Jason, the Glossary
Jason was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece is featured in Greek literature.[1]
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162 relations: Absyrtus, Acastus, Achilles, Admetus of Pherae, Aeëtes, Aegean Sea, Aeolus, Aeson, Alcimede (mother of Jason), Alcimenes, Alexandria, Amphinome, Anatolia, Anavros, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Ancient Thessaly, Aphrodite, Apollonius of Rhodes, Argo, Argonautica, Argonauts, Argus (Argonaut), Argus (Greek myth), Arne (Greek myth), Atalanta, Atlantis (TV series), Augeas, Autolycus, Battus I of Cyrene, Bernard Knox, Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus), Black Sea, Boreads, Cape Jason, Castor and Pollux, Catalogue of Women, Centaur, Charles Henry Oldfather, Chiron, Circe, Classical antiquity, Clymene (mythology), Colchis, Concubinage, Corinth, Creon (king of Corinth), Crete, Creusa (daughter of Creon), Cyrene, Libya, ... Expand index (112 more) »
- Characters from Iolcus
- Corinthian mythology
- Deeds of Hera
- Medea
Absyrtus
In Greek mythology, Absyrtus (Ancient Greek: Ἄψυρτος) or Apsyrtus was a Colchian prince and the younger brother of Medea. Jason and Absyrtus are characters in the Argonautica and princes in Greek mythology.
Acastus
Acastus (Ancient Greek: Ἄκαστος) is a character in Greek mythology. Jason and Acastus are Argonauts and characters in the Argonautica.
Achilles
In Greek mythology, Achilles or Achilleus (Achilleús) was a hero of the Trojan War who was known as being the greatest of all the Greek warriors. Jason and Achilles are Greek mythological heroes, Medea, metamorphoses characters and princes in Greek mythology.
Admetus of Pherae
In Greek mythology, Admetus (Ancient Greek: Ἄδμητος Admētos means 'untamed, untameable') was a king of Pherae in Thessaly. Jason and Admetus of Pherae are Argonauts, characters in the Argonautica and princes in Greek mythology.
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Aeëtes
Aeëtes, or Aeeta, was the ruler of the eponymous realm of Aea in Greek mythology, a wondrous realm which from the fifth century B.C.E. onward became identified with the kingdom of Colchis east in the Black Sea. Jason and Aeëtes are characters in the Argonautica and metamorphoses characters.
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Aegean Sea
The Aegean Sea is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Asia.
Aeolus
In Greek mythology, Aeolus or Aiolos (Αἴολος) is a name shared by three mythical characters.
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Aeson
In Greek mythology, Aeson (Ancient Greek: Αἴσων Aísōn) was a king of Iolcus in Thessaly. Jason and Aeson are metamorphoses characters.
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Alcimede (mother of Jason)
In Greek mythology, Alcimede (Ancient Greek: Ἀλκιμέδη means 'mighty cunning') was one of the matrilineal Minyan daughters, the daughter of Clymene, Minyas' daughter. Jason and Alcimede (mother of Jason) are characters from Iolcus.
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Alcimenes
Alcimenes (Ἀλκιμένης) can refer to a number of people in Greek mythology and history: Mythology. Jason and Alcimenes are Corinthian mythology.
Alexandria
Alexandria (الإسكندرية; Ἀλεξάνδρεια, Coptic: Ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ - Rakoti or ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲁ) is the second largest city in Egypt and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast.
Amphinome
In Greek mythology, the name Amphinome (Ancient Greek: Ἀμφινόμη means 'she of the surrounding pasture') may refer to the following deity and women. Jason and Amphinome are characters from Iolcus.
Anatolia
Anatolia (Anadolu), also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula or a region in Turkey, constituting most of its contemporary territory.
Anavros
The river Anavros and Anaurus (Άναυρος, Ἄναυρος, Anaurus) is a torrent near the ancient city of Iolkos (modern-day Volos), flowing from Mount Pelion into the Pagasetic Gulf.
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece (Hellás) was a northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity, that comprised a loose collection of culturally and linguistically related city-states and other territories.
Ancient Rome
In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.
Ancient Thessaly
Thessaly or Thessalia (Attic Greek: Θεσσαλία, Thessalía or Θετταλία, Thettalía) was one of the traditional regions of Ancient Greece.
