§Helle falls into sea
§Hellespont (“Sea of Helle”) § A.k.a. The Dardanelles
Chiron
Jason’ s personal trainer on mount pelius
Chrysomallus / Golden Fleeced Ram
Nephele
§Puts kids on golden-fleeced ram
§ Chrysomallos § Voyage East
Ram immortalized as constellation § Aries (Latin for “Ram”)
§ Aeëtes’ Oracle
§ Reign ends if fleece stolen by stranger
§ Aeëtes’ Solution
§ Sacrifice all strangers
Colchis
Phrixus shows up here on ram
Corinth
Jason & Medea exiled to Corinth
Creon
Glaucē, daughter of Creon, Medea kills both
Euripides’ Medea
story
Euxine / Black Sea
Euxine: “Friendly to Strangers”
Glaucē
daughter of Creon, Jason new wife, Medea kills her
Harpies
Snatchers
Hellespont / “Sea of Helle” / Dardanelles
Voyage East
§Helle falls into sea
§Hellespont (“Sea of Helle”) § A.k.a. The Dardanelles
Heracles & Hylas
At Cios
§ Propontis (Sea of Marmara)
§ Heracles & Hylas
§ Heracles disembarks to replace oar § Loses lover Hylas
§ Abducted by Naiads (water nymphs) § Heracles searches for him in vain
§ Abandons expedition
Hypsipyle
Queen of Lemnos
§ Lemnian women neglect Aphrodite
§ Aphrodite makes them stink!
§ Men take Thracian concubines § Women slaughter all men but 1
§ Hypsiple saves her father
Ino
Daughter of Cadmus;Step-mother to Phrixus & Helle
§ Wants kids dead!
Delphic Oracle suborned
§ “Sacrifice Phrixus” to end famine § Caused by Ino
Iolcus / Thessaly
Jason & Iolcus
§ Thessaly (N. Greece)
Jason
Son of Aeson & Polymede
-Rightful king of Iolcus
Lemnos / Lemnian Women
Hypsipyle: Queen of Lemnos
§ Lemnian women neglect Aphrodite
§ Aphrodite makes them stink!
Medea
Youngest daughter of Aeëtes § Sorceress
§ Niece of Circe
§ Love at First Sight
§ Falls for Jason
§ Hera and Aphrodite
§ Magic Ointment
§ Jason protected
§ Throws stone among warriors
Conflicting Classical sources §Medea: real hero
§Euripides’ Medea §Jason: real hero
§Ovid’s Metamorphoses 7.100-158 §Medea’s Pharmacy
§ Drugs dragon
Medea flees Colchis with Jason §Pursued by Colchians
§ Delaying T actic
§ Medea sacrifices brother, Apsyrtus
§ Cuts him up and tosses pieces into sea
§ Colchians delayed picking up pieces
P elias reneges on deal § Medea intervenes
§ Medea’ s Magic
§ Cuts up and boils Aeson & old ram
§ Rejuvenated
§ Convinces Peliades same for Pelias
§ Peliades cut up and boil Pelias
§ Definitely not rejuvenated – just dead!
Euripides’ Medea (431 BCE)
§ Jason & Medea exiled to Corinth
§ Miasma for murder of Pelias § Jason divorces Medea
§ Marries Glaucē, daughter of Creon §Medea’s Revenge
§ Sends two sons to Glaucē with wedding gifts § Robe & Crown; robe smeared with poison
§ Kills Glaucē and Creon
Ultimate Revenge
§Medea kills her and Jason’s two sons
§ Flees to Athens; Asylum with King Aegeus
§ Dragon-drawn chariot § Gift of father, Helius
§ Final Scene
§ Chariot with dead children
§ Gloats over Jason; foretells his sad end
