Myth Revisited 1

Question 1

Who is Eros?

Answer 1

the son of Aphrodite, god of love. He shot Medea with an arrow of love to help out Jason ( plan of Hera and Aphrodite). = God’s intervention. Presents realism as a spoiled brat rather than a powerful god and bribed to fulfill plan.

Question 2

Who is Jason in Argonautika?

Answer 2

leader of Argonauts and was tasked to get the Golden Fleece. Sent by Pelias to prove he is worthy of the throne in Iolcos. He is an ordinary realistic hero and mortal compared to herakles.

Question 3

Who is Medea in Argonutika?

Answer 3

Victim of Ero’s arrow, daughter of Aietes, and Jason’s aid to complete his tasks.

Question 4

Who is Herakles?

Answer 4

Son of Zeus and a demi-god known for his strength and numerous battles with monsters. Is a better-suited leader and more powerful in comparison to Jason.

Question 5

Who is Aietes?

Answer 5

Has the golden fleece that Jason needs to obtain. Medea’s father, King of Colchis. He appointed Jason with tasks to complete to retrieve the Golden Fleece but refuses to give it up.

Question 6

Who is Hypsipyle?

Answer 6

Queen of Lemnos, grandaughter of Dionysus. represents the Lemnian women desperate to keep the Argonauts as lovers.

Question 7

What are the 3 types of realism?

Answer 7

Narrative, Scientific, and Emotional?

Question 8

Example of Scientific Realism:

Answer 8

the creatures on Kirke’s island that surround Jason and the Argonauts present the theory of evolution

Question 9

Example of Emotional Realism

Answer 9

not having a proper wedding but willing to escape, becoming a humble and unsatisfactory arrangement.

Question 10

Who are the Argonauts?

Answer 10

The strongest of the Greek people, accompanying Jason on his quest for the golden fleece to Colchis.

Question 11

Who is Pelias?

Answer 11

King of Iolcos sends Jason to retrieve the golden fleece to prove himself worthy of the throne.

Question 12

Who is Aspyrtos?

Answer 12

Aiete’s son and Medea’s brother. He is hunting down Jason, Medea, and the golden fleece but he gets ambushed and Jason kills/ butchers him.

Question 13

Who are the Lemnian women?

Answer 13

The women on the island turn from murderous monsters to needy when the Argonauts arrive. They welcome the Argonauts lovers and become a distraction to their quest. Theme: women are a source of violence, by murdering their husbands.

Question 14

Who is Hylas?

Answer 14

Hylas gets Herakles out of the story when he gets captured by a nymph on the island and Herakles stays behind in search of him.

Question 15

Who is Kirke?

Answer 15

famous witch from the Odyssey. purifies Jason for the murder he committed.

Question 16

Who is Alkinoos?

Answer 16

He renders proper judgment on Medea as to whether she stays with Jason or not, depending if she is a virgin or married. to win the approval of all men.

Question 17

Who is Queen Arete?

Answer 17

approached by Medea for help to escape her father.

Question 18

Who are the Sirens and involvement of Orpheus?

Answer 18

Orpheus sings through a lyre with horrible sounds to confuse the sounds of the Sirens.

Question 19

How is Medea portrayed differently?

Answer 19

young, naive, subjective feelings of emotions. Uses magic to help Jason in his challenges.

Question 20

How is Medea portrayed similarly in Euripedes?

Answer 20

torn feelings/indecision in the theme of love and revenge. clever, manipulative, and always has an escape plan, trying to control her fate.

Question 21

Significance of the Myth of Ariadne?

Answer 21

irony, since Ariadne helped Theus then abandoned her, Jason says he will reward Medea in the same way which foreshadows

Question 22

What is the theme?

Answer 22

Retelling the story of Jason and Medea, the story of ordinary people, narrative realism and a humble journey for a more humble hero depending on the help of others and relying on Medea’s magic.