Myth Of Medea

Jason was the son of a king in an area called Iolkos. Jason’s uncle Pelias killed Jason’s father and took the throne for himself. Jason’s mother takes him to Chiron, the centaur, and raises him on the Mountain of Pelion. When he turns twenty, Jason goes to visit the palace at Iolkos. Along the way, Hera, the queen of the gods, meets Jason disguised as an old woman and asks him to aid her across the river. He assists her and loses his sandal. When Jason arrives at the palace, demanding his throne returned, his uncle Pelias begins to worry, as an oracle had shortly before foreseen that a stranger with one sandal would appear and take his kingdom from him. Pelias then tells Jason that if he succeeds in bringing the Golden Fleece, hidden in a land
The first task was to till the earth with the fire-breathing bulls that the god Ares had gifted Aeetes. Medea, a powerful sorceress, gave Jason an ointment to make him immune to fire and iron for a day. The second task was to sow the teeth the King gave Jason. But Medea knew that the teeth would grow into skeleton soldiers, so she instructed Jason to throw a stone into their midst, which would cause them to attack each other. The final task was to kill the dragon guarding the Fleece. Medea supplied Jason with a potion to make the Dragon fall into a deep sleep. Jason finally gets the Fleece, but King Aeetes chases after him and attempts to kill him. Medea cuts her brother into pieces to distract him while she and the Argonauts make their escape. Jason marries Medea after he becomes king again, although, the people are uncomfortable with their new Queen and banish them. Jason and Medea move to Corinth, where the King offers his daughters hand in marriage. When he marries the princess, he breaks the vow he made to the gods and is cursed. Medea kills the woman, kills Jason’s children, and leaves to Mount Olympus, where she marries Achilles. Jason goes back to Iolkos to see the Argo on display. As he sits next to it, a rotten piece of it falls and