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Aphrodite
Aphrodite is an ancient Greek goddess associated with love, lust, beauty, pleasure, passion, procreation, and as her syncretized Roman goddess counterpart Venus, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity, and victory. Jason and Aphrodite are characters in the Argonautica and metamorphoses characters.
Apollonius of Rhodes
Apollonius of Rhodes (Ἀπολλώνιος Ῥόδιος Apollṓnios Rhódios; Apollonius Rhodius; fl. first half of 3rd century BC) was an ancient Greek author, best known for the Argonautica, an epic poem about Jason and the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece.
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Argo
In Greek mythology the Argo (Argṓ) was a ship built with the help of the gods that Jason and the Argonauts sailed from Iolcos to Colchis to retrieve the Golden Fleece.
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Argonautica
The Argonautica (translit) is a Greek epic poem written by Apollonius Rhodius in the 3rd century BC.
Argonauts
The Argonauts were a band of heroes in Greek mythology, who in the years before the Trojan War (around 1300 BC) accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece. Jason and Argonauts are characters in the Argonautica, deeds of Hera and Greek mythological heroes.
Argus (Argonaut)
In Greek mythology, Argus (Árgos) was the builder and eponym of the ship Argo, and consequently one of the Argonauts; he was said to have constructed the ship under Athena's guidance. Jason and Argus (Argonaut) are Argonauts and characters in the Argonautica.
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Argus (Greek myth)
In Greek mythology, Argus or Argos (/ˈɑːrɡəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἄργος Argos) may refer to the following personages. Jason and Argus (Greek myth) are princes in Greek mythology.
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Arne (Greek myth)
In Greek mythology, Arne (Ἄρνη) may refer to three different characters.
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Atalanta
Atalanta (equal in weight) is a heroine in Greek mythology. Jason and Atalanta are Argonauts, Greek mythological heroes and metamorphoses characters.
Atlantis (TV series)
Atlantis is a British fantasy-adventure television programme inspired by Greek mythology and created by Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy with Howard Overman.
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Augeas
In Greek mythology, Augeas (or Augeias,, Αὐγείας), whose name means "bright", was king of Elis and father of Epicaste. Jason and Augeas are Argonauts and characters in the Argonautica.
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Autolycus
In Greek mythology, Autolycus (Ancient Greek: Αὐτόλυκος Autolykos 'the wolf itself') was a successful robber who had the power to metamorphose or make invisible the things he stole. Jason and Autolycus are metamorphoses characters.
Battus I of Cyrene
Battus I of Cyrene (Βάττος), also known as Battius the Lacedaemonian and Battus Aristotle (Βάττος Ἀριστοτέλης) and Aristaeus (Ἀρισταῖος) was the founder of the Ancient Greek colony of Cyrene.
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Bernard Knox
Bernard MacGregor Walker Knox (November 24, 1914 – July 22, 2010Wolfgang Saxon,, The New York Times, August 16, 2010.) was an English classicist, author, and critic who became an American citizen.
Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)
The Bibliotheca (Ancient Greek: label), also known as the Bibliotheca of Pseudo-Apollodorus, is a compendium of Greek myths and heroic legends, genealogical tables and histories arranged in three books, generally dated to the first or second century CE.
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Black Sea
The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia.
Boreads
The Boreads (Boreádai) are the "wind brothers" in Greek mythology. Jason and Boreads are Argonauts and characters in the Argonautica.
Cape Jason
Cape Jason (Yason Burnu; (Iason or Iasonion; Iasonium or Jasonium) is a cape located at Çaytepe / Çaka (officially Aziziye) villages, Perşembe (formerly Vona) district, Ordu Province, Turkey (the North East Shores of Turkey). Its name is derived from the Greek mythological hero Jason of the Argonauts.
Castor and Pollux
Castor and Pollux (or Polydeuces) are twin half-brothers in Greek and Roman mythology, known together as the Dioscuri or Dioskouroi. Jason and Castor and Pollux are Argonauts, characters in the Argonautica, Greek mythological heroes and princes in Greek mythology.
