Greek Epics LII: Argonautica Book 3, or How Medea Met Jason

Posted byTriumvir ClioPosted inGreek Epics, The Greeks

Long before the events she’s most famous for, Medea was just a girl, looking at a boy, telling him she loved him.

Discussion Prompts
  1. Do you think the story would turn out differently if Medea hadn’t been shot by Eros? Why/how or why not/how not?
  2. What is the importance of Chalciope’s relationship to Telamon and Augeas?
  3. AP Credit: Book 3 begins with an invocation of the muse Erato. Why is this appropriate?
  4. What do you think of Jason? Medea? Any other character that strikes your fancy?

Published by Triumvir Clio

I have a BA in History and Classical Civilization from Loyola University Chicago and an MPH from Western Michigan University. I've been a geometry teacher, a religion teacher, a writing tutor. I'm a writer, a knitter, a dancer, a singer, an actor. And, yes, for fun I like to reread everything that was assigned while getting my classics degree.

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