014. Jason and the Golden Fleece. Part 2

EPISODE 14, JASON AND THE GOLDEN FLEECE PART 2. Welcome back to the Spartan History Podcast. This time around it's back to the story of Jason and his quest for the fleece. I begin with a digression into the evolution of the story itself and take a look at possible eastern influences along with a quick look through it's references by pre-Apollonian authors. Picking up the mythical thread where it was previously left, book 2 of Apollonius's Argonautica covers the Argo's voyage from the sout...

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Presenting a chronological history of the ancient Spartan peoples. Beginning with their earliest mentions in the epics of Homer, the Iliad and Odyssey, right through to the collapse of Spartan dominance in the 4th century BCE.