Jason and the Argonauts

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Jason and the Argonauts

• a Greek myth

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Long ago, in ancient Greece, a young man named
Jason set out on an incredible nautical
expedition in the company of a heroic band of
explorers.
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But his story begins in the Kingdom of Iolcus
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Not long before Jason was born, a greedy uncle
named Pelias seized the throne from Jason's
father, throwing the good king in jail.
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When the king's wife gave birth to Jason the
rightful heir to the throne she worried that
Pelias might kill him and decided to hide the
baby.
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Pretending that Jason had died, she sent him far
from Iolcus to live with a loyal centaur named
Chiron. Chiron cared for and tutored Jason.
Jason grew strong and smart.
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And when Jason was full grown, he went back to
Iolcus to confront his uncle.
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To Jason's surprise, Uncle Pelias agreed to give
up the kingdom if Jason would do just one little
thing capture a golden fleece the skin of a
magical ram from the Kingdom of Colchis, a land
at the very farthest reaches of the known world.
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Impossible? Maybe. But buoyed by youthful
confidence and the spirit of adventure, Jason
accepted the challenge.
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Pelias was sure that Jason would never return to
Iolcus alive. But Jason knew that with
perseverance, a team of talented helpers, the
best tools and equipment, and a bit of good
fortune (or help from some friendly Greek gods),
the impossible might just be possible.
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So Jason sent out a call to anyone game for
adventure, and the bravest and most talented men
and women in all of Greece including the strong
man Hercules answered his call.
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Together they sailed off in a mighty ship called
the Argo, the biggest and best boat the Greeks
had ever sailed.
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The crew members were called Argonauts, in honor
of the boat.
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They sailed to the ends of the known world to
reach the Kingdom of Colchis.
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On their long journey, Jason and the Argonauts
made many discoveries and faced many dangers.
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Jason and the Argonauts had to do battle with the
dreaded Hydra in their quest for the magical
Golden Fleece..
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. They arrived at the kingdom where the golden
fleece was. The king did not want to give up the
fleece.And so he thought of an impossible task
for the Argonauts to perform.They had to fight
an army of skeletons.
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After many adventures and all-but-impossible
feats, they did capture the golden fleece.
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Jason returned to Iolcus to save his father and
to tell tales of a world beyond Greece that few
had dared to explore.
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The End
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Pictures downloaded from the following web
sitesGreek Mythology Linkhttp//homepage.mac.co
m/cparada/GML/index.htmlMIT http//ocw.mit.edu/O
cwWeb/History/21H-301Fall-2004/CourseHome/Wikiped
iahttp//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasonbama.eduhtt
p//bama.ua.edu/ksummers/projects/jason/jason_and
_the_argonauts.htmA Glossary of Terms Used in
Heraldry http//www.heraldsnet.org/saitou/parker/i
ndex.htmand Symplegades The Other
Worldhttp//livingheritage.org/symplegades.htma
nd Howard David Johnsons Myths and Legends of
the Ancient Worldhttp//www.howarddavidjohnson.c
om/myth.htm
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Story adapted from the JASON Foundation web
sitehttp//www.jason.org/jason_about/myth/agroMo
re.htm