Jason and the Argonauts

The myth of Jason and the Argonauts travels to many places. The first place it is set is on Mt Pelion, located on the Pagasitikos Bay, where Jason was brought up by Chiron the centaur, to avoid being murdered by King Pelias.

We then travel to the Thessalian city of Iolcus (today Volos) where Jason challenged his uncle Pelias for the throne of the kingdom. This is also the place where Jason set off on his conquest for the Golden Fleece with his fellow Argonauts.

Next we travel to Chios where the Argonauts had a rest and Hylas, Heracles’ supposed lover, was kidnapped by a water nymph that had fallen in love with him. When Heracles went to find him, the Argonauts thought he was missing and eventually left without them both.

When the Argonauts saw a withered man on Bithynia, their next place of visit, they stopped to help him free of his unjust punishment from Zeus and then continued on their journey.

Finally the Argonauts reached their final destination of

From the tale of Jason and the Argonauts we learn about some of the morals and values of the Greeks, a bit about their religion and also their political system.

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