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Hercules, 
the strongest man alive

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with a mighty heart to match.

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Orpheus, 
charmer of nature and master of music.

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Castor and Pollux, 
the twin tricksters hatched from an egg.

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The Boreads, 
sons of the North Wind

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who could hurtle through the air.

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For untold times 
these heroes had roamed ancient Greece,

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creating new legends wherever they went.

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But none of their adventures 
was so great as when they joined forces

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for the sake of a young man named Jason.

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Years before,

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Jason’s uncle Pelias 
had ruthlessly usurped

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the throne of Thessaly 
from Jason’s grandfather.

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When Jason returned 
to his father’s stolen court,

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the cowardly king 
set him a seemingly impossible task:

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cross the teeming seas to Colchis,

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and steal 
the golden fleece of a flying ram

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under King Aeetes’ nose.

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If Jason retrieved the Fleece,

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Pelias promised to relinquish the throne.

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Touched by his heroic mission,

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the Gods spread Jason’s call for help,

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and soon 
he had assembled a not-so-motley crew.

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These heroes,

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alongside countless sailors,
soothsayers, and rebel demigods,

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named themselves 
the Argonauts after their sturdy ship.

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But the path ahead 
was marked with untold terrors–

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enough to test even the fiercest heroes.

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Their first stop was Lemnos,

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an isle of women 
who had killed all the island’s men.

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As punishment,

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Aphrodite had cursed them
with a sickening stench–

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but that didn’t stop Jason 
fathering twins with the queen.

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The rest of the crew also found themselves
embroiled in new romances;

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until Hercules chastised them 
for not behaving like heroes.

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Eventually, 
they sailed on to the Mount of Bears,

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an island where a group of ancient, 
six-armed monsters

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lived alongside the peaceful Doliones.

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While the clan welcomed 
the Argonauts with open arms,

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the monsters surged down 
from the mountains

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and hurled rocks at the docked ship.

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Hercules held them off single-handedly,

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before his comrades joined the fray.

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Bolstered by their victory, 
the triumphant heroes sailed onward–

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only to be blown back 
to the island several stormy nights later.

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In the tempest,

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the Doliones 
thought these new arrivals invaders.

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The Argonauts were similarly unaware 
of their surroundings,

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and fought blunderingly in the dark, 
slaying wave after wave of foe.

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But the morning light 
revealed a horrible truth:

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their victims 
were none other than their previous hosts.

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Yet again,

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Jason had allowed the crew 
to be distracted,

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this time at a terrible cost.

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Ashamed at his conduct,

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he resolved 
to focus only on the Fleece,

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but even this haste proved ruinous.

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When Hercules’ squire 
was abducted by a water nymph,

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Jason sailed on–

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oblivious to the absence 
of his most powerful crewmate.

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The remaining Argonauts 
continued their quest,

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until stopping at the sight

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of an old man 
surrounded by a swirl of harpies.

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This was Phineas, 
a seer cursed by Zeus

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to endure 
old age, blindness, and endless torture

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for giving away 
his prophecies.

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Moved by his plight, 
the wind brothers set upon the flock,

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providing Phineas 
with a brief respite from his punishment.

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In return,

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the seer told them how to overcome
the terrifying trial that lay ahead:

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the Symplegades,

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a pair clashing rocks 
that reduced ships to splinters.

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But first,

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the Argonauts would have to maneuver 
past the mouth of hell,

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around the island 
of the bloodthirsty Amazons,

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and under psychedelic skies.

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These adventures cost the crew 
both in men and morale–

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and some feared 
they might be losing their minds.

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Upon reaching the clashing rocks, 
the exhausted crew quaked with fear.

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But Phineas’ advice rang in their heads.

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The Argonauts released a single dove

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and sped through in its wake 
to emerge unscathed.

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With this narrow escape,

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the Argonauts 
finally had Colchis in their sights.

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Yet while Jason rested 
and celebrated with his crew,

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he could feel his time 
among them was drawing to a close.

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As the fleece gleamed in his mind,

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he knew 
he would have to retrieve it alone.

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But he could not guess 
that this final task

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would have the most horrible price of all.