Jason
- For the homonymous articles, to see Jason (homonymy).
In , Jason (in old Greek ????? / Iásôn) is the son of (king of in ). It sees his father dispossessed of the throne by his uncle . Saved sights homicides of Pélias by friends, it is raised by .
Become adult, it claims the throne of his father, that Pélias promises to him provided that it pays to him , which is then in . Jason undertakes the voyage on the ship Argo, accompanied by many Greek heroes, them .
Arrived in Colchide, it obtains the Fleece with the assistance of Médée, girl of the king and magician, which it marries then. It returns then in Thessalie to find his father died, killed by Pélias. Aeson is avenged by Médée, but , wire of Pélias, hunting. They are exiled with , where Jason forsakes Médée and ends up marrying Créüse, the girl of the king Créon. Médée is avenged by killing Créüse and its family, like her own children (Phérès and Merméros). Jason commits suicide after this tragedy.
See too
- ;
- Médée.
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