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From [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[mythology]], he was the leader of the [[Argonauts]] who searched for the [[Golden Fleece]] by voyaging to [[Colchis]]. He [[marriage|married]] the [[princess]] [[Medea]]; her [[magic]] helped him get the Fleece. Much later, when Jason fell in [[romantic love|love]] with another woman, Medea killed their [[children]]. Source: [[Elizabeth Vandiver]], [[Classics]] [[scholarship|scholar]], authority on Greek mythology and [[Greek tragedy]], including the ''[[Iliad]]'', ''[[Odyssey]]'', ''[[Aeneid]]'', [[Homer]], and [[Virgil]]. This definition is based on her course ''Classical Mythology'' for [[The Teaching Company]].
From [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[mythology]], he was the leader of the [[Argonauts]] who searched for the [[Golden Fleece]] by voyaging to [[Colchis]]. He [[marriage|married]] the [[princess]] [[Medea]]; her [[magic]] helped him get the Fleece. Much later, when Jason fell in [[romantic love|love]] with another woman, Medea killed their [[children]].

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Jason [r]: From Greek mythology, he was the leader of the Argonauts who searched for the Golden Fleece by voyaging to Colchis. He married the princess Medea; her magic helped him get the Fleece. Much later, when Jason fell in love with another woman, Medea killed their children.