Essay About Heracles Of Tiryus And Daughter Of Acetes

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Tests that Peleas gave to Jason:
Plow the field of Aris (god of War)
Catch two bulls with bronze feet and breath of fire
Sow the field with the teeth of dragons
Get the golden fleece
* Peleas was hoping that Jason would perish.
Teeth of dragons = warriors (when they reach the ground)
Golden Fleece
– taken by Jasons father from a winged ram
– had been in Colchis, hanging from an oak tree that was guarded by a fire-breathing dragon
Peleas
– half-brother of Aeson
– son of Poseidon
Ascentor-Chiron
– took care of Jason who grew up to be a very skilled warrior
* Peleas had a recurring dream that he should beware of a man who was wearing only one sandal.
* Jason lost one sandal while crossing a river
Companions of Jason to Colchis:
Argos the Thespian
– was a naval engineer; built the boat that would take them to Colchis
2. Heracles of Tiryus
– called Hercules in Roman mythology; noted for his extraordinary skills
3.
Laertes
– grandson of Zeus
4.
Peleus
– king of the Myrmidons
5.
Orpheus
– poet and musician; searching for his wife who had died and went to Hades
Argo- the boat which took them to Colchis
* They were called Argonauts.
Acetes
– king of Colchis
– was hostile to the idea that the golden fleece would be taken because he was afraid that the dragon would harm his kingdom
Medea – sorceress
– daughter of Acetes who had fallen in love with Jason
– cast a spell that put the dragon in suspended animation
– all she asks from Jason is to treat her with honor
– she had 2 sons with Jason
* Jason visited the kingdom of Corinth which was ruled by King Creon whose daughter had fallen in love with Jason.
Cloth made of gold – Medeas gift to the princess
Lung failure – cause of death of the princess
* Medea went to Athens after she left Iolcus
Angeus
– king of Athens who was greatly influenced by Medea
– Medea poisoned his drink so that he would go against Theseus
Sword & scabbard – way of presenting oneself as a son of Angeus
* After leaving Athens Medea went to Asia.
Alcestes
– daughter of Peleas
– married the king of Pherae, Admetus
Phaedra
– was married to Theseus
* Hippolyte was slain by Hercules when took away from her the Girdle given by her father.
Hippolytus
– was a devoted disciple of Artemis (goddess of the Hunt)
Heracles/Alcides/Hercules – names by which Hercules is known
Alcmene
– wife of the General Amphityron of Thebes
– gave birth to Heracles meaning “pride of Hera”
* Hera sent two serpents to strangle the baby in his crib.
When Hercules was young, he killed a lion with his bare hands and wore the skin of the lion as a cloak and the head of the lion as a helmet.
Megara
– Theban princess
– had three hildren with Hercules
* Hercules had a feat of madness and killed his own wife and children.
Eurystheus – cousin of Heracles
12 labors of Heracles:
Battle with the Nemean lion
Slaughter of Hydra of Lerna
Capture alive a stag with golden horns and bronze hoofs
Capture a great boar with a lair in Mt. Erimanthos
Clean in one day a stable with 30 yrs. accumulation of filth (Angean stable)
Drove off huge flock of man-eating birds with bronze beaks, claws & wings
Brought to Eurystheus the mad bull which terrorized Crete
Brought back man-eating mares of Diomedes, king of Thrace
Bring back girdle of Hippolytus
Capture the oxen of the three-headed monster, Geryon
Fetch the golden apples of Hesperides
Bring back the three-headed dog, Cerberus
Hesperides – goddess who guards the garden of gold
Princess Iole
– the