The 1963 film Jason And The Argonauts, directed by Don Chaffey, with a soundtrack by Bernard Herrmann and featuring the stop-motion animation of Ray Harryhausen, was my introduction to the myths ...

Greek mythology is full of artifacts endowed with supernatural powers, in addition to a myriad of unforgettable gods, ...

Or maybe via the 1963 film Jason and the Argonauts, famed for Ray Harryhausen’s stop-motion animation bringing to celluloid life for the first time the gods and monsters of Ancient Greece.

Jason and the Argonauts: The First Great Quest in Greek Mythology Robert Byrd. Dial, $17.99 (64p) ISBN 978-0-8037-4118-8 ...

Let’s begin the story of Jason and the Argonauts, one of the most popular tales in Greek mythology. Since this is a very long story, we’ll start with the birth of Jason.

Aries, the fiery ram, represents the Golden Fleece from Greek mythology. The tale centers around Jason and the Argonauts, who embarked on a perilous quest to retrieve this precious fleece, guarded ...

Every Greek myth should be so lucky as to get the fast-paced, flippant and fiercely funny treatment that “Jason and the Argonauts” receives in Oregon Children’s Theatre’s latest production.