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Jason’s Odyssey. Epic Hero?. Achilles - military prowess Odysseus - ingenuity Jason… - sexual prowess? (repopulate Lemnos). Misogyny in the Argonautica. Women of Lemnos Harpies Scylla Medea? Circe?. Women of Lemnos. Hypsipyle Thracian Women Aphrodite’s Rage - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Jasons Odyssey
Epic Hero?Achilles - military prowessOdysseus - ingenuityJason - sexual prowess? (repopulate Lemnos)
Misogyny in the ArgonauticaWomen of LemnosHarpiesScyllaMedea?Circe?
Women of LemnosHypsipyleThracian WomenAphrodites RageHerakles (& Atalanta) interveneFleece & GloryWomen & ObscurityOdyssean parallel?
HarpiesHarpazoThe SnatchersWinged Women or Birds with Womens HeadsPhineus, son of ApolloZeuss angerZetes & CalaisIris intervenes
MedeaDaughter of Aeetes & Idyuia (or Hecate)Granddaughter of HeliosNiece of CircePriestess of Artemis/HecateIconic Woman of Power
Folktale EnchantressVictim of Love Magic! BullsDragons Teeth MenDragon/Serpent
Foreign Family Values: ApsyrtusApollonius: Medea betrays, Jason slays
Nip/Tuck with MedeaAesonPelias & PeliadesExile from Iolchus
Divorce tears Families apartCorinthCreonCreusa or GlauceMedeas deadly bridal gifts
Who gets the Kids?
Escape from CorinthChariot of the SunAthens & AegeusColchian Viagra
Tension in AthensAethra & Aegeus or PoseidonSandals & Sword of TheseusBeast-slayerPoison but RecognitionExile from AthensMedusW. Russell Flint
Return to ColchisPerses, brother AeetesHas Medus kill PersesIsles of the Blest! With Achilles
Medea as Iconic FigureWomen with PowerMedea or Jason for 3 a.m. phone call?Euripides, Ovid, SenecaClytemnestra and her man-scheming heartSympathetic portrayal in Apollonius?
Folktale Elements in the ArgonauticaSons search for lost father?Heros adventures in quest?Heros Return in disguise to save beloved (from marriage)?
Folktale Women in the ArgonauticaProtectressnon-sexual admiration for virtue, lineage, heroic deedEnchantressevil witch in woodif outwitted, will serveObject of Strivingreason for quest
Elect your LeaderOdysseusAchillesJasonMedeaClytemnestraPenelope