CAS CL 213 Chapter 10: WCM Ch. 10
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The birth of iason (latin: jason: salmoneus jason"s great grandfather. The wilderness sojourn: pelias was the evil uncle. In order to keep jason from pelias, his parents pretended he died (wilderness sojourn) Pelion & was raised by cheiron who taught him archery & botany: on the banks of the river, hera, disguised as an old woman, demanded to be carried across, so jason did & won hera"s favor. The contest w/ peleus: pelias heard a prophecy that jason would kill him so he sent him to find the golden. Fleece: the fleece was located in the house of aietes (kirke"s brother & medea"s father) The marriage to medea: phrixos athamas & nephele"s son & jason"s cousin. He & his sister were raised by herdsmen. (pg. Married nephele/themisto & ino (kadmos" daughter & semele"s sister) Belonged both to thebes and to thessaly where he founded halos. (pg. 228: common beginning: hera started a drought, nephele"s version: