Greek mythology

Jason and the Argonauts

  • Heracles

    Heracles

    The greatest of Greek heroes, famed for his strength and his twelve labours. After a painful…

  • Hera

    Hera

    Queen of the gods and goddess of marriage, famous for her fury at Zeus’s lovers and…

  • Jason

    Jason

    Leader of the Argonauts, sent to fetch the Golden Fleece from Colchis. He won it with…

  • Medea

    Medea

    Sorceress princess of Colchis and granddaughter of Helios. She helped Jason win the Fleece, and took…

  • Orpheus

    Orpheus

    Musician whose song charmed animals, trees and stones. He sailed with the Argonauts and went down…

  • The Sirens

    The Sirens

    Creatures whose song lured sailors onto the rocks. Odysseus heard them tied to the mast, while…

  • Atalanta

    Atalanta

    Swift huntress who drew first blood in the hunt for the Calydonian boar. She raced her…

  • Chiron

    Chiron

    The wisest of the centaurs, teacher of Achilles, Jason and Asclepius.

  • Castor

    Castor

    Famous horseman, twin of Polydeuces and brother of Helen. One of the Argonauts. The twins became…

  • Charybdis

    Charybdis

    A whirlpool monster opposite Scylla that swallows the sea three times a day. “Between Scylla and…

  • Peleus

    Peleus

    King of Phthia, an Argonaut and father of Achilles. The golden apple was thrown at his…

  • Polydeuces

    Polydeuces

    Champion boxer, son of Zeus and twin of Castor. He shared his immortality with his brother…

  • The Harpies

    The Harpies

    Winged “snatchers” who stole the food of the blind king Phineus until the Argonauts drove them…

  • Triton

    Triton

    Merman son of Poseidon, who blows a conch shell to raise or calm the waves.

  • Aeetes

    Aeetes

    King of Colchis and keeper of the Golden Fleece, son of the Sun.

  • Pelias

    Pelias

    King of Iolcus who sent Jason on the quest for the Golden Fleece, hoping he would…

  • Telamon

    Telamon

    King of Salamis, an Argonaut and father of Ajax and Teucer.

  • Aeson

    Aeson

    Rightful king of Iolcus and father of Jason, pushed off the throne by his half-brother Pelias.

  • Menoetius

    Menoetius

    Father of Patroclus. He brought his young son to live with Peleus, where Patroclus grew up…

  • Poeas

    Poeas

    Father of Philoctetes. Stories differ on whether he or his son lit Heracles’ funeral pyre and…