CLA204H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7-9: Deianira, Baucis And Philemon, Procris
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Jason, leader of the argonauts, and the quest for the golden fleece. King aeetes will only give him the fleece is he completes tasks the ki(cid:374)g"s daughter medea loves jason and wants to help him. Jason says if she does help he will marry her after, so she does, and uses magic. After he gets the fleece, jason wants medea to transfer some of his own strength to his old father aeson. Even better, medea makes him young again (metamorphosis) Medea goes to the palace of pelias promising to revive him too but with the intention not to. She tells his daughter to use knives to cut in and drain him of old blood, but he ends up dying from the wounds. Medea finds refuge in athens, but must flees again after attempted murder or theseus. Cephalus tells phocus about his wife procris. Aurora/eos abducted cephalus during a hunt,but let him go when she saw his love for.
