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I, Demodocus the bard, will now tell you the story of the first hero in Europe who undertook a great journey. This journey was none other than the quest for the golden fleece, in which a band of adventurers were lead by a man named Jason. He supposedly lived a generation earlier than the most famous Greek traveler, the hero of the Odyssey. (//The Quest for the Golden Fleece// was spread among the bard community from Apollonius of Rhodes, and Pindar.)
However, as I have grown old, I might not be able to remember all the details. If I somehow get lost, just try to use your own good common sense and tell me what you think would happen, eh? Stories are often loaded with good ol' common sense anyways. (Unless they are //fanfictions//, avoid ''those'' like the plague.)
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Anyways, let's continue our story.
It's good to note that no roads really existed during the time of the story, so the journey was mostly done on waterways. (Ironically our adventurers prayed to //Zeus// and not Poseidon before they went on their trip.)
Our tale begins with the greek king Athamas, who got tired of his wife Nephele. He decided to marry another, Princess Ino (who eventually ends up as a sea nymph). Nephele feared that Ino would try to kill her two children. She especially feared Ino would try to kill her son in line for the throne, Phrixius.
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Nephele's worrying was not misplaced. Ino somehow got possession of the seed-corn and tainted it before the farming men went out for sowing. Thus, there was no harvest at all. The king sent a messenger to consult an oracle, but the messenger was bribed to tell the king that the corn would not grow again until the young Prince was offered up as a sacrifice. The people, with the pressure of starvation, forced the king to permit the boy's death.
Gruesome right? The later Greeks probably thought so too. (Imagine having this as a bedtime story.) As the story was passed down, people almost always changed the sacrifice to something less shocking. As the story is now, just as the boy was about to be sacrificed...
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You probably guessed it. The moment the boy was about to be sacrificed, a fabulous ram with a fleece made of pure gold swooped in and brought the boy to safety in a foreign land. The ram was sent by Hermes in response to his mother's prayers.
While they were crossing the straight that separated Europe and Asia, a girl named Helle fell and drowned into the water. The body of water she fell into was then named the sea of Helle, or Hellspont.
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Eventually Phrixius arrived at the hostile country of Colchis; they didn't like outsiders. (But for some strange reason they showed hospitality to Phryxius.) To thank the gods for saving him, (more irony ahead) the boy sacrificed the lamb that saved him from being sacrificed. The ram's fleece was taken and stored in a cave. Æetes, their king, allowed Phryxius to marry one of his daughters, and the golden fleece of the sacrificed ram remained in the country of Colchis, guarded by a dragon.
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(''Hero Journey Step 1: Ordinary Life Hero Has Mixed Status'')
Phrixius had an uncle who was a rightful king in Greece, but his kingdom was taken away by his nephew Pelias. The king's son, Jason, originally lived with his parents Aeson and his mother. Jason had been secretly sent away to live with Chiron, a centaur who educated him in arts, hunting and medicine.
(''Hero Journey Step 2: Call to Adventure/Departure'')
When Jason grows up, Chiron the centaur tells Jason how he is the rightful heir to the throne of Iolcus, but Pelias has wrongfully seized the throne from (Jason's father) Aeson. This triggers Jason to travel to Iolcus to retrieve his throne. Jason now decides to...(my memory is spotted here so I can't remember what exactly happens.)
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Jason decides to claim the throne back from Pelias the usurper. On his way there, he encounters an old woman who needs to cross a river. He helps her, but loses a sandal in the process. He now decides it is better to...
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Jason waits at an area that we won't define for Chiron's privacy purposes. (I seriously feel bad for celebrities with stalkers.) After another day of preparation and rest, he then decides to...
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Jason prepares his "Top Ten Cool lines to Say to Pelias once he Gets to Iolcus and says cool lines." Jason waits at an area that we won't define for Chiron's privacy purposes. After another day of preparation and rest, he then decides to...
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At this point, Jason is getting really unmotivated and takes out his greek yogurt. Jason waits at an area that we won't define for Chiron's privacy purposes. After another day of preparation and rest, he then decides to...
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STOP MAKING JASON A LAZY BUM AND START WITH THE STORY ALREADY. Jason has been resting for too long and is gaining weight at an extremely unhealthy rate now. Jason waits at an area that we won't define for Chiron's privacy purposes. After another day of preparation and rest, he then decides to...
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Chiron tells Jason to get going already, and says Jason has the strength and willpower to succeed. Jason takes these words to heart and gladly decides to depart. (Chiron is glad Jason has stopped freeloading and depleting his greek yogurt supply.) A mast from a civilian boat breaks and falls on Jason's head.
