Golden Fleece and Medea
In ancient Greek mythology, the Greek hero Jason sought the Golden Fleece in Colchis to bring it back to his uncle Pelias, who had usurped the throne of Iolcus from Jason's father. With the aid of Medea, the daughter of Aeetes, the king of Colchis, Jason snatched the fleece. Medea fell in love with Jason and left Colchis with him. Here, Jason, Medea ,and the fleece are all on board Jason's ship, the Argo. They are about to kill Medea's brother Absyrtus and toss his limbs overboard to make Aeetes, who was pursuing them, stop to gather his son's remains.
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Keywords: absyrtus, aeetes, argonauts, argos, colchis, fleece, golden, greek, helle, iolcus, jason, legend, medea, myth, mythology, pelias, phrixus
