The myth of Jason, Medea, and the Golden Fleece - Iseult Gillespie

Follow Jason as he attempts to steal the Golden Fleece from King Aeetes and enlists the help of the king's daughter, Medea. (Part Two of the myth of Jason and the Argonauts)

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In Colchis, the hide of a mystical flying ram hangs from the tallest oak, guarded by a dragon who never sleeps. The only way Jason can pry it from King Aeetes’ clutches and win back his promised throne is by facing three perilous tasks— without the help of the Argonauts. Unbeknownst to the king, his daughter Medea was plotting something. Iseult Gillespie shares the myth of the Golden Fleece.

Lesson by Iseult Gillespie, directed by Jordan Bruner.

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[ricksarkar]

"... a dragon that never slept"
sounds like finals week

[smruthipradeep]

I wish I had some of the golden fleece to gift to the animators and Iseult Gillespie, all of their stories are flawless

[Nana-fgpr]

Fun Fact: the golden fleece may not be entirely a myth. In some villages of Svaneti (a region in Georgia very close to the Caucasus) some rivers flow with a very tiny amount of gold. People use to capture this gold by leaving the fleece in the water so the gold would get stuck in it. A fleece that had a lot of gold in it shined with the sunlight and looked like it was made entirely out of gold.

Source: my dad was raised in one of the villages in Svaneti and our entire country is aware of this myth. In fact, it's one of the most famous plays in our country.

[RahmanAli-upil]

Dammit jason you can't just ask someone for their most prized possession!


The king:

[Panda_Roll]

They should have completed that story. That "everlasting love" Only lasted until he got home and found someone prettier and younger. Ofcourse telling your witch wife that she was going to be replaced was an acceptable form of suicide in those days.

[kyuboxincubox]

The gods: Let's make Medea madly in love with Jason so she helps him out
The gods, 5 minutes later: I can't believe Medea is so madly in love with Jason that she helped him murder a person.... how did this happen....? It's all Medea's fault, we should punish her for her actions that are 100% of her own volition.

[Bee-li]

“He was enraged”

Anakin and zuko:that’s rough buddy

[xLoLRaven]

And of course the gods overlooked the little detail of them being the ones to turn Medea into a Greecian yandere.

[arpandey]

Let me explain one thing that Ted-Ed might have missed since they said one version of the story (and none of these details are to contradict Ted-Ed or say they are wrong, there are simply many versions of Ancient Greek Tales, and we don't know which one is true. These details might help with the perception and understanding of watchers):
While the King, his son and more men set off in boats to chase Jason, Medea and the Argonauts, Medea called a flag of truce with her brother since they were the closest to the Argo. When her brother came onboard, Medea used her knife to kill him and scatter pieces of his body in the water to distract the King and his men (I think there was a law abt conducting a funeral only when the full body was present in Ancient Greece) . So the Argo escaped thanks to Medea's actions. But the Argonauts, as mentioned, were disheartened by what she did. This included Jason, and helped with the eventual separation and rivalry of Jason and Medea. Again, I am not saying that Ted-Ed is incorrect, there are simply many versions of stories since the events happened a long time ago (considering they even did, this is mythology).

[jenAp]

"..and a dragon that never slept"

Medea: Imma end this whole dragon's career

[MC_lupin]

Jason: may I *fleece* have your treasure?

King:

[gp]

Medea: “Rapid divine words”

*RULE BUREKAAAA*
-Removes buff-

[ZOCCOK]

_"She was determined to protect her
Me: *Aww*
_...At any cost"_
Me:

[leo-dbuj]

She dismembered her brother and scattered the pieces.





A lOvE sTorY

[leovaldez]

the version i’m most familiar with
medea: sorry brother
absyrtus: well the best thing i can grant you is a quick death
medea: no that’s not what i meant **kills absyrtus and chops him into pieces**
jason : who tf did i just agree to marry?

well there’s a bajillion versions of this myth so...



edit: thx for the likes

[zgpwnui]

"Fallen heroes are not so rapidly redeemed." Truer words have never been spoken like that again before in decades.

[ibrahimzahidmalik]

"props to my man, J.Grace."

[IlleScrutator]

_Jason, Medea and the Argonauts flee from Colchis_
Talos: Why is my bolt whistling?

[AveryTalksAboutStuff]

To this day, when I hear the myth of the golden fleece I think of Percy Jackson and that makes me happy. 😊

[jobromo]

1:58 you never explicitly say that the oxen breathe fire which can make the story confusing for those who can only listen to thd story