Jason was a young man who arranged a strong group of men (also known as the Argonauts) and set off in a quest to find the Golden Fleece. The first stage of their travel was at Turkey. On this land, the males had been wiped out and the country was run by women, they soon left after some of the crew didn't like what was happening.
They then traveled to Cyzicus in which the king told them about what was beyond bear mountain however, he didn't mention what lived there. What did love there were Giants with 6 arms. When some of Jason's crew went and searched for supplies in the Forrest, the Giants saw that the ship was being guarded and decided to raid it. Most were killed and the rest ran off when Jason and the rest of the crew returned, shortly after they set sail.
Soon after the battle, they all decided to leave and attempt to travel to Colchis however in the way stood huge rock cliffs that came together and crushed anything in its way. They decided to release a dove and if the dove made it through, they would try and power through it, if the dove didn't make it then they would be sure to fail. With luck the dove made it through and Jason and his crew decided to row as hard and fast as they could. They managed to make it through!
When Jason arrived to Colchis, he was greeted by Aeetes the king of the land. They discussed the Golden Fleece and then Jason was given 3 tasks and had to complete all three in order to gain the fleece. His daughter Madea fell in love with Jason and decided to help him. In order to get the fleece he had to get past a sleepless dragon, Madea gave him a postion and the dragon soon fell asleep and Jason was then able to grab the fleece and walk away. Aeetes found out about Jason being assisted by his daughter and was outraged so he chased them as they fled and in rage he murdered his son and started throwing body parts at them.
On the journey home they came across sirens, they lived by small rocky areas in 3 different locations. They were renoun for luring people with their beautiful looks and singing and then drowning them. Tragically some of the crew were lost when they encountered them in the journey home. Soon after the encounterment with the sirens Jason and the remaining Argonaughts reterned home safely.
Shortly after that encounter with the Giants, they sent some men to find food and water, other me. We're gathering wood to build oars as the ones that were used were damaged in the fight. One of the men looking for food and drink named Hylas, came across a group of nymphs, they were attracted to him so they lured him into the stream and drowned him, keeping him there forever. Later on the Argonaughts departed but somehow lost their bearings and ended up on the same place they were. As it was dark, the people of Cyzicus mistook Jason and his Argonaughts for enemies and tried to attack. This resulted in a blood bath as Jason and his crew fought back, killing the king and most of the people that lived there. Shortly after the queen committed suicide.
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