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Catalogue of Women
The Catalogue of Women (Gunaikôn Katálogos)—also known as the Ehoiai (Ēoîai)The Latin transliterations Eoeae and Ehoeae are also used (e.g.); see Title and the ''ē' hoiē''-formula, below.
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Centaur
A centaur (kéntauros), occasionally hippocentaur, also called Ixionidae, is a creature from Greek mythology with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse that was said to live in the mountains of Thessaly.
Charles Henry Oldfather
Charles Henry Oldfather (13 June 1887 – 20 August 1954) was an American professor of Greek and Ancient History at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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Chiron
In Greek mythology, Chiron (also Cheiron or Kheiron) was held to be the superlative centaur amongst his brethren since he was called the "wisest and justest of all the centaurs". Jason and Chiron are characters in the Argonautica and metamorphoses characters.
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Circe
Circe (Κίρκη: Kírkē) is an enchantress and a minor goddess in ancient Greek mythology and religion. Jason and Circe are characters in the Argonautica and metamorphoses characters.
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Classical antiquity
Classical antiquity, also known as the classical era, classical period, classical age, or simply antiquity, is the period of cultural European history between the 8th century BC and the 5th century AD comprising the interwoven civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome known together as the Greco-Roman world, centered on the Mediterranean Basin.
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Clymene (mythology)
In Greek mythology, the name Clymene or Klymene (Κλυμένη Kluménē means 'fame') may refer to. Jason and Clymene (mythology) are metamorphoses characters.
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Colchis
In classical antiquity and Greco-Roman geography, Colchis was an exonym for the Georgian polity of Egrisi (ეგრისი) located on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, centered in present-day western Georgia.
Concubinage
Concubinage is an interpersonal and sexual relationship between two people in which the couple does not want to, or cannot, enter into a full marriage.
Corinth
Corinth (Kórinthos) is a municipality in Corinthia in Greece.
Creon (king of Corinth)
In Greek mythology, Creon (lit), son of Lycaethus, was a king of Corinth and father of Hippotes and Creusa or Glauce, whom Jason would marry if not for the intervention of Medea.
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Crete
Crete (translit, Modern:, Ancient) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica.
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Creusa (daughter of Creon)
In Greek mythology, Creusa (Ancient Greek: Κρέουσα Kreousa "princess") or Glauce (Γλαυκή "blue-gray"), Latin Glauca, was a princess of Corinth as the daughter of King Creon. Jason and Creusa (daughter of Creon) are Medea.
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Cyrene, Libya
Cyrene, also sometimes anglicized as Kyrene, was an ancient Greek colony and Roman city near present-day Shahhat in northeastern Libya in North Africa.
Cyzicus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, King Cyzicus or Kyzikos (Ancient Greek: Κύζικος, Kúzikos) was the ruler of the Dolionians, a tribe that inhabited the southern shore of the Propontis (the Sea of Marmara). Jason and Cyzicus (mythology) are characters in the Argonautica.
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Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri (– September 14, 1321), most likely baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri and widely known and often referred to in English mononymously as Dante, was an Italian poet, writer, and philosopher.
Deipylus
In Greek mythology, Deipylus may refer to two distinct characters. Jason and Deipylus are princes in Greek mythology.
Devil
A devil is the personification of evil as it is conceived in various cultures and religious traditions.
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Diodorus Siculus
Diodorus Siculus or Diodorus of Sicily (Diódōros; 1st century BC) was an ancient Greek historian.
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Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy (Divina Commedia) is an Italian narrative poem by Dante Alighieri, begun 1308 and completed around 1321, shortly before the author's death.
Doliones
In Greek mythology, the Doliones (Ancient Greek: Δολίονες) or Dolionians were the people living on the coast of the Propontis (northwestern Asia Minor), visited by the Argonauts. Jason and Doliones are characters in the Argonautica.
Dragon's teeth (mythology)
In Greek myth, dragon's teeth (odontes (tou) drakontos) feature prominently in the legends of the Phoenician prince Cadmus and in Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece.
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Epic poetry
An epic poem, or simply an epic, is a lengthy narrative poem typically about the extraordinary deeds of extraordinary characters who, in dealings with gods or other superhuman forces, gave shape to the mortal universe for their descendants.
