The Epic Tale of Jason & The Argonauts Explained | Best Greek Mythology Documentary

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Who the hell marries a witch that just helped you kill a king and then turns around and betrays her, as if her vengeance wouldn’t be without fathom? Rookie move Jason.

The Greeks were insanely creative, their stories entertain and inspire me. Thank you Life Guide!

The moral of this story is NEVER betray a witch.

Colchis (modern day Georgia) was a producer of gold in antiquity. The miners would dredge sheep fleeces through muddy riverbeds rinse out the mud and the gold specs would become visible. These legends were contrived to illustrate to the bronze age listener the world around him.

Finally someone talking about Jason and the argonauts Greek version of the avengers.

The story of Jason and the Argonauts is part of the wider and bigger collection of detailed and complex stories that tell a multigenerational epic of ancient Greek myths, of which the Iliad and Odyssey are only part. Many of the fathers of the Greek heros who fought at Troy had sailed on the Argo as young men; including one Greek character in the Iliad, an old man who is constantly going on about how, "if you only could have seen me in my younger days!"

"Hey guys, where did Herecles go?" "I don't know, he must be searching for his serverant that got kidnapped by water nymphs."

I love the classic art. Giving a timeless quality to these stories from the past.

I got actual serotonin from seeing this, uploaded by you, thank you!!!!!!

This content can never be taken for granted. Thank you

You need to do more of these classical stories mate, your the best one I've came across. Would love to see Roman myths as well if possible.

27:09 - I dig that picture. Wish I could have a print of it... 😔

My School has been teaching me and my grade (Grade 9) about the merchant of Venice. When I and my classmates were learning about the first scene of the play, Act 1 Scene 1, the story of Jason and his Argonauts was mentioned. We studied it in great detail for 2 weeks. We are currently reading Act 1 Scene 2. This will help me learn the story of him and his Argonauts again (but in even more detail). By the way Life Guide, I have been a fan of the History Subject since I was 2 years old. But the way you explain it has enhanced my love for history. Thank you.

Medea first and maybe best female and all around complex character of ancient history , Colchis is symbol of knowledge and progression and medea is perfect example of that .

Let's not forget the man who played Jason so well - Todd Armstrong, whose life also ended in a tragedy.

Regarding 22:42, Circe was a sister of Aeëtes the King of Colchis. Circe and Aeëtes had another sister named Pasiphaë who married Minos the King of Crete. Minos was a son of Europa and Zeus. Pasiphaë became the mother of the Minotaur, because she consummated her lust for the Cretan Bull. Theseus from Athens killed the Minotaur with the help of Ariadne who was the daughter of Pasiphaë and Minos. In Athens, Medea married Aegeus who was Theseus' father. Medea and Aegeus had a son named Medus who was half-brother to Theseus. Theseus exiled Medea and Medus from Athens. Medea and Medus returned to Colchis where her father had been usurped as king by his brother Perses. Medea killed her uncle Perses and restored her father Aeëtes as King of Colchis. After Aeëtes died, his grandson Medus became King of Colchis.

Yes, more Greek myths please

Pretty cool how most will go on to fight in the trojan war either they, there sons or grandsons. All were on the ship with Jason.

After everything Madea did for Jason he still ended up abandoning her.