Jason
Family: mortal · Role: hero · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 1
The accounts say that Phalerus, Micon, Acastus, Castor, Pollux, Euphemus and Ancæus sailed with Jason to Colchis. At Corinth, Medea enabled him to become king, and they had children. In Book 5, he is shown wooing Medea, with Aphrodite encouraging them; he is also depicted wrestling Peleus in a closely matched contest.
Eventually, Jason discovered Medea’s hidden children. Though she pleaded for forgiveness, he would not forgive her and sailed away to Iolcus. Accounts name Polyxenus, Mermerus, Medeus, Eriopis and Apis as his children; Mermerus was said to have been torn apart by a lioness, and Apis was killed when Ætolus drove over him in a chariot at the funeral games for Azan. In Thessaly, Jason ranked Gorgias above Polycrates in reputation among the Athenian schools.
Relationship record
Life events
- Medea enables Jason to become king of Corinth.(Book 2 · Chapter 3 · 📍 Corinth)
- With: Medea
- “it was through her that Jason became king of Corinth, and Medea had children, by Jason,”
- Jason discovers Medea’s hidden children and sails away to Iolcus without forgiving her.(Book 2 · Chapter 3 · 📍 Iolcus)
- With: Medea
- “but eventually she learned that she was wrong in this expectation, and, being at the same time detected by Jason, he would not forgive her though she pleaded hard for forgiveness, but sailed away to Iolcus.”
- Jason ranked Gorgias above Polycrates in reputation among Athenian schools.(Book 6 · Chapter 17 · 📍 Thessaly)
- With: Gorgias Polycrates
- “and Jason the tyrant in Thessaly put him above Polycrates, who had the highest renown in the schools at Athens.”
Book 1 · Chapter 1
- with Phalerus (They sailed together on the expedition to Colchis.) “for this Phalerus, the Athenians say, sailed with Jason to Colchis”
Book 1 · Chapter 18
- with Micon (Micon painted the Argonauts' voyage with Jason.) “and by Micon of the Argonauts who sailed with Jason to Colchi”
- with Acastus (Acastus is depicted in Micon's painting of the Argonauts who sailed with Jason.) “and by Micon of the Argonauts who sailed with Jason to Colchi: in this painting Acastus and his horses stand out remarkably well.”
Book 1 · Chapter 34
- with Aphrodite (Share the fourth division of Amphiaraus's altar.) “And the fourth division of the altar belongs to Aphrodite and Panacea, and also to Jason and Hygiea and Pæonian Athene”
- with Panacea (Share the fourth division of Amphiaraus's altar.) “And the fourth division of the altar belongs to Aphrodite and Panacea, and also to Jason and Hygiea and Pæonian Athene”
- with Hygiea (Share the fourth division of Amphiaraus's altar.) “And the fourth division of the altar belongs to Aphrodite and Panacea, and also to Jason and Hygiea and Pæonian Athene”
- with Athene (Share the fourth division of Amphiaraus's altar.) “And the fourth division of the altar belongs to Aphrodite and Panacea, and also to Jason and Hygiea and Pæonian Athene”
Book 2 · Chapter 3
- child: Polyxenus (son of Jason) “But Hellanicus calls him Polyxenus, and says Jason was his father.”
- child: Mermerus “Jason is represented as having migrated from Iolcus to Corcyra after the death of Pelias, and Mermerus (the elder of his sons) is said to have been torn to pieces by a lioness”
- with Medea (Medea and Jason had children together.) “Medea had children, by Jason”
- child: Medeus “said that Jason had by Medea a son Medeus and a daughter Eriopis”
- child: Eriopis “said that Jason had by Medea a son Medeus and a daughter Eriopis”
Book 3 · Chapter 24
- with Castor (interaction) “I know that they took part in the expedition with Jason”
- with Pollux (interaction) “I know that they took part in the expedition with Jason”
Book 5 · Chapter 1
- child: Apis “For Apis the son of Jason, a native of Pallantium in Arcadia, was killed by Ætolus’ driving over him in his chariot at the funeral games in memory of Azan.”
Book 5 · Chapter 17
- with Euphemus (interaction) “the companion of Jason on his voyage to Colchi”
- with Euphemus (interaction) “the companion of Jason on his voyage to Colchi”
- rivals with Peleus “And Jason and Peleus are wrestling, they are very evenly matched.”
Book 5 · Chapter 18
- courtship with Medea (Jason is explicitly wooing Medea.) “Jason is wooing Medea, Aphrodite is encouraging them.”
- with Aphrodite (Aphrodite encourages Jason and Medea.) “Jason is wooing Medea, Aphrodite is encouraging them.”
- admired: Medea (Jason is wooing Medea.) “Jason is wooing Medea, Aphrodite is encouraging them.”
Book 6 · Chapter 17
- with Gorgias (Jason ranked Gorgias above Polycrates.) “Jason the tyrant in Thessaly put him above Polycrates”
- with Polycrates (Jason ranked Gorgias above Polycrates.) “Jason the tyrant in Thessaly put him above Polycrates”
Book 8 · Chapter 4
- with Ancæus (son of Lycurgus) (interaction) “Ancæus sailed to Colchi with Jason”
Book 8 · Chapter 11
- with Medea (Medea acted in Jason’s interest.) “For as soon as Medea came to Iolcos she forthwith plotted against Pelias, really working for Jason’s interest, while ostensibly hostile to him.”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.