Eriopis
In Greek mythology, the name Eriopis (Ancient Greek: Ἐριῶπις) may refer to.
Eros
In Greek mythology, Eros (Ἔρως|lit. Jason and Eros are metamorphoses characters.
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Euneus
In Greek mythology, Euneus (Ancient Greek: Εὔνηος) was a son of Jason and Queen Hypsipyle of Lemnos; he had a twin brother whose name is variously given as Nebrophonus, Thoas or Deipylus.
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Euphemus
In Greek mythology, Euphemus (Εὔφημος, Eὔphēmos, "reputable") was counted among the Calydonian hunters and the Argonauts, and was connected with the legend of the foundation of Cyrene. Jason and Euphemus are Argonauts and characters in the Argonautica.
Euripides
Euripides was a tragedian of classical Athens.
Gaius Julius Hyginus
Gaius Julius Hyginus (64 BC – AD 17) was a Latin author, a pupil of the scholar Alexander Polyhistor, and a freedman of Caesar Augustus.
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Gegenees
The Gegenees (from Greek: Γηγενεής Gēgeneēs; Γηγενής Gēgenēs, "earth-born") were a race of six-armed humanoids who inhabited the same island as the Doliones in the ancient Greek epic Argonautica. Jason and Gegenees are characters in the Argonautica.
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and West Asia.
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Glauce
In Greek mythology, Glauce (Ancient Greek: Γλαυκή Glaukê means 'blue-gray' or 'gleaming'), Latin Glauca, refers to different people.
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Golden Fleece
In Greek mythology, the Golden Fleece (Golden-haired pelt) is the fleece of the golden-woolled, winged ram, Chrysomallos, that rescued Phrixus and brought him to Colchis, where Phrixus then sacrificed it to Zeus.
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology.
Harpy
In Greek and Roman mythology, a harpy (plural harpies,,; harpȳia) is a half-human and half-bird, often believed to be a personification of storm winds. Jason and harpy are characters in the Argonautica.
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Helios
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Helios (Ἥλιος ||Sun; Homeric Greek: Ἠέλιος) is the god who personifies the Sun. Jason and Helios are characters in the Argonautica and metamorphoses characters.
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Hera
In ancient Greek religion, Hera (Hḗrā; label in Ionic and Homeric Greek) is the goddess of marriage, women, and family, and the protector of women during childbirth. Jason and Hera are characters in the Argonautica and metamorphoses characters.
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Heracles
Heracles (glory/fame of Hera), born Alcaeus (Ἀλκαῖος, Alkaios) or Alcides (Ἀλκείδης, Alkeidēs), was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, and the foster son of Amphitryon. Jason and Heracles are Argonauts, characters in the Argonautica, deeds of Hera and Greek mythological heroes.
Hercules (1998 TV series)
Disney's Hercules: The Animated Series (commonly referred to as simply Hercules) is an American animated television series based on the 1997 film of the same name and the Greek myth.
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Hermes
Hermes (Ἑρμῆς) is an Olympian deity in ancient Greek religion and mythology considered the herald of the gods. Jason and Hermes are metamorphoses characters.
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Heroides
The Heroides (The Heroines), or Epistulae Heroidum (Letters of Heroines), is a collection of fifteen epistolary poems composed by Ovid in Latin elegiac couplets and presented as though written by a selection of aggrieved heroines of Greek and Roman mythology in address to their heroic lovers who have in some way mistreated, neglected, or abandoned them.
Hesiod
Hesiod (or; Ἡσίοδος Hēsíodos) was an ancient Greek poet generally thought to have been active between 750 and 650 BC, around the same time as Homer.
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Homer
Homer (Ὅμηρος,; born) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature.
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Hypsipyle
In Greek mythology, Hypsipyle (Hypsipýlē) was a queen of Lemnos, and the daughter of King Thoas of Lemnos, and the granddaughter of Dionysus and Ariadne. Jason and Hypsipyle are characters in the Argonautica.
Ichor
In Greek mythology, ichor is the ethereal fluid that is the blood of the gods and/or immortals.
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Idas of Messene
In Greek mythology, Idas (Ídas), was a Messenian prince. Jason and Idas of Messene are Argonauts, characters in the Argonautica and princes in Greek mythology.
