The Quest of the Golden Fleece

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The Quest of the Golden Fleece

• By Mitch Gates, Josh Hauser,
• and Andy Romanach

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Characters

• Phrixus son of Athamas, a king, and Nephele
• Jason deposed son of a king returns to claim
  his throne
• Argonauts - Hercules, Theseus, Peleus, and
  Orpheus

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Contd

• Aphrodite sends Cupid to make Medea fall in
  love with Jason
• Medea daughter of Aetes witch falls in love
  with Jason, and helps him through tasks

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Golden Fleece

• Athamas tired of wife
• Marries Ino
• Ino wants Phrixus gone her son can inherit the
  throne

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Contd

• Hermes sends flying golden ram
• Phrixus reaches Colchis
• Sacrifices ram for Zeus gives skin (the Golden
  Fleece) to Aetes, the Colchis king

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Wicked King Pelias

• Pelias takes the throne of Phrixuss uncle
• Jason, son of Aeson, returns to reclaim the
  throne
• Loses sandal on way to Peliass kingdom

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Contd

• Pelias claims that the Golden Fleece must be
  retrieved first this is a lie
• Jason assembles a group for the challenge
  Hercules, Theseus, Peleus, and Orpheus, the
  Argonauts

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Challenges

• Women of Lemnos killed their men argonauts
  find them kind
• Hercules leaves
• Fought Harpies
• Pass through smashing rocks
• Land of the Amazons

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Medea

• Hera asks Aphrodite to make journey less
  dangerous
• Cupid makes Medea in love with Jason

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Aetes Challenge

• Yoke the bull
• Sow dragon teeth in the ground
• Armored men spring from ground
• Medea gives Jason invincible ointment
• Jason throws rock between men fight each other

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Return Home

• Navigate the Scylla, the dreaded rock
• Sailing the Charybdis whirlpool
• Fighting Talus, bronze man

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Revenge

• Pelias killed Jason father
• Jason mother died sadness
• Medea plots revenge

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Medeas plan

• Medea shows Pelias daughters chopped up goat
  turned to young goat
• Pelias daughters chop P up

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Contd

• throw pieces in Medea pot P is dead
• Different story Medea brings Jasons father to
  life

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Life in Corinth

• Jason and Medea have two children
• Jason marries princess of Corinth personal
  ambition
• Medea angry

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Contd

• Jasons wife killed robe bursts to flames
• Medea kills own children
• Flies off on dragon chariot