Can you help with with questions for “Jason and the Golden Fleece”?
Okay, I’m not going to cheat by Googling any of these so I’m relying entirely on memory… 2) The Harpies were birds (or more correctly women with bird’s wings and talons) and they attacked and tormented people with shrill shrieking, being a general annoyance (This is why sometimes you will hear a woman be referred to as “a harpie.”) They probably killed some people, too. I can’t remember exactly what slight against humanity or crime one would have to commit to earn the wrath of these creatures. 6) I believe Jason took up with another woman (possibly the daughter of some king more than likely), spurning Medea in the process. I would assume that this, along with countless other betrayals documented throughout history, has given rise to the phrase “Hell hath no wrath like a woman scorned.” Being a bit of a bounder, this kind of behavior is what you’d expect from Jason but he soon learns that being so capricious can have its downside. 7) Medea’s revenge involved giving Jason’s new bride-t