Idmon
In Greek mythology, Idmon (Ancient Greek: Ἴδμων means "having knowledge of" or "the knowing") may refer to the following individuals. Jason and Idmon are Argonauts, characters in the Argonautica and metamorphoses characters.
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Inferno (Dante)
Inferno (Italian for 'Hell') is the first part of Italian writer Dante Alighieri's 14th-century narrative poem The Divine Comedy.
Iolcus
Iolcus (also rendered Iolkos; Ἰωλκός and Ἰαωλκός; Ἰαλκός; Ιωλκός) is an ancient city, a modern village and a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece.
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Jason and the Argonauts (1963 film)
Jason and the Argonauts (working title: Jason and the Golden Fleece) is a 1963 independent fantasy adventure film distributed by Columbia Pictures.
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Jason and the Argonauts (miniseries)
Jason and the Argonauts, (also known as Jason and the Golden Fleece) is a 2000 American two-part television miniseries directed by Nick Willing and produced by Hallmark Entertainment.
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Jason in popular culture
Jason of the Argonauts, an ancient Greek mythological hero, appears often in popular culture.
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Jason London
Jason Paul London (born November 7, 1972) is an American actor, known for his roles as Randall "Pink" Floyd in director Richard Linklater's film Dazed and Confused (1993), Jesse in The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999), and Rick Rambis in Out Cold (2001).
John Tzetzes
John Tzetzes (Iōánnēs Tzétzēs;, Constantinople – 1180, Constantinople) was a Byzantine poet and grammarian who lived at Constantinople in the 12th century.
Kıyıköy
Kıyıköy, historically Medea (Мидия; Μήδεια; Midye), is a town (belde) in the Vize District, Kırklareli Province, Turkey.
Khalkotauroi
Khalkotauroi (khalkótauroi, from bronze bulls), also known as the Colchis Bulls, are mythical creatures that appear in the Greek myth of Jason and the Golden Fleece. Jason and Khalkotauroi are characters in the Argonautica.
Laodicus
In Greek mythology, Laodicus (Ancient Greek: Λαόδικος means 'tried by the people') may refer to the following figures.
Lemnos
Lemnos or Limnos (Λήμνος; Λῆμνος) is a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea.
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Livio C. Stecchini
Livio Catullo Stecchini (6 October 1913 – September 1979) was an Italian professor of ancient history at Paterson State Teachers College (now William Paterson University) in New Jersey.
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Loeb Classical Library
The Loeb Classical Library (LCL; named after James Loeb) is a series of books originally published by Heinemann in London, but is currently published by Harvard University Press.
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Lycophron
Lycophron (Lukóphrōn ho Chalkidéus; born about 330–325 BC) was a Hellenistic Greek tragic poet, grammarian, and commentator on comedy, to whom the poem Alexandra is attributed (perhaps falsely).
Lynceus of Argos
In Greek mythology, Lynceus (lynx-eyed) was a king of Argos, succeeding Danaus on the throne.
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Lyre
The lyre is a stringed musical instrument that is classified by Hornbostel–Sachs as a member of the lute family of instruments.
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Medea
In Greek mythology, Medea (translit) is the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis. Jason and Medea are characters in the Argonautica and metamorphoses characters.
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Medea (play)
Medea (Μήδεια, Mēdeia) is an ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides. Jason and Medea (play) are Corinthian mythology.
Medus
In Greek mythology, Medus (Μῆδος) or Medeus was an Athenian prince as the son of King Aegeus, thus a half-brother of the hero Theseus. Jason and Medus are Corinthian mythology and princes in Greek mythology.
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Meleager
In Greek mythology, Meleager (Meléagros) was a hero venerated in his temenos at Calydon in Aetolia. Jason and Meleager are Argonauts, characters in the Argonautica and princes in Greek mythology.
Mermerus and Pheres
In Greek mythology, Mermerus (Μέρμερος, Mérmeros; Mermerus) and Pheres (Φέρης, Phéres, modern pronunciation Féris; Pheres) were the sons of Jason and Medea.
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Minyans
In Greek mythology, the Minyans or Minyae (Greek: Μινύες, Minyes) were a group of legendary people who were the inhabitants of the city Orchomenus in Boeotia, and who were also associated with Thessaly.
