Jason was a legendary figure in Greek mythology best known for being the leader of a group of heroes called the Argonauts.
Biography[]
At one point, Jason was sent by King Pelias to retrieve an object called the Golden Fleece, a mythical object of great power; in reality, it was a Piece of Eden known as the Shroud. Through the Shroud, he came into contact with Consus, a member of the First Civilization.[1][2] The adventuring group, named the Argonauts – after their ship the Argo – were assisted by the sorceress Medea.[3]
Telamon, the father of the legendary hero Ajax, joined Jason on his journey to retrieve the Golden Fleece, as well as to kill the Kalydonian Boar. [citation needed]
In time, Jason married Medea, who bore him two sons, Mermeros and Pheres. However, when Jason left them to court the daughter of King of Korinthia, Glauke, Medea assassinated her rival with a poisoned cape, which drove the young princess to throw herself into a fountain in Korinth, named after her.[4] In another account, it was a poisoned dress that set Glauke aflame. Afterwards Medea killed her and Jason's children.[3]
Years later, Jason was killed in his sleep outside a temple when the rotting stern of the Argo's remains fell off and crushed him.
Legacy[]
During the 5th century BCE an armor chest-piece known as Jason's Golden Fleece was attributed to him. Sometime during the Peloponnesian War it was found by the Spartan misthios Kassandra. Around the same time, she also acquired a hammer that was said to have once belonged to Jason.[5] Kassandra also visited the wreck of the Argo, commenting about Jason leaving it in Korinthia.[6] Jason and Medea's story was retold in Euripides' tragedy Medea.[3]
Appearances[]
- Assassin's Creed II (aapears in glyphs only)
- Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
- Discovery Tour (mentioned only)
References[]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Glyph #7: "Keep On Seeking, And You Will Find"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Database: Reconstructed Data 004
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Korinthia: Jason and Medea
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Korinthia: Fountain of Glauke
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Korinthia: Argo Wreckage