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Mythology
Jason & Medea
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Classics
Undergraduate 2
05/06/2008

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Aeetes
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King of Colchis; father of Medea; owner of the golden fleece
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Aegeus
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King of Athens to whom Medea flees in the end; she cures his infertility
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Apsyrtus
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Aeetes' son; was chopped up by his sister
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Castor and Pollux
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Twins on the Argo
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Corinth
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Where Jason and Medea flee to after returning from Colchis
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Creon
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King of Corinth; father of Glauce; killed by Medea
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Helios
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Medea's grandfather
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Hylas
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Heracles' special friend; lured into a pond by a water nymph on the island of Mysia
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Island of Mysia
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home of water nymphs; place where Hylas was lost
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Hypsipyle
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Queen of Lemnos
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Pelias
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Half-brother of Jason's dad (King Aeson); stole his kingdom
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Phineus #2
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blind seer; can't eat because of those damn Harpies
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Phrixus and Helle
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Brother and sister; almost killed by stepmother; saved by golden ram; one drowns, one makes it to Colchis safely
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Athamas
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father of Phrixus and Helle
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Aeson
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Island of Salmydessus
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Home of Phineus #2
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Zetes & Calais
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the two winged Argonauts
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