The myth of Jason, Medea, and the Golden Fleece - Iseult Gillespie
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- Опубліковано 20 лип 2020
- Follow Jason as he attempts to steal the Golden Fleece from King Aeetes and enlists the help of the king's daughter, Medea. (Part Two of the myth of Jason and the Argonauts)
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In Colchis, the hide of a mystical flying ram hangs from the tallest oak, guarded by a dragon who never sleeps. The only way Jason can pry it from King Aeetes’ clutches and win back his promised throne is by facing three perilous tasks- without the help of the Argonauts. Unbeknownst to the king, his daughter Medea was plotting something. Iseult Gillespie shares the myth of the Golden Fleece.
Lesson by Iseult Gillespie, directed by Jordan Bruner.
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TED-Ed HOW THE HECK ARE YOU THIS EARLY TED,EXPLAIN!!!
Shut up ted
Nah jk jk
There's gonna be a part 3 right?
omg part 2!! it's been a while...
"... a dragon that never slept"
sounds like finals week
No, it’s puberty
Sounds like a person on meth
Dragon Finals:
Question 1: You breathe--
A: Fire
B: Poison
C: Water
D None of the above
Question 2: You have--
A: Legs
B: Wings
C: Legs and Wings
D: No legs or wings
Question 3: You guard--
A: Treasure
B: Maidens
C: An area of land
D: The cosmos
Question 4: An adventurer approaches your cave, do you
A: Destroy him immediately
B: Eat him for lunch
C: Have a game of riddles
D: Take a nap
Dammit jason you can't just ask someone for their most prized possession!
The king:
I'm sorrryyyyy
Sure you can; besides you'll never know if you don't try.
Nope
U have 666 likes💀💀
The gods: Let's make Medea madly in love with Jason so she helps him out
The gods, 5 minutes later: I can't believe Medea is so madly in love with Jason that she helped him murder a person.... how did this happen....? It's all Medea's fault, we should punish her for her actions that are 100% of her own volition.
Murder!? It was self-defense.
I don't think it was about the murder but at how she basically dismembered her brother's body and scattered it to distract her father from going after them.She cold blooded af
The greek gods are not just but only arrogant and treating humans as toys is their specialty
I wonder if the gods were actually pissed off at the corpse defilement and regarded it as kin slaying; as opposed to being offended because Jason killing her brother.
yup
They should have completed that story. That "everlasting love" Only lasted until he got home and found someone prettier and younger. Ofcourse telling your witch wife that she was going to be replaced was an acceptable form of suicide in those days.
How the turn tables.
...maybe that’s why they didn’t finish it
Well, it wasn’t either of them’s fault.
Ffs don't spoil it for me dammit!!!
And Jason wasn’t really much of a hero when Medea basically took care of all the hard parts for him too!
Fun Fact: the golden fleece may not be entirely a myth. In some villages of Svaneti (a region in Georgia very close to the Caucasus) some rivers flow with a very tiny amount of gold. People use to capture this gold by leaving the fleece in the water so the gold would get stuck in it. A fleece that had a lot of gold in it shined with the sunlight and looked like it was made entirely out of gold.
Source: my dad was raised in one of the villages in Svaneti and our entire country is aware of this myth. In fact, it's one of the most famous plays in our country.
woooooah thanks
I wish I had some of the golden fleece to gift to the animators and Iseult Gillespie, all of their stories are flawless
Tbh I Enjoy Greek myths so much
This is one of the most adorable youtube comments I've ever seen
The animation is horrid here
Here you can give me 😃😃😃😃
@@autismman6360 This is partly the Georgian Mythology and the Greek Mythology together
“He was enraged”
Anakin and zuko:that’s rough buddy
*Anakin
*zuko
*Hulk
Boss Baby alright
And of course the gods overlooked the little detail of them being the ones to turn Medea into a Greecian yandere.
Probably the first ever mention of a yandare, probably
I believe that even the gods didint even think the she would turn out like that . In the version about this myth that i know (since there many of versions of every Ancient Greek myth) Medea herself was the one that had fallen in love with Jason without the interference of the gods. And yes due to Medea having probably serious mental issues she is indeed the first yandere .
Medea: “Rapid divine words”
*RULE BUREKAAAA*
-Removes buff-
But in this story its the young Medea tho so it should have been Pain Breaker
I'm scrolling through the comment section and boy I'm not disappointed at all.
