Caroline Lawrence

Yes, you get the single hero, the lone hero, you know, who goes off on his own, maybe with gadgets like Perseus. You know, he's got lots of gadgets to help him. And Heracles has his weapons. But Jason is fun because he gathers allies, a bit like Neo in The Matrix, who actually goes on a ship called the Argo and has pals with him. That's a fun aspect that there are all these different helpers.

It's a team exercise, but also that the Greeks were so interested in their world. And in this, Jason sails to these amazing places. that they might or might not have heard of. And actually, the journey always changes as people, the poets keep retelling it and get more knowledge of the geography. They get more and more accurate about where he's going. And so it's kind of a travelogue, really.

It's a team exercise, but also that the Greeks were so interested in their world. And in this, Jason sails to these amazing places. that they might or might not have heard of. And actually, the journey always changes as people, the poets keep retelling it and get more knowledge of the geography. They get more and more accurate about where he's going. And so it's kind of a travelogue, really.

It's a team exercise, but also that the Greeks were so interested in their world. And in this, Jason sails to these amazing places. that they might or might not have heard of. And actually, the journey always changes as people, the poets keep retelling it and get more knowledge of the geography. They get more and more accurate about where he's going. And so it's kind of a travelogue, really.

You can travel and go to these amazing places and meet amazing characters. So I think those are fascinating. And there's also an etiological element. That's, of course, explaining how things came to be. For example, how certain races of people founded different cities. If we have time, I'll tell you about Euphemus later on, one of the Argonauts who has a really fascinating story.

You can travel and go to these amazing places and meet amazing characters. So I think those are fascinating. And there's also an etiological element. That's, of course, explaining how things came to be. For example, how certain races of people founded different cities. If we have time, I'll tell you about Euphemus later on, one of the Argonauts who has a really fascinating story.

You can travel and go to these amazing places and meet amazing characters. So I think those are fascinating. And there's also an etiological element. That's, of course, explaining how things came to be. For example, how certain races of people founded different cities. If we have time, I'll tell you about Euphemus later on, one of the Argonauts who has a really fascinating story.

Well, yeah. And in a way, all of Greek mythology is this spider web of connections and interconnections. And what's really interesting about Jason is that he's the generation before the Iliad. So he's what I called the Caledonian Argonauts. They went on the Caledonian boar hunt and they went on the Argo. And they're often the fathers, like Peleus, the father of Achilles, is on the Argo with Jason.

Well, yeah. And in a way, all of Greek mythology is this spider web of connections and interconnections. And what's really interesting about Jason is that he's the generation before the Iliad. So he's what I called the Caledonian Argonauts. They went on the Caledonian boar hunt and they went on the Argo. And they're often the fathers, like Peleus, the father of Achilles, is on the Argo with Jason.

Well, yeah. And in a way, all of Greek mythology is this spider web of connections and interconnections. And what's really interesting about Jason is that he's the generation before the Iliad. So he's what I called the Caledonian Argonauts. They went on the Caledonian boar hunt and they went on the Argo. And they're often the fathers, like Peleus, the father of Achilles, is on the Argo with Jason.

So We haven't yet had the Trojan War. And in fact, Jason was raised by Chiron the centaur. And when he sets off on his quest, he waves bye-bye to Chiron, who's holding little baby Achilles, because of course, Chiron teaches Achilles. Chiron the centaur is the great teacher and kind of mentor. So that's really fun.

So We haven't yet had the Trojan War. And in fact, Jason was raised by Chiron the centaur. And when he sets off on his quest, he waves bye-bye to Chiron, who's holding little baby Achilles, because of course, Chiron teaches Achilles. Chiron the centaur is the great teacher and kind of mentor. So that's really fun.

So We haven't yet had the Trojan War. And in fact, Jason was raised by Chiron the centaur. And when he sets off on his quest, he waves bye-bye to Chiron, who's holding little baby Achilles, because of course, Chiron teaches Achilles. Chiron the centaur is the great teacher and kind of mentor. So that's really fun.

And I think that that's something to keep in mind, that these are the generations before the Trojan War, and then we're going to get all these subsequent fantastic stories.

And I think that that's something to keep in mind, that these are the generations before the Trojan War, and then we're going to get all these subsequent fantastic stories.

And I think that that's something to keep in mind, that these are the generations before the Trojan War, and then we're going to get all these subsequent fantastic stories.

I'm glad you asked. I think it's probably got an oral tradition, as the Iliad and the Odyssey did, so a lot of oral stuff was already there. Almost everybody mentions him, but let me just tell you who the six main, I found six main poets. We've got Pindar in the 6th century BC, tells about the quest. Herodotus in the 5th century BC. Callimachus, the 4th century BC.

I'm glad you asked. I think it's probably got an oral tradition, as the Iliad and the Odyssey did, so a lot of oral stuff was already there. Almost everybody mentions him, but let me just tell you who the six main, I found six main poets. We've got Pindar in the 6th century BC, tells about the quest. Herodotus in the 5th century BC. Callimachus, the 4th century BC.

I'm glad you asked. I think it's probably got an oral tradition, as the Iliad and the Odyssey did, so a lot of oral stuff was already there. Almost everybody mentions him, but let me just tell you who the six main, I found six main poets. We've got Pindar in the 6th century BC, tells about the quest. Herodotus in the 5th century BC. Callimachus, the 4th century BC.

Apollonius Rhodius in the 3rd century. Diodorus Siculus in the 1st century BC. Then you go to the Roman. You've got Ovid and Valerius Flaccus. Ovid kind of straddles the two centuries. Valerius Flaccus was a Flavian author who wrote a version called the Argonautica as well in Latin. And finally, we've got Apollodorus, who does a really succinct kind of summary at the end of the first century.