the hero who led the Argonauts in quest of the Golden Fleece. He became the husband of Medea, whom he later abandoned for Glauce
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Ja•son
( jā′sən),USA pronunciation n.
- Mythology[Class. Myth.]a hero, the leader of the Argonauts, who at the request of his uncle Pelias retrieved the Golden Fleece from King Aeëtes of Colchis with the help of Medea.
- a male given name: from a Greek word meaning "healer.''
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