Jason and the Quest for the Golden Fleece

Jason and the Argonauts.. Is it a true story or just a myth? Is there a proof? Yes there is a proof that Jason and the Argonauts were existed. First, let me tell you who is Jason.

Jason was a son of the King Aeson who was generous and rightful. Unfortunately, Jason’s father the rightful king had to give away his throne to Pelias Jason’s wicked uncle. At the time, Jason was stillborn and his name was Diomedes. Pelias was intended to kill Diomedes but Aeson begged. Diomedes’s mom faked a burial and smuggled a baby to Mount Pelion. Since then, Diomedes name changed to Jason and was kept as a secret. Jason was rised by centaur Chiron.

As Jason grew older, stronger, he prepared to face with Pelias and take his throne. Jason went to the palace where Pelias is and commanded Pelias him to give away his throne as it’s not Pelias’s. As Pelias knew that Jason would not give up the throne, Pelias gave Jason a quest which was giving Pelias the Golden Fleece. Pelias promised Jason that if Jason completes his quest he would give Jason the throne.

Now, Jason’s goal was the Golden Fleece. He would always have to remember the Golden Fleece that it became his accomplishments.

Jason also had few helpers and without them, he wouldn’t have accomplished his goal. The helpers were the Argonauts who were Herclues, Odysseus and many other heros but Jason was still the leader. Also many other gods helped him on his way and his lover Medea too.

During the adventure, there were many tests too. Such as clashing rocks, fire-breathing bulls, and the dragon guarding the Golden Fleece were on his adventure and Pelias knew those tests and sent Jason to a dangerous quest. All the tests proved that Jason, Argonauts and other helpers were how much furious they were.

After a long journey, Jason and the Argonauts return to the palace of lolcus to give the Golden Fleece to Pelias to prove that he can be a king.

I've seen or read two different types of videos like cartoon and the film on the youtube and the cartoon is about the Medea betraying Jason and intended to kill him.However, Jason believed in his sword and killed Medea. So Jason got the Golden Fleece and returned. In the real film they describe that Jason and Medea fall in love and Medea helps Jason to suceed the quest of Golden Fleece then later Medea becomes an magician and curse Jason for betraying her. I saw that there is a great difference between the film and the cartoon. There are also some facts in the film.

Facts:

* Mt. Pelion where Jason lived

* Mt. Pelion exist still now

* Medicines and Herbs in Mt. Pelion (maybe they used medicines and herbs to recover their scars during the Jason and the Argonauts)

* Bronze-aged Palace exists (destroyed)

* Bronze-aged palace -historically exist through 12000 B.C.

* Now adays, people can recounstruct the ship Argo

* Jason and the Argonauts are the most famous crew

* 1st test was in Island of Lemnos - well civilized
- clothes trading

* The cliff exists

* Jason- first person to pass the black sea

* Cave paintings? maybe they painted?

* Bull festival -related to Jason (maybe it represents Jason that he was powerful)
- maybe minotaur from Labyrinth

* Korkus Mountain

* Land of Golden Fleece is in Georgia

* The sea where Jason traveled is weird -waters going into two directions

By seeing these facts, I believe that Jason and the Argonauts could have possibly existed. But in other thoughts, people might have created them and thought as heroes. I am not sure whether ther is a truth or not.