CLAS 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Golden Fleece, Pelias, Iolcos
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Roman emperor (not king: keep in mind that augustus, marcus aurelius etc were roman emperors, not kings (romans became allergic to the idea of having kings they associated the term with tyranny). Jason (and the golden fleece): his father ruled over an area called iolcus. When he is a kid, his father is overthrown by an evil guy called pelias: pelias takes over iolcus, kills all the descendants of jason"s father except jason. He tells jason that he will yield the throne to him if jason goes and fetches the golden fleece. Jason assembles a crew to help him take on his trip: the golden fleece is located in the region of the black sea, in an area called colchis. After a long sea voyage, jason lands in colchis: the ruler of colchis (aeetes) is responsible of watching over the golden fleece.