(Encyclopedia) Fine GaelFine Gaelfēˈnə gāl [key], Irish political party. Formed in 1933, it was the successor of the party founded by William Cosgrave that held power from the creation of the Irish…
(Encyclopedia) AcastusAcastusəkăsˈtəs [key], in Greek mythology, son of Pelias, cousin of Jason. He accompanied Jason on the Argonaut expedition, but when Jason and Medea murdered Pelias and usurped…
(Encyclopedia) AlcinoüsAlcinoüsălsĭnˈōəs [key], in Greek mythology, king of Phaeacia, father of Nausicaä. He aided Odysseus in his journey back to Ithaca. In the story of Jason, he protects Jason and…
FIELDS, William Jason, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Willard, Carter County, Ky., December 29, 1874; attended the public schools, and the University of Kentucky at Lexington; studied…
Crimes of Passion: Jason, Medea, and the ArgonautsClassical MythologyCrimes of Passion: Jason, Medea, and the ArgonautsAssembling the ArgonautsIn Search of AdventureWitch Way to the Golden…
(Encyclopedia) ArgoArgoärˈgō [key], in Greek mythology, ship in which Jason and the Argonauts sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece. Most legends say that Argus, son of Phrixus, was the builder, with…
(Encyclopedia) CreusaCreusakrē&oomacr;ˈsə [key], in Greek mythology. 1 Daughter of Erechtheus and wife of Xuthus. Her sons, Achaeus by Xuthus, and Ion by Xuthus or Apollo, are the ancestors of…
(Encyclopedia) PeliasPeliaspēˈlēăs [key], in Greek mythology, usurper of the throne of Iolcus. He was the son of Tyro and Poseidon and the twin brother of Neleus. After his birth his mother married…
