Jason
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Jason ( JAY-sən; Ancient Greek: Ἰάσων, romanized: Iásōn [i.ǎːsɔːn]) was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece is featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos.
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Mentions in the Iliad
A. T. Murray, Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, 1924 · Homer, Iliad with an English Translation · CC BY-SA 3.0 US
“and the sun set, and the work of the Achaeans was accomplished; and they slaughtered oxen throughout the huts and took supper. And ships full many were at hand from Lemnos, bearing wine, sent forth by Jason's son, Euneus, whom Hypsipyle bare to Jason, shepherd of the host.”
“For that time had he sold him into well-built Lemnos, bearing him thither on his ships, and the son of Jason had given a price for him; but from thence a guest-friend had ransomed him— and a great price he gave—even Eetion of Imbros, and had sent him unto goodly Arisbe; whence he had fled forth secretly and come to the house of his fathers.”
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and the sun set, and the work of the Achaeans was accomplished; and they slaughtered oxen throughout the huts and took supper. And ships full many were at hand from Lemnos, bearing wine, sent forth by Jason's son, Euneus, whom Hypsipyle bare to Jason, shepherd of the host.
For that time had he sold him into well-built Lemnos, bearing him thither on his ships, and the son of Jason had given a price for him; but from thence a guest-friend had ransomed him— and a great price he gave—even Eetion of Imbros, and had sent him unto goodly Arisbe; whence he had fled forth secretly and come to the house of his fathers.
and gave it as a gift to Thoas; and as a ransom for Lycaon, son of Priam, Jason's son Euneos gave it to the warrior Patroclus. This bowl did Achilles set forth as a prize in honour of his comrade, even for him whoso should prove fleetest in speed of foot.
Il. 7.468–469 · Il. 21.41 · Il. 23.746
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Стих 7.469 говорит только о рождении Евнея от Ясона и Гипсипилы; любовная связь не утверждается.
and the sun set, and the work of the Achaeans was accomplished; and they slaughtered oxen throughout the huts and took supper. And ships full many were at hand from Lemnos, bearing wine, sent forth by Jason's son, Euneus, whom Hypsipyle bare to Jason, shepherd of the host.
Il. 7.468–469
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In art
Jean-François de Troy. Troy Toison d'or (2004 1 128). Musée des Augustins. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17583304
Jean-François de Troy. Troy Toison d'or (2004 1 128). Musée des Augustins. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17583304
Jean-François de Troy. Troy Mort de Créüse (2004 1 129). Musée des Augustins. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17583307
Jean-François de Troy. Troy Mort de Créüse (2004 1 129). Musée des Augustins. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17583307
Gustave Moreau. Jason. Musée d'Orsay. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12878041
Gustave Moreau. Jason. Musée d'Orsay. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12878041
Salvator Rosa. Ясон усыпляет дракона. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18523098
Photograph / reproduction: Salvator Rosa
Photograph / reproduction date: between circa 1665 and circa 1670
Salvator Rosa. Ясон усыпляет дракона. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18523098
Photograph / reproduction: Salvator Rosa
Photograph / reproduction date: between circa 1665 and circa 1670
Gustave Moreau. Return of the Argonauts. collection du musée Gustave-Moreau. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19388259
Gustave Moreau. Return of the Argonauts. collection du musée Gustave-Moreau. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19388259
Biagio d'Antonio. Scenes from the Story of the Argonauts. Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20167108
Biagio d'Antonio. Scenes from the Story of the Argonauts. Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20167108
Frans de Jongh. Jason Charming the Dragon. Statens Museum for Kunst. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20278277
Frans de Jongh. Jason Charming the Dragon. Statens Museum for Kunst. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20278277
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- Wikipedia · Jason · CC BY-SA 4.0
Excerpt; remaining sentences omitted.
Reference material remains distinct from the poem’s assertions. Characters who share a name retain separate pages.