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Golden Fleece
Question | Answer |
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Jason of Iolcus | leader of the Argonauts |
Pelias | Jason's evil uncle who sent him to fetch the golden fleece |
Argo | ship of Jason |
Argonauts | heroes who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece |
Hellespont | Phixus' sister |
Aeetes | King of Colchis, father of Medea |
Calais and Zetes | sons of the north wind |
Harpies | birds' with women's heads |
Medea | sorceress, wife of Jason |
Circe | great sorceress, daughter of Helios |
Sirens | singing maidens who lured sailors to their death |
Wandering Rocks, Charybdis, Scylla | mother who swallowed ships mother of the straits of Messina |
Jason | Jason is a guy who is handsome, strong, and well breed. Julius Ceaser raised him |
How did Jason lose his sandal? | He lost his sandal by carrying Hera and she was so heavy when he sank his shoe got stuck |
What was the Golden Fleece, and why did Jason set out to claim it? | The golden fleece is the coat of the flying ram, hung in Colchis. Jason wanted to claim it because his uncle told him too |
Contrast Harpies and Sirens | Harpies are birds with women heads but sirens look like people. |
What did the gods consider to be the worst crime a mortal could commit? | murder a relative |
How did Jason Die? What became of Medea? | The piece of oak given by Athena fell off of the pier and killed him. She went away in a chariot. |
What became of the Golden Fleece? | Hung in the temple of Apollo |