Nebrophonus
In Greek mythology, Nebrophonus (Ancient Greek: Νεβροφόνον means 'preying on fawns') may refer to a person and a canine.
Nymph
A nymph (νύμφη|nýmphē;; sometimes spelled nymphe) is a minor female nature deity in ancient Greek folklore.
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Odysseus
In Greek and Roman mythology, Odysseus (Odyseús), also known by the Latin variant Ulysses (Ulixes), is a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem the Odyssey. Jason and Odysseus are Greek mythological heroes and metamorphoses characters.
Odyssey
The Odyssey (Odýsseia) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer.
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions.
Oracle
An oracle is a person or thing considered to provide insight, wise counsel or prophetic predictions, most notably including precognition of the future, inspired by deities.
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Orpheus
In Greek mythology, Orpheus (Ancient Greek: Ὀρφεύς, classical pronunciation) was a Thracian bard, legendary musician and prophet. Jason and Orpheus are Argonauts and characters in the Argonautica.
Orphic Argonautica
The Orphic Argonautica or Argonautica Orphica (Ὀρφέως Ἀργοναυτικά) is a Greek epic poem dating from the 4th century CE.
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Ovid
Publius Ovidius Naso (20 March 43 BC – AD 17/18), known in English as Ovid, was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus.
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Padraic Colum
Padraic Colum (8 December 1881 – 11 January 1972) was an Irish poet, novelist, dramatist, biographer, playwright, children's author and collector of folklore.
Peleus
In Greek mythology, Peleus (Ancient Greek: Πηλεύς Pēleus) was a hero, king of Phthia, husband of Thetis and the father of their son Achilles. Jason and Peleus are Argonauts, characters in the Argonautica and Greek mythological heroes.
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Pelias
Pelias (Ancient Greek: Πελίας) was king of Iolcus in Greek mythology. Jason and Pelias are characters in the Argonautica and princes in Greek mythology.
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Philoctetes
Philoctetes (Φιλοκτήτης. Philoktētēs; English pronunciation:, stressed on the third syllable, -tet-), or Philocthetes, according to Greek mythology, was the son of Poeas, king of Meliboea in Thessaly, and Demonassa or Methone. Jason and Philoctetes are Argonauts.
Phineus
In Greek mythology, Phineus (Ancient Greek: Φινεύς) or Phineas, was a king of Salmydessus in Thrace and seer, who appears in accounts of the Argonauts' voyage. Jason and Phineus are characters in the Argonautica.
Phrixus
In Greek mythology Phrixus (also spelt Phryxus; Phrixos means "standing on end, bristling") was the son of Athamas, king of Boeotia, and Nephele (a goddess of clouds). Jason and Phrixus are princes in Greek mythology.
Phylacus
In Greek mythology, Phylacus (Ancient Greek: Φύλακος means "guardian") was the name of the following figures.
Polymede
In Greek mythology, the female name Polymede (Ancient Greek: Πολυμήδη) may refer to. Jason and Polymede are characters from Iolcus.
Polymele
In Greek mythology, the name Polymela or Polymele (Ancient Greek: Πολυμήλη "many songs", derived from polys, "many" and melos "song") may refer to the following figures. Jason and Polymele are characters from Iolcus.
Polyxenus
In Greek mythology, Polyxenus or Polyxeinus (Poluxenos, or Πολύξεινος, Poluxeinos) is a name that may refer to.
Pompeii
Pompeii was an ancient city in what is now the comune (municipality) of Pompei, near Naples, in the Campania region of Italy.
Poseidon
Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν) is one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and mythology, presiding over the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses. Jason and Poseidon are characters in the Argonautica and metamorphoses characters.
Promachus
In Greek mythology and history, Promachus (Ancient Greek: Πρόμαχος; English translation: "who leads in battle" or "champion") is a name that refers to several different people. Jason and Promachus are characters from Iolcus.
Prophet
In religion, a prophet or prophetess is an individual who is regarded as being in contact with a divine being and is said to speak on behalf of that being, serving as an intermediary with humanity by delivering messages or teachings from the supernatural source to other people.
