CLA204H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Phrixus, Pelias, Aeson
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Athamas, king of orchomenos > son, phrixus and daughter helle: wife is nephew > left for ino. Ino"s jealousy for phrixus leads to famine > makes up prediction that oracle says that phrixus must be executed. Golden ram appears when phrixus going to be persecuted > phrixus and. Helle falls off into the sea, to a place called hellespont. Colchis > uncivilized barbarians; king aeetes whos son of helios. Phrixus sacrifices the ram and gives the magical fleece to aeetes > hangs it from oak tree which guarded by groove of areas by dragon born from blood. Pelias is jason"s evil uncle > king of iolcus. Keeps half-brother, aeson, isolated to despiate threat from family > isnecure of threat posed by other members of family, keeping themself safe and powers secure. Aeson"s son jason raised by centaur chiron > lie spread that jason was still born so that pelias would not kill him.
