ANTC67H3 Lecture : Chapter 19 .pdf
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Jason belonged to the family of the aeolids, descendants of aeolus. Aeolus was king of magnesia, in thessaly, a son of hellen, and grandson of. He had seven sons including athamas, one of the unluckiest men in greek legend. Athamas" rst wife, nephele, cloud bore him a son, phrixus, and a girl. Eventually tired of nephele, athamas took a second wife, ino, daughter of cadmus of thebes. Ino bore athamas two sons and was jealous of phrixus because she feared that he, instead of one of her own children, might inherit the throne. She persuaded the local women to parch the seed gain. Of course, the crop failed and feminine soon fell on the land, so athamas sent messengers to the oracle at delphi to ask what to do. Ino intercepted the messengers and bribed them to report that apollo had replied that, to restore fertility to the land, athamas must sacri ce his rstborn child,