Ptolemaeus Chennus
Ptolemy Chennus or Chennos ("quail") (Πτολεμαῖος Χέννος Ptolemaios Chennos), was an Alexandrine grammarian during the reigns of Trajan and Hadrian.
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Rhoeo (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Rhoeo (/ˈriːoʊ/; Ancient Greek: Ῥοιώ Rhoiṓ) may refer to two distinct characters.
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Robert Graves
Captain Robert von Ranke Graves (24 July 1895 – 7 December 1985) was an English poet, soldier, historical novelist and critic.
Salmoneus
In Greek mythology, Salmoneus (Ancient Greek: Σαλμωνεύς) was 'the wicked'Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. Jason and Salmoneus are princes in Greek mythology.
Scarphe (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Scarphe was possibly the mother by Aeson, King of Iolcus, of JasonTzetzes on Lycophron, 872 and possibly Promachus (Jason's brother). Jason and Scarphe (mythology) are characters from Iolcus.
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Scholia
Scholia (scholium or scholion, from σχόλιον, "comment", "interpretation") are grammatical, critical, or explanatory comments – original or copied from prior commentaries – which are inserted in the margin of the manuscript of ancient authors, as glosses.
Siren (mythology)
In Greek mythology, sirens (label; plural) are humanlike beings with alluring voices; they appear in a scene in the Odyssey in which Odysseus saves his crew's lives. Jason and siren (mythology) are characters in the Argonautica.
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Sirenum Scopuli
According to the Roman poets Virgil (Aeneid, 5.864) and Ovid, the Sirenum Scopuli were three small rocky islands where the sirens of Greek mythology lived and lured sailors to their deaths.
Stem (ship)
The stem is the most forward part of a boat or ship's bow and is an extension of the keel itself.
Stillbirth
Stillbirth is typically defined as fetal death at or after 20 or 28 weeks of pregnancy, depending on the source.
Symplegades
The Symplegades (Συμπληγάδες, Symplēgádes) or Clashing Rocks, also known as the Cyanean Rocks (Κυανέαι), were, according to Greek mythology, a pair of rocks at the Bosphorus that clashed together whenever a vessel went through.
Talos
In Greek mythology, Talos, also spelled Talus (Τάλως, Tálōs) or Talon (Τάλων, Tálōn), was a giant automaton made of bronze to protect Europa in Crete from pirates and invaders. Jason and Talos are characters in the Argonautica.
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Telamon
In Greek mythology, Telamon (Ancient Greek: Τελαμών, Telamōn means "broad strap") was the son of King Aeacus of Aegina, and Endeïs, a mountain nymph. Jason and Telamon are Argonauts and characters in the Argonautica.
The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles
The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles is a children's book by Padraic Colum, a retelling of Greek myths.
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The Heroes of Olympus
The Heroes of Olympus is a pentalogy of fantasy-adventure novels written by American author Rick Riordan.
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The Story of Perseus and the Gorgon's Head
The Story of Perseus and the Gorgon’s Head is a short novel published in 1898 for the series Books for the Bairns.
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Theognete
In Greek mythology, Theognete was the daughter of Laodicus. Jason and Theognete are characters from Iolcus.
Thessalus
In Greek mythology, the name Thessalus is attributed to the following individuals, all of whom were considered possible eponyms of Thessaly.
Thoas (king of Lemnos)
In Greek mythology, Thoas (Ancient Greek: Θόας, "fleet, swift") was a son of the god Dionysus and Ariadne, the daughter of the Cretan king Minos.
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Thoas (son of Jason)
In Greek mythology, Thoas (Ancient Greek: Θόας, "fleet, swift") was a son of Jason and Hypsipyle, and a grandson of the Lemnian king Thoas, and the twin brother of Euneus.
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Thomas Bulfinch
Thomas Bulfinch (July 15, 1796 – May 27, 1867) was an American author born in Newton, Massachusetts, known best for Bulfinch's Mythology, a posthumous combination of his three volumes of mythologies.
Thrace
Thrace (Trakiya; Thráki; Trakya) is a geographical and historical region in Southeast Europe.
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Tiphys
In Greek mythology, Tiphys (Ancient Greek: Τῖφυς Tîphus) was the helmsman of the Argonauts. Jason and Tiphys are Argonauts and characters in the Argonautica.
