Jason and the Golden Fleece
Classical Stories · No. 36 — The first great crew, and a dragon that never sleeps.
- Classical Stories
- 50 min
- Ages 8–13
- 7 chapters
About this audiobook
Jason is promised his rightful throne if he can bring back the Golden Fleece from the far kingdom of Colchis. He builds the ship Argo and gathers a crew of heroes, and together they survive clashing rocks, harpies, and storms. But at Colchis the king sets impossible tasks — plough a field with fire-breathing bulls, sow dragon's teeth that spring up as armed warriors — and Jason can only do them with the help of the king's daughter Medea, a sorceress who loves him. She even charms the sleepless dragon so he can seize the Fleece. The victory is entirely shared; whether Jason remembers that is the story's shadow.
Why it's worth a listen
Before any other quest, there was the Argo: a ship crammed with the greatest heroes of the age — including Heracles and Orpheus — sailing past clashing rocks and fire-breathing bulls to steal a golden fleece guarded by a dragon that never closes its eyes. The original team-adventure, won only with the help of a princess whose magic the story too easily forgets.
A question to keep
What do you owe the people who help you win — and what happens if you forget?
Chapters
- The One-Sandaled Stranger and the Ship of Oak
- Through the Clashing Rocks
- The King of the Edge of the World
- The Princess in the Garden
- The Crop of Iron and Bone
- The Eye That Never Blinks
- A Question to Keep