Outline of Lecture 11/5/14The ArgonautsI. Who were the Argonauts?a. The greatest heroes (~50)b. To be an Argonaut or not to be an Argonaut?i. Theseus and Peirithoosii. Atalantaiii. HeraklesII. The backstorya. Golden fleecei. Golden flying ramb. Phrixos and Hellec. Athamasi. Multiple marriagesii. First wife: Nepheleiii. Second (third?) wife: Ino (Dionysus’ aunt)III. Ino’s Plana. How to get rid of Phrixos and Helle?i. Roasts grainii. Delphic oracleiii. Bribes messengeriv. Sacrificeb. Golden rami. Flies from Orchomenos to AiaIV. The Hellesponta. (Sea of Helle)V. Kolchisa. King Aietesi. Son of Heliosb. Phrixos sacrifices rami. Cf. Zeus and Amaltheac. Golden fleecei. Dedicated to Aresii. Hung in grove of trees, guarded by dragoniii. Constellation: Aries (NOT ARES!!), the RamVI. Jason’s Familya. Pelias usurps Aison’s throneb. Jason raised by Cheironc. Pelias kills suppliantd. Hera’s hatredVII. Hera (and Jason)a. Golden fleeceb. Medeai. Instrument of Hera’s revengeii. One of the only times in mythology we will see Hera work with heroesc. Iolkosd. Flooded rivere. Loses a sandalf. Hera’s favorVIII. The Man with One Sandala. Oraclei. “Be aware of the man with only one sandal”b. Impossible taski. Reclaiming of Golden Fleeceii. Sea Voyageiii. First shipiv. Greatest heroesIX. The Argonautsa. Semi-divineb. 100% mortali. Jasonc. Supernatural abilitiesi. E.g., shape changing, x-ray vision, etc.d. A few important Argonauts:i. Kastor and Polydeukes (or Pollux)ii. Zetes and Kalais (sons of Boreas, the North Wind)iii. Tiphysiv. Orpheusv. AkastosX. The Much Sung Argoa. The first shipb. The best shipi. Divine craftsmanshipc. The prophetic shipd. Traveling heroese. Foundation heroesf. Culture heroesg. Civilizing heroesXI. Lemnosa. All womenb. The women killed all of the menc. The Lemnians stopped honoring Aphrodited. Aphrodite’s revengei. Makes all of the women smell really, really bad, so the men start sleeping with the slave women, so the women kill ALL of the mene. The women do what they can to make themselves more attractive, andthen “shack up” with the Argonauts for a yearf. Herakles insists that the Argonauts resume their voyageXII. The Lemnian Womena. All female society (unnatural)b. Argonauts restore orderc. Hypsipyle (queen)i. Jason’s loverii. Saves father, ThoasXIII. Kyzikosa. Friendly welcomeb. Tiphys (helmsman)c. Night-time battled. Argonauts have killed nearly everyonee. Death of King Kyzikosi. Jason’s spear through his