CLAA06H3 Chapter 19-21: CLAA06 Ch. 19-21 Notes (Jason, Myths of Iolcus & Calydon, Trojan War & Aftermath)
27 Mar 2014
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19 jason and the myths of iolcus and calydon. Thessaly-widest plain in greece, located on nw mainland. >in homer"s tale of trojan war->birthplace of achilles, in se thessaly was mountainous peninsula called magnesia->highest peak in magnesia is mt. Pelion->at the base was the bronze age city of iolcus-this is where jason & the argonauts set forth on their journey->apollonius of rhodes-author of epic poem, the argo nautica (3rd century. Jason-son of aeson, who was a descendant of aeolus, eponym of aeolids (tribe in north/central greece) >aeolus was king of magnesia & grandson of deucalion & pyrrha->aeolus had 7 sons, including. Athamas->when athamas grew up, he migrated south to boeotia & became king of town of orchomenus (bronze age capital of northern boeotia) >athamas" first wife was nephele (cloud)->athamas + nephele = 1 son: phrixus & 1 daughter: Helle, but eventually tired of nephele, married ino (daughter of cadmus of thebes)