Love this.
I found my kind
Jason: may I *fleece* have your treasure?
King: Wryyyyyyyyyyy
Riza Kabak you goat this:)
Jason: Muda Muda Muda Muda Muda!!!!!
AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
I will FLEEce with your fleece to greece if u please jeez
I am RAMming my head against the wall
Let me explain one thing that Ted-Ed might have missed since they said one version of the story (and none of these details are to contradict Ted-Ed or say they are wrong, there are simply many versions of Ancient Greek Tales, and we don't know which one is true. These details might help with the perception and understanding of watchers):
While the King, his son and more men set off in boats to chase Jason, Medea and the Argonauts, Medea called a flag of truce with her brother since they were the closest to the Argo. When her brother came onboard, Medea used her knife to kill him and scatter pieces of his body in the water to distract the King and his men (I think there was a law abt conducting a funeral only when the full body was present in Ancient Greece) . So the Argo escaped thanks to Medea's actions. But the Argonauts, as mentioned, were disheartened by what she did. This included Jason, and helped with the eventual separation and rivalry of Jason and Medea. Again, I am not saying that Ted-Ed is incorrect, there are simply many versions of stories since the events happened a long time ago (considering they even did, this is mythology).
Thanks since I was wondering why killing someone in his defence will anger the gods. The truce pary seems perfectly well why it was dishonoring act
Mohd Asif The reason why Medea was dishonored was because she killed her brother, and in Ancient Greece, killing family members was the worst crime a human could do to another human
I do have to disagree on something you said. While there are many versions of the myth, there is no “right” one because they are pretty much folktales told by diferente cultures in the Arcadian Peninsula, thus never having a “right” version.
Vicenzo Stella yes, obviously we don’t know which version is right ( considering one version of the story happened at all, since it is mythology ). Anyone saying a version of this story could be correct.
arpan dey Alright, good to know that we are on the same page.
"..and a dragon that never slept"
Medea: Imma end this whole dragon's career
"props to my man, J.Grace."
@@iamdeadinside8129 oh thanks for the spoiler,guess I'll die
_"She was determined to protect her beloved....._
Me: *Aww*
_...At any cost"_
Me: *AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW*
She later killed the king that send Jason to the journey in the first place. Resulting in their banishment
and then killed their children when she suspected that Jason was cheating and flew away in a a sun dragon chariot while dissolving the princess in acid as she left Jason to be mauled by the crowds
and then married another king where she attempted to kill her son-in-law
And then ran away after discovery back to Colchis, and became the queen of the Colchians. Probably she had proven to the Colchians how psychopathic and bloodthirsty she was and that she was just the queen they had been looking for
😱 What is happening here?
She dismembered her brother and scattered the pieces.
A lOvE sTorY
Medea did nothing wrong
omg i know
Greek problems require Greek solutions🤷
@@user-xq5og9lt8p 😂😂
That's nothing. Later when she finds out that Jason was cheating, she kills their children
_Jason, Medea and the Argonauts flee from Colchis_
Talos: Why is my bolt whistling?
And I'm sure Medea and Jason's relationship will work out just fine in the future...
To this day, when I hear the myth of the golden fleece I think of Percy Jackson and that makes me happy. 😊
Same!
Same!! I think of Thalia
Me too! RIP Thaila
Felicity S SPOILER ALERT
Thalia isn’t dead lol
But hey Percy Jackson fans unite
Same!
the version i’m most familiar with
medea: sorry brother
absyrtus: well the best thing i can grant you is a quick death
medea: no that’s not what i meant **kills absyrtus and chops him into pieces**
jason : who tf did i just agree to marry?
well there’s a bajillion versions of this myth so...
edit: thx for the likes
A fan
LEOOOOOOOOOO
Medea did nothing wrong
I like the one from Percy Jackson
Haha its Leo valdez
ted ed be spoiling us through this pandemic
*and we love it*
Wasting time in style
3:08 can't tell if that's blood in its fingers or...
...The GODDAMN DRAGON PAINTS ITS NAILS
1:58 you never explicitly say that the oxen breathe fire which can make the story confusing for those who can only listen to thd story
yeah thats what i noticed too
I will be honest. When i read medea. I think about fate 😀😀.
Whatever, your video is fantastic.
I SUMMON THEE, CASTER CLASS SERVANT, MEDEA!
