CLST 2090 Lecture : Greek Myth Notes
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Jason was a hero in greek mythology, the leader of the argonautic expedition in the quest of retrieving the golden fleece. He was the son of the king of iolcus, aeson, but it is not certain who his mother was; various names appear in different sources as his mother. When jason was still a baby, his half-uncle pelias, vying for the throne of aeson, killed all of aeson"s children, and overthrew aeson; however, he failed to kill jason. The baby was sent to the centaur chiron, who nurtured him to adulthood. Pelias, in the meantime, consulted an oracle that told him to be careful of a man with one sandal. Jason appeared in front of pelias, asking for the throne as the rightful heir of aeson, but pelias gave him the quest to bring the golden fleece in order to step down from the throne.
