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JASON > According to Pindar , Jason was far from being alone in Iolcus . As soon as his uncles , Amythaon and Pheres , and their sons Melampus and Admetus heard of his arrival , they gathered about him . Jason feasted them for six days ...
JASON > According to Pindar , Jason was far from being alone in Iolcus . As soon as his uncles , Amythaon and Pheres , and their sons Melampus and Admetus heard of his arrival , they gathered about him . Jason feasted them for six days ...
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D. The Argonauts , meanwhile , had put in at a point some distance from Iolcus to consider what they should do next , for Jason was sure that Pelias had no intention of keeping his promise to relinquish the throne .
D. The Argonauts , meanwhile , had put in at a point some distance from Iolcus to consider what they should do next , for Jason was sure that Pelias had no intention of keeping his promise to relinquish the throne .
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The story of Medea and Jason in Corinth is a grim one , best known from Euripides ' play that bears Medea's name . Although Jason was accepted by the Corinthians , the presence of the barbarian sorceress Medea was less welcome .
The story of Medea and Jason in Corinth is a grim one , best known from Euripides ' play that bears Medea's name . Although Jason was accepted by the Corinthians , the presence of the barbarian sorceress Medea was less welcome .
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| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology, Volume 10 A Meridian book Crowell reference book Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology, Edward Tripp |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Crowell, 1970 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 Jul 2011 |
| ISBN | 069022608X, 9780690226089 |
| Length | 631 pages |
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