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Tisander
In Greek mythology, Tisander (Ancient Greek: Τίσανδρος) or Tisandrus (Ancient Greek: Τίσανδρον) was a son of Jason and the Colchian sorceress Medea, the daughter of King Aeëtes, and the younger brother of Alcimenes and Thessalus.
Todd Armstrong
Todd Armstrong (born John Harris Armstrong; July 25, 1937 – November 17, 1992) was an American actor who appeared in ten films and several television series.
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe.
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Tyro
In Greek mythology, Tyro (Τυρώ) was an Elean princess who later became Queen of Iolcus. Jason and Tyro are characters from Iolcus.
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Valerius Flaccus (poet)
Gaius Valerius Flaccus (died) was a 1st-century Roman poet who flourished during the "Silver Age" under the Flavian dynasty, and wrote a Latin Argonautica that owes a great deal to Apollonius of Rhodes' more famous epic.
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Virgil
Publius Vergilius Maro (traditional dates 15 October 70 BC21 September 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period.
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Volos
Volos (Βόλος) is a coastal port city in Thessaly situated midway on the Greek mainland, about north of Athens and south of Thessaloniki.
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William Morris
William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was an English textile designer, poet, artist, writer, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement.
William Shatner
William Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor.
Willy Pogany
William Andrew Pogany (born Vilmos András Feichtmann (or Feuchtmann); August 24, 1882 – July 30, 1955) was a prolific Hungarian illustrator of children's and other books.
Zeus
Zeus is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion and mythology, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus. Jason and Zeus are characters in the Argonautica and metamorphoses characters.
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See also
Characters from Iolcus
- Alcestis
- Alcimede (mother of Jason)
- Amphinome
- Amythaon
- Anaxibia
- Antinoe
- Astydameia
- Evadne
- Hippolyte (mythology)
- Hippothoe
- Jason
- Laodamia (daughter of Acastus)
- Medusa (Greek myth)
- Neleus
- Pelopia
- Pheres of Pherae
- Philomache
- Pisidice
- Polymede
- Polymele
- Promachus
- Scarphe (mythology)
- Sterope
- Sthenele
- Theognete
- Tyro
Corinthian mythology
- Alcimedes
- Alcimenes
- Alcinoe
- Bacchiadae
- Bellerophon
- Chimera (mythology)
- Eurynome (daughter of Nisus)
- Glaucus (son of Sisyphus)
- Hellotia
- Hera Alexandros
- Hippotes
- Jason
- Leucothea
- Locrus
- Marathon (mythology)
- Medea (play)
- Medus
- Melicertes
- Merope (Pleiad)
- Merope of Corinth
- Ornytion
- Phocus (son of Ornytion)
- Porphyrion (mythology)
- Proetus
- Sciron
- Sisyphus
- Thersander
- Thoas (king of Corinth)
- Tisiphone (mythology)
Deeds of Hera
- Aëdon
- Aëtos
- Alcmene
- Alcyone and Ceyx
- Antigone of Troy
- Arethusa (Boeotia)
- Argonauts
- Argus Panoptes
- Athamas
- Callisto (mythology)
- Dionysus
- Echo (mythology)
- Erinoma
- Eurystheus
- Galanthis
- Gerana
- Geryon
- Giants (Greek mythology)
- Hephaestus
- Heracles
- Hippolyta
- Hypnos
- Ino (Greek mythology)
- Io (mythology)
- Iris (mythology)
- Ixion
- Iynx
- Jason
- Judgement of Paris
- Judgment of Paris
- Lamia
- Leto
- Macris
- Melus (mythology)
- Merops (mythology)
- Metamorphoses in Greek mythology
- Milk of Hera
- Polytechnus
- Priapus
- Python (mythology)
- Semele
- Side (mythology)
- Stentor
- Theomachy
- Tiresias
- Tityos
- Trojan War
- Zagreus
Medea
- Achilles
- Aegeus
- Creusa (daughter of Creon)
- Cultural depictions of Medea
- Epimenides paradox
- Femme fatale
- Jason
- Medea
- Medea gene
- Medea hypothesis
- Perses of Colchis
- The Book of the City of Ladies
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason
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