Argonautika | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Jasonappears in All four books - This character loses a shoe in a muddy river.

Medeaappears in Book Three Jason and Medea and Book Four Homeward Bound - This character is struck by arrow falls in love.

The Argonauts appears in Book One Preparation and Departure; Book Two Onward to Col - These characters choose the main character to be their leader.

King Peliasappears in Book One Preparation and Departure - This character fears a character that wears only one shoe.

Orpheusappears in Book One Preparation and Departure - This character is known...
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