Jason was the leader of the Argonauts and the husband of Medea. He was the son of Aeson. King Pelias of Iolcos sent Jason on a seemingly impossible quest to bring the Golden Fleece back from distant Colchis. Jason assembled a crew of heroes from all over Greece. Argos, the largest ship ever constructed, was built for the heroes. On their way to Colchis, Jason and his crew became the first humans to pass through …showed first 75 words of 274 total…

…showed last 75 words of 274 total…Medea contrived the murder of King Pelias, after which she and Jason fled to Corinth. In Corinth, after many years of marriage, Jason finally deserted Medea to marry King Creon’s daughter; Medea wreaked a terrible vengeance, killing the bride and Creon, and ever murdering her own children. She then escaped, leaving Jason to mourn his losses. Jason was killed years later when he was struck on the head by a timber from the Argos.