Jason - The Man, The Myth, The Legend

Coincidently, the name "Jason" actually means "healer", so it seems only fitting that I'd end up in the medical profession! For other sources, check out here, here or here.

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Otherwise known as the Bishop of Tarsus is Saint Jason. A convert to Christianity himself, he continued to preach and convert others as a companion of the apostle Paul until his unnatural death; martyred by being thrown to "wild beasts."
Medea diverts the dragon's attention, offering him a drink to put him to sleep, so that Jason can remove the golden fleece from a nearby branch. (Naples, Archaeological Museum) 4th c. B.C.	With the golden fleece in hand, Jason returns to Iolkos and is received by Pelias. (Paris, The Louvre) Apulian Krater, 350-340 B.C.
The legendary hero Jason fighting skeletons
The Argonauts (Civic Museum, Padua, Italy) Lorenzo Costa
	The hero Jason slaying a dragon
Jason and Medea	Dragon guarding the Golden Fleece
Jason coming out of the Dragon's mouth with Athena's protection (Vatican Museum) Pot-painting 5th c. B.C	Jason snatches the Golden Fleece (New York Metropolitan Museum) Pot-painting 5th c. B.C
Argus building Jason's ship, the Argo	Jason and the Centaur Chiron W. Russell Flint, 1880-1969