Ruruuu breakaaaaaa
I found my people
@@edwardeyvyn963 searching for these comments
was looking for this comment
He's by far my most favorite voice actor out of all ted ed videos I had watched
Imagine Percy in the "dress" Jason is wearing and going to a quest with Annabeth now!
😭😭😭
“We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent
Hello fellow divergent fan
When a dragon drinks so much coffee that he never sleeps
Jason: hey can I have your treasure
The King: nah fam
Jason: I think I'm bout to steal!
The only reason I know about this myth is because of Percy Jackson
YEAH
Yeah
YEAH
Yeah
Yeah
Reminds me when I used to study Shakespeare in high school.
I still remember. This was used as a reference in Act 1 Scene 1
yep and now i am in your shoes lol.... Hve a test on thursday
Same , icse class 10 ?
@@adritabhattacharjee7255 all the best😂
@@prakharchaudhary9797 yeahh
Still studying it in my school
Here to learn more about Caster, servant in the 5th Holy Grail War.
Cultured
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Meanwhile, the Argonauts have been resurrected as Specters of Hades to fight against Seiya, Shiryu, Hyoga, Shun, and Ikki.
volt airej
Even Dio Brando, the enemy of the Joestars, has been recruited to be a Spector and was given the Wyvern Cloth.
Seriously! Take a look: ua-cam.com/video/vnaQZhluzE4/v-deo.html
Listen to the his voice.
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT:
Jason and The Argonauts is a really cool movie about this myth. its from the 60s with quirky cool special effects like stop mo.
its on netflix in some countries.
also wear a mask dont die
@ 2:04 "A simple task, or so Jason thought. But Medea had concocted a fireproof ointment..." Did you guys leave out a line of text between these sentences?
They did.
4:27 Did anyone notice Circe's eyebrow smoothly changing ?
4:28 the way that lion is judging her lmao
Where's my Rick Riordon squad at?
They will arrive in just 30 minutes sir
Here!!
@@saberinrahman5543 why did it take u so long soldier?
hereeee
Here!
Me: hears the name “Jason” after reading The Burning Maze
Me: *cries
I hear you😭😭
@@ejamiren7864 death means death
**cries**😓
i haven't read it does Jason grace die???????????
@@avsanimates5207 well duh
I'm soooooo happy that Ted-Ed keeps continuing this series. Being a literature student, this series will always draw me in. Keep up your good work! And just like I thought, Jason is pathetic. (By this series, I meant the whole myths around the world series and Argonauts series together)
Its an honor to be the first comment of one of my favorite channels
I beat you
Honour
@@dotdashdotdash both are right. honor is american, honour is british.
Hi!
Its not a competition, we get it you got the notification. Youre not even getting the top comment anyways. Be like the commenter, simply saying that he is an early comment and is honered to be one instead of "fiRsT"
I really liked part one when it came out and been waiting for part 2 ever since.
Mythologies and Fiction explained made a video about the full story of Jason a couple of months ago so I got too see the conclusion there but still glad we got part 2 and will be looking forward to part 3.
Wait a minute, the gods are fine with the fact that there was a whole army at their tail but when they used an actually viable tactic to get the king off their backs they cursed them? Hypocrisy and power go hand in hand it seems.
In one version of the story, Medea killed her brother under a flag of truce and scattered his body so the king had to collect the body parts to conduct a proper funeral
Here’s the thing, killing one’s family is the worst crime one can commit in Ancient Greece, so the gods cursed them for it.
Killing relatives and disrespecting corpses were considered a crime against the Gods
Ancient Greek morality is crazy, but they did have a point about killing one's relative.
definition of cruelty: TED-ED making fascinating videos aparts months from each other
I feel so happy that Ted Ed started posting Mythic videos again during this quarentine
In the version I know it was Medea who led Jason's swordhand killing her brother. Plus she was the one who convinced her father to not immediately kill Jason, but to have some first and killing him with his tasks.
She was a scary Lady indeed.
Thank you for this wonderful service you provide. This channel has inspired me soo much and has skyrocketed my curiosity about the world.
I've been waiing for this video for quite a while, and I'm glad that it's finally come!
wow i was waiting for this i love this myth!! thank you ted ed so much, great animating
the dragon's face at 0:17 tho LMAO!
Jason just should have went to Old Navy. They have a sale on fleece. 😁
I love these myths. Keep me coming TedEd!!
