What you'll learn

• 1 (00:01) **Episode Introduction & Overview** - The host sets up the episode as the first of two on Apollonius’ *Argonautica* (Jason and the Argonauts), written in the mid-200s BCE.
• 2 (05:13) **The Central Framework: Greece vs. Colchis** - The host introduces a T-chart to establish the geographical and thematic poles of the epic.
• 3 (08:01) **The Main Thesis: Jason as the Epic Anti-Hero** - The host presents the central argument of the episode.
• 4 (11:53) **Book One: The Usurpation and the Quest** - The narrative begins with the backstory of Jason’s homeland, Iolcus, and the usurper King Peleus.
• 5 (14:35) **The Call to Adventure and the Argo’s Crew** - Jason gathers a legendary crew, including the musician Orpheus, the navigator Tiphys, and the mighty Heracles.
• 6 (21:59) **The Departure and the First Crisis** - The Argonauts prepare to launch, and Jason is chosen as leader over the more obvious choice, Heracles.
• 7 (26:16) **The Lemnos Episode: A Test of Purpose** - The Argonauts encounter an island of women who have murdered all their men.

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