THE GOLDEN FLEECE

GODS AND GODDESSES

• Goddess of LOVE
• Her name was APHRODITE
• Her parents were ZEUS and DIONE

GODS AND GODDESS

• Goddess of WISDOM
• Her name was ATHENA
• Her parents were ZEUS and METIS

LIFE LESSONS

• You can do anything you put your mind to
• Perseverance is key

EARLY YEARS

• Jason was the son of the KING OF IOLCES
• His uncle's name was PELIAS
• He was a SOUR man

1ST TEST

• His first test began on MT. OLYMPUS
• HERA, Zeus's wife, wanted to REBEL against King Pelias (Jason's uncle)
• And Hera used Jason to do it

ORACLES WARNING

• Jason lost one of his SANDALS
• The oracle warned king pleas by saying...
• "Beware a stranger who wears but a SINGLE SANDAL"

THE CHALLENGE

• Jason set out to SAIL to meet King Pelias
• Pelias sent Jason on a journey to find the GOLDEN FLEECE

CLASHING ROCKS

• There were prominent rocks that snap open and
• shut that are nearly impossible to pass

MEDEA

• KING AEETES had a strong disliking to Jason
• He considered THE GOLDEN FLEECE to be his
• His daughter was MEDEA

A FARMYARD CHORE

• The goddess of LOVE made Medea fall in love with Jason

THE FIRE-BREATHING BULLS

• Jason beat TWO bulls who breathed fire,
• Which was known to be impossible

THE GOLDEN FLEECE

• Jason claimed thenGOLDEN FLEECE
• The fleece was guarded by the DRAGON

AFTER MATH

• She used a SLEEPING POTION
• It made the dragon sleep
• Therefor Jason succeeded!!