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1st Gym Robotics
Jason and the Argonauts
A somewhat unconventional hero, Jason was the leader of the Argonautic Expedition in the quest of retrieving the Golden Fleece.
The son of Aeson and Alcimede, he was supposed to succeed his father on the throne of Iolkos, but the position was usurped by his half-uncle Pelias.
Fearing for his life on account of an ancient prophecy, Pelias wanted Jason as far as possible from Iolkos, so he ordered him to do the seemingly impossible and fetch the Golden Fleece from the King Aeetes of Colchis.
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Jason had a ship built, the Argo, and assembled a fleet made up of the greatest heroes of his time; after an exhausting expedition beset by giants and monsters, the Argonauts managed to successfully retrieve the Golden Fleece and bring it back to Iolkos. However, unusually for a hero of his stature, Jason received a lot of help along the way, not just from a goddess (Hera, who wanted to punish Pelias for neglecting to honor her), but also from the members of his crew, and, especially, from King Aeetes’ daughter, Medea, who fell in love with him and left everything behind her to be with him.
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