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JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS

1963 Columbia Movie, directed by Don Chaffey

Before Viewing

Look up the following names in the glossary at the back of "Greek Myths":

Aeetes Harpies Hera Hydra Jason Medea Phineas

While Viewing

    1. The grey-bearded man in the opening scene is:

    a) Zeus b) a fortune-teller c) Pelias d) Jason

    2. Who rescues Pelias from a lake?
    3. The Golden Fleece has the power to:
    4. Where does Hermes take Jason?
    5. How does Jason select a crew (a group of sailors) for his ship?
    6. Which goddess has her image carved on the stern of the ship?
    7. What is the giant Talos’s weak spot?
    8. Which two Argonauts are left behind when the ship leaves the island?
    9. What kind of creatures torment (bother) the old blind man, Phineas?
    10. What problem obstructs the Argonauts on their way to Colchis? Who saves them?
    11. What creature protects the Golden Fleece?
    12. Why does Medea not die?
    13. What are "the children of Hydra’s teeth"?

 

Frankie Meehan