Jason and the argonauts

A comprehensive character chart of all the Argonauts in Greek myth

The ARGONAUTS fit a speaking timber from the oak of Dodona in the prow of the “Argo”. Painting by William Russell Flint, 1880-1969. Jason assembled many noble men from Hellas, and a ship of fifty oars called “Argo” was built. At its prow, a speaking timber from the oak of Dodona was fitted, following the instructions of Athena. It is said that when the ship was launched into the sea, it appeared among the stars from rudder to sail

Jason and the Argonauts depicted in a linocut style, AI-generated

Phil Rushton - Jason and the Golden Fleece. Tags: golden fleece, jason, argonauts,

The Argo & Argonauts: "Argo" was a ship built for Prince Jason so he and his "Argonauts" could sail to retrieve the Golden Fleece (the golden pelt of a ram that was believed to hold magical powers).

Jason And The Argonauts (1963) Ray Harryhausen

Myth of Thassos - Europa and the Bull (Zeus)

Jason being vomited from the dragon of Colchis's mouth after it had received a drug from Athena, early 5th B.C. The Wellcome Library, CC-BY

Clashing Rocks by James Gurney

Talos, Jason and the Argonauts (movie) by Ray Harryhausen

Jason and the Argonauts (1963)

Imagine a group of superheroes, each with their own special power, traveling around on wild, improbable adventures. This is the Argonauts, a fantastic ancient Greek gang, complete with a cool name and trusty boat to speed them on their way... Read on! Painting by Charles Joseph Natoire. 1700-1777 Paris. Jason taking the Golden Fleece. Jason seizing the Golden Fleece.

Golden Fleece - Jason and the Argonauts movie

Ray Harryhausen’s Skeleton Army from “Jason and the Argonauts” (1963)

The Golden Fleece is an ancient mythological artifact with healing properties. According to Greek Mythology, Jason collected the artifact on his Historic Chrysomallus was a fabulous, flying, golden-fleeced ram. Athamas the Minyan, a founder of Halos in Thessaly but also king of the city of Orchomenus in Boeotia (a region of southeastern Greece), took as his first wife the cloud Nymph Nephele, by whom he had two children, the boy Phrixus and the girl Helle. Later he became enamored of and…

Ray Harry Hausen Taylos Brill!!

“The Argonautica” is the best known work by the 3rd Century BCE Hellenistic poet and scholar, Apollonius of Rhodes. It is an epic poem in the style of Homer, and tells the story of Jason and the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece. But it is Greek epic poetry updated for the tastes of a more discerning and rational Hellenistic audience. Little regarded in ancient times............................ #literaturememes #classicliterature #bookaesthetic