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SUMMARY
Jason, the son of King Aeson of Iolco, is sent to take the Golden Fleece from his uncle Pelias, who has stolen the throne. He gathered a group of heroes, the Argonauts, and set off with the ship Argo on many adventures. In Colchis, he had to overcome impossible trials to obtain the Golden Fleece, but he is helped by the sorceress Medea, daughter of the king, who falls in love with him. Together they steal the Fleece. Returning to Iolco, Jason causes the death of Pelias with the help of Medea, but he is exiled. In Corinth, Jason betrays Medea who in revenge kills their children. Jason will end his days alone and in disgrace.
SUMMARY
Jason, the son of King Aeson of Iolco, is sent to take the Golden Fleece from his uncle Pelias, who has stolen the throne. He gathered a group of heroes, the Argonauts, and set off with the ship Argo on many adventures. In Colchis, he had to overcome impossible trials to obtain the Golden Fleece, but he is helped by the sorceress Medea, daughter of the king, who falls in love with him. Together they steal the Fleece. Returning to Iolco, Jason causes the death of Pelias with the help of Medea, but he is exiled. In Corinth, Jason betrays Medea who in revenge kills their children. Jason will end his days alone and in disgrace.
ANALYSING THE MYTH
ANALYSING THE MYTH
First, we translated the Greek myth into English. You can find the texts here, or you can listen to the audio file. Just click on the link ⬇️
Οἱ δὲ ναυαρχοῦντος Ἰάσονος ἀνῆγον καὶ προσῖσχον πρῶτον Λήμνῳ, ἔπειτα Δολίοσιν, ὕστερον Μυσίᾳ· ἐκεῖ Ὕλας ὁ νεανίσκος, ὑπὸ τῶν νυμφῶν ἁρπαζόμενος, καὶ ὁ Ἡρακλῆς κατελείποντο. Οἱ Ἀργοναῦται ἀπήρχοντο δὲ εἰς τὴν τῆς Θρᾴκης Σαλμυδησσόν, ἔνθα ἀπήλλασσον Φινέα τὸν μάντιν ἀπὸ τῶν ἁρπυιῶν, πτερωτῶν καὶ ῥυπαρῶν τεράτων. Ὁ δὲ ἐμήνυε τοῖς Ἀργοναύταις τὸν πλοῦν, καὶ παρῄνει φυλάσσεσθαι τὰς Συμπληγάδας πέτρας· αἱ
δὲ κινηταὶ ἦσαν καὶ συγκρούομεναις ἀλλήλαις τὰς ναῦς κατέκλων. Ὕστερον δὲ ἐπὶ Κολχίδα ἤρχοντο καὶ ὁ Ἰάσων τὸ δέρας παρὰ τοῦ Αἰήτου ἐξῄτει· ὁ δὲ ἐκέλευε πρῶτον καταζευγνύναι ταύρους δύο χαλκόποδας, πῦρ ἐκ στομάτων φυσῶντας.
argonauti greco .m4aWhen Jason commanded a ship, some weighted anchor and firstly landed in Lemno, secondly in Dolioni, lastly in Misia; there the young man Elle, kidnapped by the nymphis, and abandons Heracles. The Argonauts departed to Salmidesso in Thrace, there they set Phineus, the diviner, free from the Harpies, winged and dirty monsters. He revealed the voyage to the Argonauts and exhorted to beware of the Symplegades rocks: they were moving and clashing each other and breaking down ships. Lastly the Argonauts arrived in Colchis and Jason demanded fleece to Aetas, firstly he ordered to yoke together two bulls with hooves of bronze, that blew fire from their mouth.
argonauti inglese .m4aThen, we analysed the text to look for archetypes and stereotypes. You can see our content analysis here ➡️
OUR MODERN VERSION
OUR MODERN VERSION
To create a modern version of our myth, we decided to create a debate in which we included Jason, the main character of the story, Pelia, the antagonist of the story and Aeto, the king of Colchis.
In the debate they wonder if Jason was suitable for the throne to reign despite having taken a long time to take the golden fleece. During the debate you will see that Jason will try to defend himself against the accusations of Pelia, who accuses him of having taken too long to get the golden fleece. But Jason will say that it is Pelia's fault if he took so long, because he made him do many tasks.
You will also see some of the trials that Jason was forced to face for his ultimate goal.
Finally, you'll be the judge of it, and help us decide: is Jason guilty or innocent?
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