... , a Thessalian hero, was the rightful inheritor of the throne of Iolcus by virtue of being Aeson's son. His uncle Pelias, the usurper of his throne, bade him to procure the Golden Fleece from Colchis if he wanted to be named as his successor. According to the legend , Hera asked Aphrodite to make Medea fall violently in love with Jason so that ... human."" (526-8) Medea, out of her obsessive love for Jason, employed her cunning to protect him against the evil designs of her scheming father and to help him acquire the Golden Fleece. She did not even hesitate to first hold her young brothe...

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