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Lesson 7

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Pelias   king of Iolcus; usurped throne from his older brother AEson  
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Jason   son of AEson  
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Chiron   centaur; most famous teacher in Greece; raised by Jason  
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Phrixus   nailed golden fleece on a tree sacred to Ares  
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Helle   sister of Phrixus; drwoned in the strait (Hellespont) that bears her name  
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AEetes   king of Colchis  
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Argo   Jason's ship  
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Argonauts   sailors on Jason's expedition  
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Orpheus   greatest musician of mythical Greece  
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Castor and Pollux   twins; sailed with Jason  
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Lynceus   "lynx-eyed"; sailed with Jason  
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Medea   daughter of AEetes; fell in love with Jason and helped him  
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Sirens   beautiful maidens; lured sailors to crash on the rocks  
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fleece   sheep's coat of wool  
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prow   front part of a ship  
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lyre   handheld harp-like instrument, used to accompany song or poetry  
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yoke   bar for joining two draft animals  
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harrow   to break up earth using a plow-like tool with teeth  
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Why did Pelias fear Jason would try to kill him and take his throne?   Pelias usurped (stole) AEson's throne. The oracle of Apollo said to beware of a man with one sandal. When Jason returned 20 years later, he was wearing one sandal.  
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What was Hera doing at the stream when Jason arrived?   She was disguised as an old woman, to test the kindness of men.  
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What did Jason do for Hera?   He carried the "old woman" across the river.  
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Where did the golden fleece come from?   A golden ram came down from the sky to replace the sacrafice of Phrixus.  
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What did Phrixus do with the ram?   He took it to Colchis and sacrificed the ram to Zeus. Then he nailed the golden fleece on a tree sacred to Ares.  
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How was the golden fleece protected?   A dragon protected it.  
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Name 5 of the Argonauts.   Orpheus, Hercules, Castor and Pollux, and Lynceus  
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How di AEetes make the task difficult for Jason?   He designed the task to get Jason killed....plow the field near the fleece with fire-breathing bulls, sow the field with some of the teeth of the dragon Cadmus had killed, and then to fight the dragon that guards the fleece.  
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How did Jason get the fleece?   Medea helped him with an ointment as protection against the bulls; she told him to throw a rock among the warriors (from the dragon's teeth) so they would be busy fighting each other; and she gave a sleeping potion to the dragon protecting the fleece.  
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How did Jason get passed the Sirens?   Orpheus distracted the sailors from listening to the Sirens by playing his lyre.  
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What happened to Jason's father?   Pelias killed him.  
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What was Media's plot of revenge?   She tried to plot in which Pelias would be killed by his own daughters.  
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Did Medea's plot of revenge work?   No, she and Jason were driven out from Iolcus by Pelias' son.  
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Iolcus   the kingdom of Jason's father AEson, but stolen by Pelias  
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Colchis   kingdom of AEetes where the golden fleece hung on a sacred tree.  
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Dodona   place with the oak tree of Jupiter which told Jason how to get the fleece  
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Hellespont (Dardanelles)   the place where Phrixus' sister Helle drowned.  
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Euxine (Black Sea)   the sea which Jason traveled  
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