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    Jason was heir to the throne of his father's kingdom, when all of a sudden, his nasty uncle seized the throne and even tried to kill him. Jason was raised and grew up to be a strong, intelligent young man. He came back to take the throne that was rightfully his, when his uncle Pelias tricked him into going on a quest after the legendary Golden Fleece. Jason accepted this task, since a hero never backs down to a challenge, and quickly assembled a fleet to take the voyage on his ship 'The Argo.' After several quick trips on the seas and avoiding many perils, Jason and the Argonauts finally find their way to Colchis and the island of King Aeetes, home of the Golden Fleece.
 
 

Jason and the Argonauts Dock on Medea:
    Jason and his Argonauts finally had arrived on the island of Colchis, ruled by King Aeetes, home of the Golden Fleece. Colchis was a barbarian kingdom on the outer limits of the earth, which is exactly how the legend described this mythical home of the Golden Fleece. Jason informed the good king of his mission, which the king was not happy with. In the back of his mind, Jason knew that there was absolutely no way he would obtain the Golden Fleece from King Aeetes without performing several nearly impossible tasks, (C'mon you knew this was bound to happen, what Greek legend is without the main hero performing several impossible tasks??!!). King Aeetes had immediately taken a disliking to Jason for several reasons: he was intimidated by Jason, and he felt the Golden Fleece was his own property and didn't feel like just giving it to some stranger. He was close to telling Jason just to shove off when his daughter, Medea, reminded him of his duty to be hospitable to all guests. You see Medea was moved to this by more than just a sense of duty towards being hospitable; she had the hots for young Jason (this is due to the efforts of Hera and Aphrodite). The fact that Medea fell in love with Jason will come into play a little later, but in the mean time it's really good for Jason because she will make sure he completes his task. You see Medea was a priestess, who was skilled in magic. She gives Jason a magic potion that would protect him from harm by fire or iron for a full day.

King Aeetes' Tasks for Jason:
    King Aeetes informed Jason that he would gladly let go of the Golden Fleece if he were to kindly "rustle up" these two bulls and plow his field for him. Couple of things to note here: the bulls were big, very big, and breathed fire; also they had hoofs made of brass that could cut through about anything in their path; he would use them to plow a really large field with dragon's teeth, from which armed men would spring up that he would have to kill. Whew!!! So Jason smeared that magic potion that Medea had given him, which made him impervious to the bulls' fire and sharp brass feet. Jason harnessed the bulls and fixed them to the dragon's teeth provided by the kindly king Aeetes. However, these dragon's teeth were special. Once the teeth hit the soil, they would instantly give way to sprouts. Jason would look back with a little grin thinking, "Man, this isn't too bad; I'll be done by nightfall!" Little did he know that these sprouts would give rise to fully armed warriors whose sole purpose was to kill Jason. There were hundreds of men on Jason's tail and all of a sudden he thought it was over. Enter Medea. She informed the hero that there was a simple way to dispatch of the seed warriors and all it involved was a simple stone. Jason followed the advice and heaved the stone at one of the men, thinking that another of the seed men had thrown it at him and attacked him. This led to an all out war between the seed warriors, and an end to Jason's troubles and worries because they all ended up killing each other.

Jason and the Golden Fleece:
    After performing this task for Aeetes all Jason had to do was merely walk up to him and ask for the Golden Fleece. Right? Wrong! You see even though Jason completed Aeetes' tasks, Aeetes had no intention of giving away his beloved Golden Fleece. Aeetes made the grave mistake of letting his daughter, Medea, know of his intentions and as we all know she told Jason of her father's plans. She hatched a plan with Jason to guide him under the cover of darkness to the temple of the Golden Fleece, so that the hero could finally complete his quest. Of course they would have to go around the huge fire breathing dragon that personally guarded the Golden Fleece. This serpent was quite large, had three tongues, large curved teeth and breathed fire. Again Medea steps in and gives Jason a potion which makes the serpent go to sleep, and Jason runs to the coveted Golden Fleece, grabs it, and then he, Medea and his Argonauts escape Colchis.

Jason Returns to King Pelias:
    So after years of danger and adventure, Jason returns home, victorious and with a new wife around his other arm. Pelias is shocked, to say the least, to see Jason both alive and carrying the Golden Fleece. Jason cemented his legend into the minds of all who heard of his unbelievable story. The existence of the Golden Fleece was never really taken seriously, and the fact that Jason actually found it and came back alive to tell about it just blew everyone away. Jason took hold of his rightful throne, and Pelias had no choice but to step down to the superior man. So things ended up pretty well for Jason; he regained his throne and set his parents free from imprisonment, had a hot wife by his side and lived a long life.