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Three of Cups ~ Argo ~
Astrological harmonid/mode - Trine
Constellation - Argo
Decanate - 3rd Cancer
Ruler of decan - Neptune
Jason and the Argonauts - the expedition of the Argonauts was the conquest of the Golden Fleece, the origin was Phrixus and Helle, the two chidren of the Boetian King, Athamas, were hated by their step-mother Ino. Their lives were threatened and they fled, mounted on a fabulous ram which was a gift of Hermes. This ram was endowed with reason and speech; has fleece of gold and could move through the air as well as it could over the earth. In the course of the flight Helle fell into the sea, Phrixus was luckier and reached Colchis on the Black Sea. There he sacrificed the ram to Zeus, and offered its fleece to the king of the country, Aeetes, who hung it from a tree and set a dragon who never slept to guard it. Meanwhile at Iolcus in Thessalt reigned Pelias who had wrenched the throne from his brother, Aeson. Aeson's son, Jason, had been confided to the care of the Centaur Chiron. When he reached man's estate Jason went to his uncle and demanded his share of the kingdom. Pelias was sorely disturbed, for an oracle had once told him to 'beware of the man who wears but one sandal', and Jason had appeared before him with only one foot shod. He therefore told his nephew that he would willingly comply with his demand on condition that Jason first brought him back the Golden Fleece. With the help of Hera or Athene Jason immediately built a ship with fifty oars, the Argo, to which he had set a bough of the prophetic oak of Zeus at Dodona. Their voyage was full of incident: they were forced to struggle against the elements as well as against men. Finally they reached the mouth of the Phasis and rowing up the river came to the kingdom of the Aeetes. Aeetes consented to give up the Golden Fleece, but imposed his own conditions. Jason had first to harness a plough with two wild bulls whose hooves were of bronze and whose breath was of flame. The daughter of Aeetes, Medea, fell in love with Jason, and, as she was a skilled magician, showed him how to overcome these fearful conditions. The Aeetes refused to keep his word, Medea again helped Jason to vanquish the dragon who guarded the Golden Fleece to seize the precious trophy. Both left the country in haste, pursued by Aeetes.
Astrological harmonid/mode - Trine
Constellation - Argo
Decanate - 3rd Cancer
Ruler of decan - Neptune
Jason and the Argonauts - the expedition of the Argonauts was the conquest of the Golden Fleece, the origin was Phrixus and Helle, the two chidren of the Boetian King, Athamas, were hated by their step-mother Ino. Their lives were threatened and they fled, mounted on a fabulous ram which was a gift of Hermes. This ram was endowed with reason and speech; has fleece of gold and could move through the air as well as it could over the earth. In the course of the flight Helle fell into the sea, Phrixus was luckier and reached Colchis on the Black Sea. There he sacrificed the ram to Zeus, and offered its fleece to the king of the country, Aeetes, who hung it from a tree and set a dragon who never slept to guard it. Meanwhile at Iolcus in Thessalt reigned Pelias who had wrenched the throne from his brother, Aeson. Aeson's son, Jason, had been confided to the care of the Centaur Chiron. When he reached man's estate Jason went to his uncle and demanded his share of the kingdom. Pelias was sorely disturbed, for an oracle had once told him to 'beware of the man who wears but one sandal', and Jason had appeared before him with only one foot shod. He therefore told his nephew that he would willingly comply with his demand on condition that Jason first brought him back the Golden Fleece. With the help of Hera or Athene Jason immediately built a ship with fifty oars, the Argo, to which he had set a bough of the prophetic oak of Zeus at Dodona. Their voyage was full of incident: they were forced to struggle against the elements as well as against men. Finally they reached the mouth of the Phasis and rowing up the river came to the kingdom of the Aeetes. Aeetes consented to give up the Golden Fleece, but imposed his own conditions. Jason had first to harness a plough with two wild bulls whose hooves were of bronze and whose breath was of flame. The daughter of Aeetes, Medea, fell in love with Jason, and, as she was a skilled magician, showed him how to overcome these fearful conditions. The Aeetes refused to keep his word, Medea again helped Jason to vanquish the dragon who guarded the Golden Fleece to seize the precious trophy. Both left the country in haste, pursued by Aeetes.
