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The story of Jason and the Argonauts is one of the most famous in Greek myth, and its development from the oldest layers of Greek mythology down to the modern age encapsulates the dramatic changes in faith, power and culture that Western civilization has seen over the past three millennia. From the Bronze Age to the Classical Age, from the medieval world to today, the Jason story has been told and retold with new stories, details and meanings. This book explores the epic history of a colorful myth and probes the most ancient origins of the quest for the Golden Fleece--a quest that takes us to the very dawn of Greek religion and its close relationship with Near Eastern peoples and cultures.
Contents
Table of Contents
Preface 1
Introduction 3
Part One: Origins
1. The World of Myth 14
2. Mycenaean Greece 33
Part Two: Development of the Myth
3. The God: The First Jason Stories 54
4. The Hero: The Making of an Epic 75
5. The Man: From Hero to Human 98
Part Three: The Myth in Context
6. The Archetype: Heroes and Villains 128
7. The Traveler: The Descent into the Underworld 146
8. The Occultist: Magic, Monsters, and the Golden Fleece 169
Part Four: The Afterlife of the Myth
9. The Knight: The Middle Ages and the Renaissance 194
10. The Star: Jason in the Modern World 215
11. The Symbol: Scholarly Investigations and Theories 236
12. The Astronaut: Jason in Outer Space 259
Conclusion 277
Appendix: Selected List of Argonauts 285
Chapter Notes 287
Bibliography 311
Index 323
