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Acastus The King

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The story begins with Jason as a child. Hera becomes a protector of Jason while Zeus is jealous of the attention she gives him. Jason is raised by the centaur, Cheiron, who eventually tells him who he really is. As a young man, Jason returns to Iolcos to meet his mother and reclaim his birthright. The kingdom is in ruins, destroyed by his uncle's burning desire to locate the Golden Fleece. Pelias agrees to let Jason Jason puts together a motley crew for the Argo. Pelias' son, Acastus, is among them. He tells Jason that he hates what his father has done to the kingdom. None of the crew is thrilled with the idea of sailing under an untested youth until Hercules arrives and says it is his destiny to follow Jason to the Fleece. Then the voyage …show more content…

One crewmember is lost but Acastus saves Jason's life, thus proving his loyalty. Jason puts together a motley crew for the Argo. None of the crew is thrilled with the idea of sailing under an untested youth until Hercules arrives and says it is his destiny to follow Jason to the Fleece. One crewmember is lost but Acastus saves Jason's life, thus proving his loyalty. Having survived the bout with Poseidon, the crew sails on to the island of Lemnos which is ruled by warrior women. They offer the Argonauts materials to make repairs for the Argo and the queen, Hypsiyle, offers Jason her hand in marriage. The Argonauts are trapped under the spell of the women until the female Argonaut, Atalanta, makes Jason realize the trap. The Argonauts barely escape from Lemnos alive and resume their voyage to find After sailing for days without sighting land, his men are starving and thirsty and ready to turn back. Jason manages to chart a course by remembering the stars and they soon arrive at Phineas' island. There, they find a temple full of food and two Argonauts cannot help themselves. As soon as they touch the food, they are attacked and eaten by Harpies. Phineas explains this is a curse from the gods who were jealous of …show more content…

He offers to tell Jason where the Golden Fleece is if he will kill the Harpies. The Argonauts succeed in freeing Phineas from his curse and he tells them to sail to Colchis to find the Fleece. Meanwhile, on Colchis, King Aertes' daughter, Medea, has foreseen the coming of the Argo. Aertes orders his son, Aspyrtes, to take a ship to meet them and stop them from arriving. Aspyrtes' ship is destroyed by the Black Rocks. When the Argo arrives at the Black Rocks, they rescue Aspyrtes and he encourages them to go on to Colchis. Jason sends a dove through the deadly rock channel which makes the rocks clash together, then, the Argonauts row the Argo through the channel quickly when it opens again. They make it through and sight Colchis on the other side upon their arrival at Colchis, Jason is thanked by Aertes for saving his son. When Jason reveals that he is there for the Fleece, Aertes takes him prisoner. The king sets Jason a task he believes it is impossible to complete. If Jason can fight and tame a giant mechanized bull, then use the bull to plough fields and plant dragons' teeth, the Fleece will be his. Medea comes to Jason at night and gives him an oil to protect his skin

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