The Argonauts 🔱

Does Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece ring a bell? 👀

Jason is a famous Greek hero—raised by Chiron , the centaur—who set out to seize the Golden Fleece , a mythical golden coat that belonged to Chrysomallos (a fantastical creature depicted as a winged ram with golden fleece and horns).

Following an epic, Chrysomalos was in fact sacrificed in honor of Zeus , and entrusted to Æetes (Αἰήτης)—the brother of the famous sorceress Circe — the king of Colchis (an ancient state of antiquity).

A quest that Jason led following the order of his uncle Pelias , son of Poseidon , who wished to get rid of him following the prediction of an oracle.

A mission fraught with pitfalls, the Golden Fleece being carefully guarded by the king of Colchis and a dragon 🐉

Only, as you might expect, it didn't go exactly as Pelias had imagined 😅

But you are probably wondering what the Argonauts are doing in this story? Who are they? 🤔

The Argonauts (Aργοναῦται) actually represent this group of heroes (there are said to be around fifty of them), who set off with Jason to seize the Golden Fleece .

Heroes, such as the famous demigods Hercules or Theseus , or even the famous poet and musician Orpheus for example.

A legendary group, living before the Trojan War , who set out from Greece aboard the ship Argo under the leadership of Jason in order to steal the Golden Fleece.

Once arrived in Colchis, after many difficulties and adventures, Jason went to King Aeetes to whom he explained his mission.

The king did not refuse to give him the Golden Fleece, but declared that he could accept it only if he managed to triumph over several (superhuman) trials.

Thus, after many trials and difficulties, and thanks in particular to the sorceress Medea - the daughter of Aeetes, who fell in love with Jason - he managed to triumph over all these trials.

However, despite these successes, the king of Colchis did not keep his promise, and even decided to burn the ship Argo and its crew.

But before he could even put his plan into action, Jason and Medea had already seized the Golden Fleece and set off again with the Argonauts towards Greece.

What followed was a long journey filled with trials and battles with characters such as Circe, the Sirens, Talos (a giant robot built by Hephaestus ) and many others, until they finally managed to bring back the Golden Fleece from their adventure. 🌟

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