And now for the very depressing end to our hero Jason and his wife Medea that would make the life of DCAU Mr.Freeze seem peachy keen! In a aversion to the classic trope of Finders Rulers, when Jason killed his evil uncle Scar, I mean Pelias, Jason didn't just magically become the king of Ioclus. Instead Jason and Medea were driven away by Pelias' son Acastus who became the new king.
So what's her name and when are you leaving me for her?
The remainder of the Argonauts and Jason were exiled to the city of Corinth, where they were welcomed by King Creon and given rooms in his palace. He was upset for not fulfilling his destiny which would be like if Percy Jackson got mad his quest was taking too long reach the goal. (Then again, he had to complete those quests at the last second it always seemed.)
Jason nevertheless grit his teeth and needed to find a way to gain some power in Corinth and make himself the king of Ioclus. And what better way to gain a power base than the old marrying the daughter of the king trick? Well, the problem Medea, she gave more in this relationship than Mr. Gosh, and she would definitely not be happy if Jason ditched her for Creusa.
Jason went on with it and proposed to the daughter of Creon, who accepted and had her father pay for the wedding. Medea was not happy at all when she heard of this, in fact she would have a bigger what the hell hero speech to her husband than Arcade Gannon when the courier decided to join the Legion.
Here's a gift for marrying my husband, I recommend putting it on right now
She brought up all the times that she saved him and his crew and all the sacrifices she went through to be with him. Jason then coldly retorted that he did not need to thank her, but the Goddess Aphrodite for making Medea fall in love with him in the first place. This caused Medea to become a woman scorned to levels unheard until Kill Bill Vol 1 was released! She was going to get some payback on Jason for breaking his promise to be with her forever.
Medea began her revenge by giving Cresua a dress as a wedding gift and apparently an act of no hard feelings to the would be fiancee to her husband. Her lying skills would make Loki teary eyed, because the dress that she gave to Cresua was in fact cursed. (Never accept gifts from a witch or someone involved in the dark arts)
She convinced Cresua to wear it and as soon as she put it on, the curse was unleashed on the poor woman. The dress stuck to her and began burning Cresua to death; as she screamed in pure agony that only Mrs. Lovett would know, Creon tried to pull the dress off his only daughter. Unfortunately for him, Creon was also lit on fire by the dress and both died from the fiery wrath of Medea. She wasn't done however.
What the hell is wrong with you woman?!
See for the years that they were together, Medea and Jason had three kids during the stable years of their marriage. At this point, Medea was about as sane as a protagonist at the end of an HP Lovecraft story so she really wanted to stick it to Jason, by murdering her own kids! It turns out in her insane thinking, Medea thought that by killing them, she would be protecting them from getting murdered or enslaved for her recent actions.
She didn't need magic powers to get close to her kids, but she still only was able to kill the twins with a knife. The eldest, Thessalus, was able to escape and tell his father what had happened, but by the time that Jason returned to his house; he was shocked at the scene that laid before him.
He saw the corpses of his two young sons and then saw his mad wife, her face as cold and dark as Wednesday Addams. She was in a chariot driven by black dragons that was a divine gift from her grandfather Helios. Jason only got to see his wife give him the evil eye as she fled Corinth for Athens. What exactly happened to Medea afterwards is up to interpretation, much like the Joker's backstory.
"Well at least I have you Peleus."
"Yeah I got nothing better to do."
With Medea gone and the Corinthians not exactly happy with the husband of the woman who murdered the king and her daughter. Jason decided it was about time that he fufilled his destiny and take the kingdom Ioclus from the son of Pelias. (And I thought I was a procrastinator)
With the help of his crew member Peleus and his famous Myrmidons, Jason was able to defeat and kill Acastus to finally take back his rightful place on the Ioclus throne. However, his reign would be rather short because of his greatest mistake; breaking his promise with Medea.
Even Hera, who had been with Jason from the start, left him because of his betrayal to his wife. (Knowing who she was, did Jason really not expect this?) He would live his remaining years lonely and unhappy; a depressing fate for the once great hero, but then again he brought this upon himself like Macbeth.
His death was particularly funny if you like that gallows type humor. (And who doesn't?) Walking alone on the seashore, he found himself staring at the decaying remains of The Argo. Filled with sadness of all the misery that had come his way after completing one of the greatest quests, he decided to sleep on the stern of the ship. While he slept, the rotten ship collapsed and killed the hero instantly.