<font color=#d017e6;>"Ouch!" <font color="white">Jason exclaims, <font color=#d017e6;>"that could really kill someone!"
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Jason realizes the dangers of a ship mast falling on someone. Now Jason must...
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(''Hero Journey Step 3: Jason Encounters his helper'')
Jason helps the elderly woman across. Before asking if she needed anymore help, he realizes she is already gone. Unknown to Jason, the elderly woman he just helped was the goddess Hera in disguise. Jason's decision to help her will play a huge role in Jason's quest.
Meanwhile, Pelias is told by an oracle that he will die by the hands of one of his own kinsmen, and should beware of a man with only one sandal...
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Jason decides his sturdy sandals are more important than the task at hand. He ditches the old wom— wait a second, do you really think Jason would actually do that? This is a ''HERO'' story, not an ancient comedy. (Heck, we had enough of that from //The Acharnians//.)
Let's try that again.
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Okay so... let's start again from around here.
Jason decides to claim the throne back from Pelias the usurper. On his way there he encounters an old woman who needs to cross a river. He helps her, but loses a sandal in the process. He now decides it is better to...
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Jason arrives at Iolcus to retreive his throne, and not one knows who he is as he draws nearer to the castle. Pelias, hiding his fear, approaches Jason and asks:<font color="green"> "What country is your fatherland? No hateful and defiling lies, I beg you. Tell me the truth."
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Jason responds...
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Jason responds with gentle words, <font color="orange">"I have come to my home to recover the ancient honor of my house, this land no longer ruled aright, which Zeus gave to my father. I am your cousin, and they call me by the name of Jason. You and I must rule ourselves by the law of right—not appeal to brazen swords or spears. Keep all the wealth you have taken, the flocks and the tawny herds of cattle and the fields, but the sovereign scepter and the throne release to me, so that no evil quarrel will arise from them." <font color="white">(In Undertale this would be considered the "True Pacifist Route".)
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Jason responds with a challenge, <font color="orange">"I have come to my home to recover the ancient honor of my house, this land no longer ruled aright, which Zeus gave to my father. I am your cousin, and they call me by the name of Jason. You and I must rule ourselves by the law of right—I challenge you to a duel for the throne!"
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Drawing their swords, both men are ready to attack the moment they have a chance. <font color="red">Pelias, in all his trickery, signals for his royal guards to attack. Unknowing, Jason immediately charges forward and slays Pelias, severing his head from his shoulders. The wicked guards, with no regard for life, burrow their weapons into Jason's back.<font color="white"> Within his last moments, resenting his enemies' trickery, Jason yanks his sword out of Pelias and makes a prayer to the deathless gods, and the queen of Olympus, Hera. He sees a bright white light and he is...
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(''Hero Journey Step 3: Jason Encounters his helper'')
...is finishing up helping the elderly woman cross the river. Before asking if she needed anymore help, he realizes she is already gone. Unknown to Jason, the elderly woman he just helped was the goddess Hera in disguise. Jason's decision to help her will play a huge role in Jason's quest. (Hey, anybody other than me feeling a strange sense of Déjà Vu here?)
Meanwhile, Pelias is told by an oracle that he will die by the hands of one of his own kinsmen, and should beware of a man with only one sandal...
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Pelias responds with a soft answer: <font color="green">"So shall it be. But one thing must first be done. The dead Phrixius bids us bring back the Golden Fleece and thus bring back his spirit to his home. The oracle has spoken. But for me, already old age is my companion, while the flower of your youth is only now coming into full bloom. Do you go upon this quest, and I swear with Zeus as witness that I will give up the kingdom and the sovereign rule to you."<font color="white">
He spoke these words, believing in his heart that no one could make such an attempt and come back alive.
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(''Hero Journey Step 4: Threshold to Adventure'')
Jason, excited by the idea of such an adventure, accepts without hesitation. As Jason accepted the challenge and let it be known across Greece, many other heros were inspired by Hera to be brave and join in his adventure. Hercules, the greatest of all heros, joined the quest; Orpheus, the master musician; the two brothers Castor and Pollux; Achilles' father, Peleus; and many other heros joined in the adventure.
Jason took out a golden goblet and poured out libations of wine to Zeus so that they could travel quickly. Then, the heros set sail on the ship //Argo//. However, there were perilous obstacles ahead, and many of these heros would pay the ultimate price: their lives.
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