The golden fleece gets plenty of golden touches in jason and the argonauts, nbcs beautifully executed take on greek mythologys most noble pursuit. But the mythical strongman who is one of the argonauts, is called by his roman name, hercules. The story is a heavily summarized version of argonautica, a greek epic poem about the myth and voyage of jason and the argonauts. The argonauts were a band of heroes united in the common cause of taking the golden fleece from colchis. This was a group of some of the most legendary heroes of all of greek mythology, one of the few times in the myths where a group of heroes team up to accomplish a goal. The first great quest in greek mythology 2016 is a picture book written and illustrated by robert byrd. The film begins when the evil pelias dennis hopper usurps the throne of his halfbrother, aeson. Amazons choice for jason and the argonauts 7th voyage of sinbad, the golden voyage of sinbad, the jason and the argonauts 1963 mysterious island 1961 sinbad and the eye of the tiger set 4. This section presents ancient greek sources, ancient latinlanguage sources, medieval and modern sources, as well as later scholarship on the myth.
A man sent on a mission by the gods united all the heroes of his time and took off to fulfil his destiny. Viewed clearly, its a poorlymade collection of fantastical tropes. Jason and the argonauts bluray disc, 2010 for sale. One of the most legendary adventures in all mythology is brought to life in an epic saga of one mans quest for the golden fleece, a gift from the gods. Again, the argonauts prevail, but shaken by the fight, jason retreats below deck. November 7, 2010 saw the first time that a regular season buffalo bills home game at rogers centre in toronto had been played during the regular cfl season. Dennis hopper, derek jacobi, frank langella, jason london, natasha henstridge, angus macfadyen. Jason appeared in various literary works in the classical world of greece and rome, including the epic poem argonautica and the tragedy medea. And if you bring yourself back to the era, youll find a world of wonder yourself. In this section you will find primary sources for the argonaut story from ancient, medieval, and early modern authors as well as classic scholarship on the argonauts and their adventures. The team was led by a man named jason, who sought out the fleece and establish his own legacy.
The argonauts, in greek mythology, are the fifty heroes, led by jason, who sailed on a ship called the argo on a quest to bring back the golden fleece around 0 bc, before the trojan war the argonauts got their name by combining the name of the ship, argo, named after its builder, argus, with the ancient greek word, naut, meaning voyager. The toronto argonauts are a professional canadian football team competing in the east division of the canadian football league. However, due to the limited information about the myth available in the middle ages, medieval and early modern art tended to focus on the loves of jason, hypsipyle and medea, rather than the exploits of the hero. The men pleasure themselves with the women while their ship is repaired except orpheus and atalanta and jason sleeps with the queen hypsipyle. The 2010 toronto argonauts season was the 53rd season for the team in the canadian football league and their 8th overall. Fortyseven years can dim ones memories but i know i was aware that certain parts of the film looked dusty read. Jason and the argonauts tv series 20002000 the movie.
Great savings free delivery collection on many items. We place students in challenging realworld situations where they are connected with and mentored by leading stem professionals. It was completed by a class graduating in 2010 in nebraska. Jason and the argonauts is a fairly close retelling of the jason legend. The toronto, ontario based team was founded in 1873 and are one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in north america, after the chicago cubs 1870 and the.
The see you on the field autograph session was back this game as the argonauts wanted to show their appreciation for our fans continued support over the years and especially for the 2010 season. Home trending history get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music. Our double blue has secured a playoff spot this year and everyone couldnt be more proud. In 2010, perseverance records released the soundtrack album with music by. The argonauts attempted to win their 16th grey cup, but they failed to make the playoffs ending the season on a nine game losing streak. Watch jason and the argonauts online full episodes of. Jason and the argonauts dvd, 2000 for sale online ebay. Twenty years later, jason returns home to claim his rightful place as king, but pelias orders him to be executed, and in order to save himself jason is forced to go on a dangerous. Jason is the hero in this great adventure focused upon the yearning for knowledge and superiority in a world devoid of modern trappings and consequences. Argonautai were a band of heroes in greek mythology, who in the years before the trojan war, around 0 bc, accompanied jason to colchis in his quest to find the golden fleece. With herculess guidance, jason assumes leadership and defeats the birds. Inspired by sergio leones the colossus of rhodes, harryhausen decided to modify the character of talos to become a titanic, living bronze statue.
