Caroline Lawrence

For example, Apollonius Rhodius, who's the Hellenistic writer in the so-called Alexandrian style, which apparently means fancy schmancy, showing off your knowledge.

For example, Apollonius Rhodius, who's the Hellenistic writer in the so-called Alexandrian style, which apparently means fancy schmancy, showing off your knowledge.

For example, Apollonius Rhodius, who's the Hellenistic writer in the so-called Alexandrian style, which apparently means fancy schmancy, showing off your knowledge.

He is the 3rd century BC. Yeah. 2nd century BC. Yeah. He's right in around 250 BC. So apparently he writes the best Medea, apart from Euripides, of course. He writes a really good Medea, but his Jason is insipid. Whereas Valerius Flaccus is said to write a really good Jason, but Medea is kind of skimmed over. So they show their interest, but they play with the same basic tropes.

He is the 3rd century BC. Yeah. 2nd century BC. Yeah. He's right in around 250 BC. So apparently he writes the best Medea, apart from Euripides, of course. He writes a really good Medea, but his Jason is insipid. Whereas Valerius Flaccus is said to write a really good Jason, but Medea is kind of skimmed over. So they show their interest, but they play with the same basic tropes.

He is the 3rd century BC. Yeah. 2nd century BC. Yeah. He's right in around 250 BC. So apparently he writes the best Medea, apart from Euripides, of course. He writes a really good Medea, but his Jason is insipid. Whereas Valerius Flaccus is said to write a really good Jason, but Medea is kind of skimmed over. So they show their interest, but they play with the same basic tropes.

And that's what I think all of those who retell the myths today do. We take these basic building blocks of each myth and we emphasize the one that we want to promote our own views with.

And that's what I think all of those who retell the myths today do. We take these basic building blocks of each myth and we emphasize the one that we want to promote our own views with.

And that's what I think all of those who retell the myths today do. We take these basic building blocks of each myth and we emphasize the one that we want to promote our own views with.

Yeah, well, he's great. He's often introduced, grown up, and then we have a little flashback to him. And in, I think, probably the best, one of the most famous accounts is Apollonius of Rhodes, the one who wrote around 250 BC, his Argonautica. He starts off with Jason arrives with one sandal, essentially. So let me just tell you basically first what

Yeah, well, he's great. He's often introduced, grown up, and then we have a little flashback to him. And in, I think, probably the best, one of the most famous accounts is Apollonius of Rhodes, the one who wrote around 250 BC, his Argonautica. He starts off with Jason arrives with one sandal, essentially. So let me just tell you basically first what

Yeah, well, he's great. He's often introduced, grown up, and then we have a little flashback to him. And in, I think, probably the best, one of the most famous accounts is Apollonius of Rhodes, the one who wrote around 250 BC, his Argonautica. He starts off with Jason arrives with one sandal, essentially. So let me just tell you basically first what

the kind of essence of Jason is, what his basic story was. All the traditions agree that Jason is a hero who goes with a bunch of other heroes called the Argonauts to get a fleece from a faraway country called Colchis. the country of Aetes, father of Medea. He's got to overcome lots of tasks and he's got to get the fleece from the dragon and bring it back to claim his kingdom.

the kind of essence of Jason is, what his basic story was. All the traditions agree that Jason is a hero who goes with a bunch of other heroes called the Argonauts to get a fleece from a faraway country called Colchis. the country of Aetes, father of Medea. He's got to overcome lots of tasks and he's got to get the fleece from the dragon and bring it back to claim his kingdom.

the kind of essence of Jason is, what his basic story was. All the traditions agree that Jason is a hero who goes with a bunch of other heroes called the Argonauts to get a fleece from a faraway country called Colchis. the country of Aetes, father of Medea. He's got to overcome lots of tasks and he's got to get the fleece from the dragon and bring it back to claim his kingdom.

So that's the kind of basic account. And most of the accounts give Jason 50 heroes on his journey. One or two give him 100. But he sails in a pentaconter, a ship with 50 oars. So it makes sense that you've got 50 heroes, one for each oar. And his name is interesting. It means healer or atoner. And it's actually linked to the word, the name Jesus in some accounts. or Joshua. So that's interesting.

So that's the kind of basic account. And most of the accounts give Jason 50 heroes on his journey. One or two give him 100. But he sails in a pentaconter, a ship with 50 oars. So it makes sense that you've got 50 heroes, one for each oar. And his name is interesting. It means healer or atoner. And it's actually linked to the word, the name Jesus in some accounts. or Joshua. So that's interesting.

So that's the kind of basic account. And most of the accounts give Jason 50 heroes on his journey. One or two give him 100. But he sails in a pentaconter, a ship with 50 oars. So it makes sense that you've got 50 heroes, one for each oar. And his name is interesting. It means healer or atoner. And it's actually linked to the word, the name Jesus in some accounts. or Joshua. So that's interesting.

And he's the son of Eson, grandson of Cruthias, and he's the heir to the throne of Iolcus, which is kind of In Greece and Thessaly, and if you imagine Athens and Olympia up north, halfway between, kind of on the coast there, that's Thessaly, and it's now a place called Volos.

And he's the son of Eson, grandson of Cruthias, and he's the heir to the throne of Iolcus, which is kind of In Greece and Thessaly, and if you imagine Athens and Olympia up north, halfway between, kind of on the coast there, that's Thessaly, and it's now a place called Volos.