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noun(Greek mythology) the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece
Definition that contains jason
- medea (Greek mythology) a princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father
- argonaut (Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece
- chiron (Greek mythology) the learned centaur who tutored Achilles, Asclepius, Hercules, Jason, and other heroes
- colchis (Greek mythology) a region on the Black Sea to the south of the Caucasus that was the site of an ancient country where (according to Greek mythology) Jason sought the Golden Fleece
- golden fleece in Greek mythology, a fleece of gold owned by the king of Colchis and guarded in a sacred grove by a dragon; recovered by Jason and the Argonauts