Me and my stacks upon stacks of Percy Jackson knowledge: 'Ok, let's do this one last time...'
To think we've been waiting for this for almost a year since part 1, it's about time.
And from the looks of it, there's gonna be a part 3
Oh i already know about this i have watched enough fate/stay night to know about medea's story.
do you also know medea has unhealthy obsession on king arthur?
She loves anything cute. You should see her interlude in Fate Grand Order
It's so unhealthy that she has a closet and trophy case full of figurines of king arthur
@@operandwriter She also wants to be a princess despite being already a princess lmao
*Yes. Another story on the argonauts. My favorite*
😍😍😍😍
No solamente la narración del mito es buena, sino que además la calidad y varidad de las animaciones es impresionante. Felicidades!
Hi! Just want to say thank you for the content. I really look forward to your myths. ☺️
Your voice always brings me peace
Finally! I've been waiting for this
You have no idea how much I know about these legends and how much I love this channel! Keep going TED ❤❤❤
aren't we full of our self...
Ted-ed videos are super interesting, they are very well researched, very eloquently animated, and certainly very easy to understand...
Hats off to you guys..🤘🤘🤘
Being Greek, I can say that the names sound really funny in English!!
What’s Jason and Medea in Greek?
@@vicenzostella1390 Ιάσων (Ιàson) and Μήδεια (Μìthia) - the pronunciation in ancient greek would be a bit different than in modern greek though.
roothik Well yes, but it’s much closer to Modern Greek than English.
Being Georgian, I still expect you to return the damn fleece! >:(
@@roothik Iason would be pronounced the same as ancient Greek, but Medea would be pronounced different. A lot of e sounds were turned into i sounds in modern Greek. If I actually knew how the phonetic alphabet works I would have written it here.
Idk why the first thing that popped into my mind as I saw the title was Percy Jackson lol. Loved that series
I thought Heros of Olympus because of the name Jason.
I was waiting for this for so long
can't wait for the next part!!
my favorite series on UA-cam for sure
Mythic is my FAVORITE series of Ted-ed. So beautiful~~~~
Ted-ed your contents are always amazing and you taught me better than my history teacher
This is definitely not the version I read earlier. Thank you for the fresh perspective.
I always loved this myth since I was a little kid! Thanks for uploading it. I love the animation too! If it’s okay, could you consider uploading the myth of ‘Theseus and the Minotaur’?
Animation is beyond anything really really stunning job
we need a part three
Finally! Been craving for this myth for so long and while I just finished my "circe" by madeline miller, this video is here. Thanks ted ed!
This is awesome!
It is so pretty animation, love the playfulness of golden color, as a motive of the myth.
Can’t wait for part 2
Amazing animation as always 👌 so original
I love the last sentence of the narrator "Adventure on with more myths"
Great animations, Ted-Ed!
Love to see more myths 🤩🤩❤❤
I just finished re-reading Heroes of Olympus HAHAHA
Ah... Jason and Medea, I suppose they'll live happy forever after, and have beautiful kids.
Fantastic Video! Top Notch.
The Argonauts initiative needs to be a movie series
Ur animation always blows my mind
Big fan of yours I see your videos since you were 3 million
Loved the animation, I'm never this early
That girl basically said “touch him and I will cut you”😂😂😂 1:17
Medea so badass, she could have done all this on her own
I just love your videos because they are educative 😃
I have a feeling this myth was actually based on reality. The "golden fleece on a tree" is probably a reference to plant-based textiles like kapok, flax or cotton, technologies which were probably wondrous to early Greeks who probably originally wove textiles from wool and animal skins.
One of thereasons why cutting up the body of her brother was so terrible in a the context of that time, is because without the full body their soul won't be able to move on from this world. So it was absolutely horrifying to see Medea deny his own brother, who she betrayed, the right to go to the afterlife peacefully.
Maria Callas' Medea in Movie or in Opera will surely make your day
Awesome and informative video
Please do continue with Medeia's tale on being then betrayed and then killing, you know, her sons.
Big respect for Jason after I finished the latest chapter of FGO EN server.
Dragon that never slept, I felt it.
Now i know the back story of caster
Any fate stay night fan here
Rule Breaker intensifies
@@gp2779 her dagger name is that
I love the animation
For more on Medea, you can check out Medea by Euripides that narrates how Medea ended up killing Jason's new wife and his children as an act of vengeance once they returned to Greece