I would like to dedicate this book to my Third Quarter Grade.

Jason was the great-grandchild of Hermes and the son of Aeson, King of the Ancient City of Iolcus. There is no confirmed answer on who his mother is, but many tales include their predictions on who it might be. Jason was not an only son but lost all of his siblings at a very young age. Jason's half-uncle, Pelias, was upset that Aeson had the throne and not him so he vowed to do whatever it takes to overthrow him. One day Pelias decided to take over the throne by killing all of Aeson's children and overthrowing him; his mission was mostly successful except the fact that Jason was still alive. From that point on, Jason was nurtured and raised into adulthood by a centaur, half-man and half-horse, by the name of Chiron. Later on in his life, he got married to the sorceress Medea but broke his vows when he fell in love with Creusa.

Jason is widely known for being the leader of a group known as "The Argonauts" and their quest for "The Golden Fleece"

Jason's army, The Argonauts

Jason and The Golden Fleece

Jason possessed many redeeming qualities such as bravery, leadership skills, and the ability to put his body through extensive physical exercises. He was also skilled in wrestling, sword fighting, unarmed combat. Jason had impeccable judgement, charisma and possessed a smooth tongue.

Even though Jason had many admirable qualities, he also possessed some seriously atrocious and dishonorable qualities such as being selfish and disloyal. Another quality he possessed that was not his fault and acted as more of a weakness and disadvantage is the fact that he was a mortal being. These qualities he possessed do correlate with one of the Seven Deadly Sins; specifically greed (want for more power and money; more than anyone really needs). The selfishness and disloyalty he had for leaving his family with nothing; in exchange for only his benefit of gaining more of both power and wealth, would correlate completely with greed. His mortality worked against him because he was not invincible like the other gods and goddesses who fought in the battles of Ancient Greece.

Disguised Hera

Pelias: "Bring me the Golden Fleece and the Throne is yours!"

Jason: "My father was the king before you took power, give me my well deserved throne!"

Once he was an adult, Jason decided to return to Iolcus to watch games held by Pelias, in honor of Posiedon, and to demand the throne that was rightfully his. On the way there, he helped the goddess Hera (disguised) across the river Anauros and she blessed him. Jason demanded the throne and in response, Pelias told him to retrieve the Golden Fleece, located in the region of Colchis, and he will give up the throne.

River Anauros

Hearing this, Jason immediately built his ship, The Argo, and assembled his team known as The Argonauts. There were many stops throughout the quest; the first being in Lemnos. Following Lemnos, came the Doliones and then Thrace. At the time, the kingdom of Thrace was being plagued by the Harpies. Jason and his team helped the kingdom by killing the Harpies on their next attack. King Phineus, king of Thrace, then helped Jason in return by telling him how to pass the Symplegades (The Clashing Rocks; huge rock cliffs that move and crush what comes between them). After

passing this, they reached Colchis. Here they were welcomed by King Aeetes who currently had possesstion of the

Golden Fleece. Aeetes agreed to give up the fleece if Jason could complete three tasks: Plow a field using a fire-breathing oxen, plant dragon's teeth in the fields while escaping the stone-warriors surrounding them, and finally take the fleece from a sleepless dragon. Jason was able to complete all three tasks with the help of Medea, daughter of Aeetes, who was in love with Jason because of a spell placed on her by Aphrodite and Eros. Jason is able to return to Iolcus with the fleece but finds his father, Aeson, old and ill. He proceeds to ask Medea to give his father a few more years to live and she does just that. When Pelias' daughters hear of this, they ask Medea to do the same for him but instead, Medea kills him.

Pelias' son, now the king of Iolcus, exils both Medea and Jason to the city of Corinth because of their actions towards his father. Here, Jason falls in love with a woman by the name of Creusa and breaks his vows with Medea. This obviously infuriated Medea causing her to kill Creusa, Creusa's father, and the children she herself had with Jason; leaving him with absolutely nothing as she left for Athens. Eventually, Jason becomes king of Iolcus with the help of his friend Peleus but was extremely lonely since he lost everything, including the acquaintanceship he had with Hera. After a few years of being king, he passed away when a piece of his rotting ship, The Argo, stabbed him while he was asleep under it.

The Ancient Greek hero, Jason and the myth of "The Golden Fleece" are known across the entire world and many things in literature and entertainment allude to him, his legacy, and the greed he possessed. Some of these things include books such as: "Jason's Voyage", Book Series of Five written by Thomas Wolfe in 1935, The Golden Fleece (1944 UK version) written by Robert Graves, "The Sea of Monsters", by Rick Riordan in 2006, which parallels Jason's story in many ways and also the inclusion of a main character by the name of Jason in the "Heroes of Olympus" series written by Rick Riordan in 2010. There are many movies and video games that allude to him as well including Two movies titled Jason and the Argonauts in 1963 and in 2000, and episode 2 of the 2008 TV series Age of the Gods: Journeys Edition (which was titled "Jason"), which was based on the myth of Jason and also included the stories of King Pelias, the Argonauts, the Isles of Lemnos, King Phineus and the Harpies, the Symplegades, Medea, The Golden Fleece, The betrayal of Medea, and the death of Jason. Some video games that feature Jason as a character include "Fate/Grand Order", "God of World II", "God of World III", Herc's Adventures", and "Rise of the Argonauts".