In a fitting end to Jason he died with his ship and the Argo died with its captain. And so ends the tale of Jason and his quest to find the Golden Fleece, his relationship, and then his fall from grace. I hoped you enjoyed this foray into an epic and I hope to do another. Next week I'll find something to write about that is a hopefully less depressing, but of course Greek Mythology is all about tragedy. Anyway, I'll leave you guys with this:
Always have to play some metal
So what's her name and when are you leaving me for her?
The remainder of the Argonauts and Jason were exiled to the city of Corinth, where they were welcomed by King Creon and given rooms in his palace. He was upset for not fulfilling his destiny which would be like if Percy Jackson got mad his quest was taking too long reach the goal. (Then again, he had to complete those quests at the last second it always seemed.)
Jason nevertheless grit his teeth and needed to find a way to gain some power in Corinth and make himself the king of Ioclus. And what better way to gain a power base than the old marrying the daughter of the king trick? Well, the problem Medea, she gave more in this relationship than Mr. Gosh, and she would definitely not be happy if Jason ditched her for Creusa.
Jason went on with it and proposed to the daughter of Creon, who accepted and had her father pay for the wedding. Medea was not happy at all when she heard of this, in fact she would have a bigger what the hell hero speech to her husband than Arcade Gannon when the courier decided to join the Legion.
Here's a gift for marrying my husband, I recommend putting it on right now
She brought up all the times that she saved him and his crew and all the sacrifices she went through to be with him. Jason then coldly retorted that he did not need to thank her, but the Goddess Aphrodite for making Medea fall in love with him in the first place. This caused Medea to become a woman scorned to levels unheard until Kill Bill Vol 1 was released! She was going to get some payback on Jason for breaking his promise to be with her forever.
Medea began her revenge by giving Cresua a dress as a wedding gift and apparently an act of no hard feelings to the would be fiancee to her husband. Her lying skills would make Loki teary eyed, because the dress that she gave to Cresua was in fact cursed. (Never accept gifts from a witch or someone involved in the dark arts)
She convinced Cresua to wear it and as soon as she put it on, the curse was unleashed on the poor woman. The dress stuck to her and began burning Cresua to death; as she screamed in pure agony that only Mrs. Lovett would know, Creon tried to pull the dress off his only daughter. Unfortunately for him, Creon was also lit on fire by the dress and both died from the fiery wrath of Medea. She wasn't done however.
What the hell is wrong with you woman?!
See for the years that they were together, Medea and Jason had three kids during the stable years of their marriage. At this point, Medea was about as sane as a protagonist at the end of an HP Lovecraft story so she really wanted to stick it to Jason, by murdering her own kids! It turns out in her insane thinking, Medea thought that by killing them, she would be protecting them from getting murdered or enslaved for her recent actions.
She didn't need magic powers to get close to her kids, but she still only was able to kill the twins with a knife. The eldest, Thessalus, was able to escape and tell his father what had happened, but by the time that Jason returned to his house; he was shocked at the scene that laid before him.
He saw the corpses of his two young sons and then saw his mad wife, her face as cold and dark as Wednesday Addams. She was in a chariot driven by black dragons that was a divine gift from her grandfather Helios. Jason only got to see his wife give him the evil eye as she fled Corinth for Athens. What exactly happened to Medea afterwards is up to interpretation, much like the Joker's backstory.
"Well at least I have you Peleus."
"Yeah I got nothing better to do."
With Medea gone and the Corinthians not exactly happy with the husband of the woman who murdered the king and her daughter. Jason decided it was about time that he fufilled his destiny and take the kingdom Ioclus from the son of Pelias. (And I thought I was a procrastinator)
With the help of his crew member Peleus and his famous Myrmidons, Jason was able to defeat and kill Acastus to finally take back his rightful place on the Ioclus throne. However, his reign would be rather short because of his greatest mistake; breaking his promise with Medea.
Even Hera, who had been with Jason from the start, left him because of his betrayal to his wife. (Knowing who she was, did Jason really not expect this?) He would live his remaining years lonely and unhappy; a depressing fate for the once great hero, but then again he brought this upon himself like Macbeth.
His death was particularly funny if you like that gallows type humor. (And who doesn't?) Walking alone on the seashore, he found himself staring at the decaying remains of The Argo. Filled with sadness of all the misery that had come his way after completing one of the greatest quests, he decided to sleep on the stern of the ship. While he slept, the rotten ship collapsed and killed the hero instantly.
In a fitting end to Jason he died with his ship and the Argo died with its captain. And so ends the tale of Jason and his quest to find the Golden Fleece, his relationship, and then his fall from grace. I hoped you enjoyed this foray into an epic and I hope to do another. Next week I'll find something to write about that is a hopefully less depressing, but of course Greek Mythology is all about tragedy. Anyway, I'll leave you guys with this:
Always have to play some metal
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