The 12 Stages of the Archetypal Hero’s Journey,
How They Relate to the Stories of Jason and Perseus
Jason’s Story
1. Ordinary World – In the beginning, Jason is introduced to us as a man “shod with only a single sandal”, when he returns to his rightful kingdom.
2. Call to Adventure – When Jason pursues Pelias to release the “sovereign sceptre and the throne” to him, Pelias replies that if Jason first goes on a quest to retrieve the Golden Fleece, the kingdom will be his.
3. Refusal of the Call – In Jason’s story, “the idea of the great adventure was delightful to Jason”, so there was no refusal as he was eager to comply.
4. Meeting the Mentor – Jason does not meet a mentor, per se, but he is being guided by the goddess Hera and receives help from a seer Phineus and a prince later on in his journey.
5. Crossing the Threshold – The moment when Jason and his crew of Argonauts “set sail in the ship Argo”, is really when he crosses the threshold, as this marks the beginning of all the perils they come to face.
6. Tests, Aliens, Enemies – Jason and his Argonauts come across the Harpies, who are tormenting a poor seer named Phineus. Once they chase the Harpies away, the seer provides them advice …show more content…
Return with Elixir – Once they reach Pelias, Medea and Jason find that Pelias forced his father to kill himself, and his mother died of grief. Seeking revenge, Jason turns to Medea. She convinces Pelias’ daughters that she can restore their father’s youth, by first killing a ram and then bringing it back to life as a lamb. The daughters, convinced, chopped up their father. By then, Medea was gone, and her lover’s revenge, fulfilled. After Pelias’ death, they went to Corinth. Here, they had two sons, but Jason put both them and Medea into exile. He then went on to get engaged to another princess. This is when Medea finally snaps, and the spell placed upon her by Cupid seems to wear off as she goes on to murder the princess, and then her children (as their future was
How They Relate to the Stories of Jason and Perseus
Jason’s Story
1. Ordinary World – In the beginning, Jason is introduced to us as a man “shod with only a single sandal”, when he returns to his rightful kingdom.
2. Call to Adventure – When Jason pursues Pelias to release the “sovereign sceptre and the throne” to him, Pelias replies that if Jason first goes on a quest to retrieve the Golden Fleece, the kingdom will be his.
3. Refusal of the Call – In Jason’s story, “the idea of the great adventure was delightful to Jason”, so there was no refusal as he was eager to comply.
4. Meeting the Mentor – Jason does not meet a mentor, per se, but he is being guided by the goddess Hera and receives help from a seer Phineus and a prince later on in his journey.
5. Crossing the Threshold – The moment when Jason and his crew of Argonauts “set sail in the ship Argo”, is really when he crosses the threshold, as this marks the beginning of all the perils they come to face.
6. Tests, Aliens, Enemies – Jason and his Argonauts come across the Harpies, who are tormenting a poor seer named Phineus. Once they chase the Harpies away, the seer provides them advice …show more content…
Return with Elixir – Once they reach Pelias, Medea and Jason find that Pelias forced his father to kill himself, and his mother died of grief. Seeking revenge, Jason turns to Medea. She convinces Pelias’ daughters that she can restore their father’s youth, by first killing a ram and then bringing it back to life as a lamb. The daughters, convinced, chopped up their father. By then, Medea was gone, and her lover’s revenge, fulfilled. After Pelias’ death, they went to Corinth. Here, they had two sons, but Jason put both them and Medea into exile. He then went on to get engaged to another princess. This is when Medea finally snaps, and the spell placed upon her by Cupid seems to wear off as she goes on to murder the princess, and then her children (as their future was