The Golden Fleece

In Greek mythology, the love relationships between humans and humans, and between gods and gods, make people feel inexplicably bland. It is so normal to have a transference to the lover, because the intensity of the love cannot be seen between the lines, and people do not have much regrets or even take it for granted. This is probably because most of these loves come from the magic of Eros' arrows, and the gods use divine power to confuse rather than the wishes of the man and woman. In some cases, In some versions, Medea was influenced by the gods in her will and love. Who she really fell in love with and hoped for as her lifelong partner is unknown to us under the intervention of the gods. For the Greek heroes, love is just a help on the road to success. Women can help heroes for love, but heroes will not have such strong feelings unless Eros shoots an arrow into the hearts of two people at the same time.

Personally, I think the most tragic part is that Jason was hit by the goddess statue that fell from the bow of the Argonaut and then died... Maybe my feeling is more common. But my wife's overall argument is correct. Although the story of the Golden Fleece is also a tragedy, it is quite different from traditional Greek tragedy. This story clearly combines elements of many great dramas - adventure, heroes, princesses, gods, the complex good and evil in human nature, the unfairness of fate... But these are combined together to create such a story of a man who was abandoned by the gods for unknown reasons. I used to think that Jason was punished because he watched Medea kill his brother, but now I think this view may be too "modern" and lacks symbolic meaning - pushing his brother into the sea should have been in compliance with God's will. Jason himself did nothing wrong against God, but he was abandoned, and it was complete. Hercules finally married Herb, which means "about to remain young forever". Dionysus even ascended to the position of superior god and became the thirteenth superior god. Although Achilles and Hector died in battle, at least one of them chose his own destiny and fulfilled his wish. In life, one protects the country, and the fire of Troy has not been cut off... The story of Jason has not, and the amazing thing is that there are actually many heroes who died in a less tragic way like him (Theseus?), But only Jason makes people feel no pity. This may be the story behind those myths. After all, the Golden Fleece sometimes means "ethereal and precious goals." People move forward in pursuit of unknown goals. Everything they experience on the road can even be said to be grand (including joys and sorrows, death, victory, and the departure of companions). It seems that they have achieved the dream goal, but in the end... It was all in vain! The passion faded (Jason cheated), the honor faded (the golden fleece belonged to someone else), the bloodline was difficult to pass on, and human relationships caused tragedies (the child died in the hands of the mother - does this have something to do with Theseus being born from a father-daughter union?). The princess finally became someone else's stepmother, a vicious queen, and the prince died tragically due to the tragedy caused by his own dream (the statue of the goddess Argo) - it seems that even if you obey the will of God (the hope in your heart), you may not have a happy ending!

Personally, I think the most tragic part is that Jason was hit by the goddess statue that fell from the bow of the Argonaut and then died... Maybe my feeling is more common. But my wife's overall argument is correct. Although the story of the Golden Fleece is also a tragedy, it is quite different from traditional Greek tragedy. This story clearly combines elements of many great dramas - adventure, heroes, princesses, gods, the complex good and evil in human nature, the unfairness of fate... But these are combined together to create such a story of a man who was abandoned by the gods for unknown reasons. I used to think that Jason was punished because he watched Medea kill his brother, but now I think this view may be too "modern" and lacks symbolic meaning - pushing his brother into the sea should have been in compliance with God's will. Jason himself did nothing wrong against God, but he was abandoned, and it was complete. Hercules finally married Herb, which means "about to remain young forever". Dionysus even ascended to the position of superior god and became the thirteenth superior god. Although Achilles and Hector died in battle, at least one of them chose his own destiny and fulfilled his wish. In life, one protects the country, and the fire of Troy has not been cut off... The story of Jason has not, and the amazing thing is that there are actually many heroes who died in a less tragic way like him (Theseus?), But only Jason makes people feel no pity. This may be the story behind those myths. After all, the Golden Fleece sometimes means "ethereal and precious goals." People move forward in pursuit of unknown goals. Everything they experience on the road can even be said to be grand (including joys and sorrows, death, victory, and the departure of companions). It seems that they have achieved the dream goal, but in the end... It was all in vain! The passion faded (Jason cheated), the honor faded (the golden fleece belonged to someone else), the bloodline was difficult to pass on, and human relationships caused tragedies (the child died in the hands of the mother - does this have something to do with Theseus being born from a father-daughter union?). The princess finally became someone else's stepmother, a vicious queen, and the prince died tragically due to the tragedy caused by his own dream (the statue of the goddess Argo) - it seems that even if you obey the will of God (the hope in your heart), you may not have a happy ending!

Jason, this is the only one in Greek mythology that I have no sympathy for.

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