Absyrtus

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Absyrtus is a figure in Greek mythology, best known as the son of King Aeëtes of Colchis who was killed during Jason and the Argonauts’ flight with the Golden Fleece.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology
mythological prince
associatedPlace Adriatic Sea (in some versions of the myth) NERFINISHED
Black Sea region NERFINISHED
associatedWith Colchis NERFINISHED
Golden Fleece NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme aid to heroic quest through sacrifice
betrayal of family
fratricide
bodyTreatmentInMyth buried after a truce (in some versions)
dismembered and scattered (in some versions)
childOf Aeëtes NERFINISHED
culture Ancient Greek
deathCause murder
deathLocation on the route from Colchis
family House of Aeëtes NERFINISHED
fictionalStatus mythological, not historical
gender male
grandparent Helios NERFINISHED
Oceanid Perse or Perseis NERFINISHED
hasVariantName Absyrtos NERFINISHED
Apsyrtus NERFINISHED
hasVariantTradition sometimes described as a young child
sometimes described as an adult leading a Colchian force
involvedIn myth of the Golden Fleece
killedBy Jason NERFINISHED
Medea NERFINISHED
killedDuring flight of Jason and Medea from Colchis
killedInMythCycle Argonautica NERFINISHED
languageOfName Ancient Greek
mentionedIn Apollonius of Rhodes’ Argonautica NERFINISHED
various later mythographic sources
mythologicalEra Age of Heroes NERFINISHED
narrativeFunction heightens the moral ambiguity of Jason and Medea
nativeOf Colchis NERFINISHED
notableFor connection with the theft of the Golden Fleece
death during Jason and the Argonauts’ flight from Colchis
pursuedBy Aeëtes’ forces
relativeOf Jason NERFINISHED
Medea NERFINISHED
roleInMyth pursuer of Jason and Medea
victim used to delay Aeëtes’ pursuit
siblingOf Chalciope NERFINISHED
Medea NERFINISHED
sourceType literary myth

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Aeëtes child Absyrtus