The life and death of Jason

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JASON, the son of Aeson, king of Iolchos, having come to man's estate, demanded of Pelias his father's kingdom, which he held wrongfully. But Pelias answered, that if he would bring from Colchis the golden fleece of the ram that had carried Phryxus thither, he would yield him his right. Whereon Jason sailed to Colchis in the ship Argo, with other heroes, and by means of Medea, the king's daughter, won the fleece; and carried off also Medea; and so, after many troubles, came back to Iolchos again. There, by Medea’s wiles, was Pelias slain; but Jason went to Corinth, and lived with Medea happily, till he was taken with the love of Glauce, the king's daughter of Corinth, and must needs wed her; whom also Medea destroyed, and fled to Aegeus at Athens; and not long after Jason died strangely.

First Sentence

IN Thessaly, beside the tumbling sea,

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Other Editions

• The life and death of Jason: a metrical romanceHeadley Brothers1915-01-01
• The life and death of JasonRoberts Bros.1867-01-01
• JasonMicroformBell and Daldy1867-01-01
• A book of verseScolar Press1870-01-01
• A selection from the poems of William MorrisB. Tauchnitz1886-01-01
• Poems by the wayKelmscott Press1891-01-01