Characteristics Of Heroes Even After Medea

Hero, Even After Medea?

Jason, a mortal, lived a heroic life. He went through adventures, and proved to have traits that are common to a hero, even though he stumbled at one point in his life. Overall Jason can be considered a hero because he had most characteristics of a hero, albeit he does allow Medea to complicate his life. Royalty existed in Jason’s blood. Jason, being the son of the king and queen of Iolclus, was a royal child. That means he had a noble birth, a characteristic that is necessary for a hero to have. Throughout Jason’s life, he was granted magical powers, which were very significant on his journeys. On his journey to retrieve the Golden Fleece, Juno granted Jason the power to control the wind. Along Jason’s adventure,
They are crossing the threshold. Jason first crosses the threshold when he navigates the Argo through the Symplegades. The Symplegades were two rocks that blocked the hero’s route in the water. “… he was obliged to pass between these rocks or give up the expedition…” (235). He overcame an obstacle and crossed the threshold. If it weren’t for his thinking, their journey would have ended there. Along Jason’s journey he fought numerous foes, which were supernatural. Surely only a hero could have conquered these monsters, and that is exactly what Jason did. One of the foes he defeated was the giants, which had grown from the dragons teeth that Jason had planted. Jason used his quick thinking to come up with a plan to throw sand in their faces. The sand blinded them and the giants killed each other out of confusion. Along with being granted amulets, heroes also are given helpers. Throughout Jason’s adolescence he was trained by Chiron, who was a great teacher that also taught Hercules. When Jason goes in search of the Golden Fleece he also had a crew of helpers that assisted him on his journey. Only a true hero would be granted such good aid in his