Derek jacobi, olivia williams, angus macfadyen, dennis. Directed by don chaffrey and featuring some of stop motion genius ray harryhausens best work, jason and the argonauts is still entertaining families over 50 years since its original release. Buy jason argonauts and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. She warns jason, and the argonauts flee the island. The story of the argonauts adventure continued to fascinate medieval and modern artists. Sonys bluray of jason and the argonauts is the finest presentation of the film ive seen, and i saw it twice when new. Atalanta discovers that the women have killed all the men on the island and are planning to sacrifice the crew. October 4, 2010 jasoncolero in jasons latest blog, he explores the work that argos offensive guard taylor robertson is doing with his new foundation called life on the line locker room. Sony has given jason and the argonauts a respectable 1080pavc mpeg 4 1. The film begins when the evil pelias dennis hopper usurps the. This 2000 production recounts a famous tale from greek mythology. One of the most legendary adventures in all mythology is brought to life in jason and the. The myth was a symbol for brotherhood and for cherishing a.
Jason and the argonauts dvd, 2010 16 product ratings. In the modern world, jason has emerged as a character in various adaptations of his myths, such as the 1963 film jason and the argonauts and the 2000 tv miniseries of the same name. The 2008 toronto argonauts season was the 51st season for the team in the canadian football league and 6th season overall. Jason and the argonauts is a 2000 tv movie directed by nick willing and produced by hallmark entertainment.
Jason and the argonauts comes remastered to bluray on july 6, 2010. For detailed information on the 2010 season, see 2010 toronto argonauts. Barnes had his first start in week 3, he was on the reserve list for the first 2 games of the season. A romantic and spirited retelling of jasons journey to the farawa. Jason and the argonauts is jason and the argonauts on. Ray harryhausens stunning greek mythology as only he could tell it, from 1964, the film that tom hanks has repeatedly said is the film that made him decide to be an actor. The argonauts improved upon their 315 record from 2009 and their 4 14 record from 2008 and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2007. Jason and the argonauts 2000 movie trailer youtube. Their name comes from their ship, argo, named after its builder, argus. After narrowly escaping death, jason flees his home and returns twenty years later to reclaim the. The king and queen of the gods are given their greek names, zeus and hera. Harryhausens work in jason and the argonauts 1963 is often cited as his best. But, for true ray harryhausen fans, jason and the argonauts will remain one of his greatest feats.
Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 46 produced by 4 music by 1 cinematography by 1. The second attack comes from a giant sea monster, ceto. On the eve of wwii, a group of treasure hunters think theyve figured out the location of the fabled sunken ship of jason and the argonauts, jason and the argonauts. Jason and the argonauts is based on the classic myth of jason and the golden fleece. Despite the initial box office failure, jason and the argonauts later became a cult classic.
Jason and the argonauts exists now mostly as a fine piece of nostalgia. Which reminds me we forgot to mention the sea monster in jason and the argonauts. Toronto argonauts american football database fandom. With help from the goddess hera olivia williams, the. Entering the 2010 season under new ownership, many around the league expected the argos to once again be a nonfactor, because the team had an inexperienced. At colchis, medea sees jason is deeply disturbed by the losses and the battle itself. As a mere boy jason, the heir to the kingdom of ancient greece, witnesses the murder of his father at the hands of his ruthless uncle, pelias. The boxing champion of jasons games is called by his greek name, polydeuces. Jason wordt naar gebracht mount olympus met zeus en hera te spreken. Through rosecolored glasses, though, its a vibrant. With derek jacobi, olivia williams, angus macfadyen, dennis hopper. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of jason and the argonauts with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. No events in the film are without some foundation in the original myth, although there are some minor differences. It is based on the greek myth of jason and the argonauts.
Commentary with peter jackson and visual effects artist randall william cook new to bluray commentary with ray harryhausen and film historian tony dalton new to bluray. The film uses multiple techniques and the effects appear nearly seamless. At a young age, jason witnesses the brutal deposement and murder of his father at the hands of his uncle pelias. Here are 2 of my personal favorite ray harryhausen classics. But now were really starting to wander from jason and his fleecehunting argonauts. Jason learnings mission is to inspire and educate students everywhere through real stem and exploration. On the long ocean voyage aboard his ship, the argo, jason overcomes many. Barnes also started the western semifinal 4 catches for 55 yards and a touchdown and the western final 6 catches for 99 yards and a touchdown.
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