In Greek mythology, Aeson was a king of Iolcus in Thessaly. He was the father of the hero Jason. According to one version of the story, he was imprisoned by his half-brother Pelias, and when Pelias in
Medea rejuvenates Aeson by Nicolas-André Monsiau
Medea draining the blood of Aeson in order to rejuvenate him
Medea rejuvenates Aeson by Giuseppe Asioli (1811)
Medea rejuvenates Aeson by Bartolomeo Guidobono (c. 1700)
Iolcus is an ancient city, a modern village and a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of Volos, of which it is a municipal unit. It is
Aeson
…In Greek mythology, Aeson (; Ancient Greek: Αἴσων, romanized: Aísōn) was a king of Iolcus in Thessaly. He was the father of the hero Jason. According to one version of the story, he was imprisoned by his half-brother Pelias, and when Pelias…
Coin (Chalkous) of Iolcus. 4th century BC. Obverse: Head of Artemis Iolkia. Reverse: Prow of Argo, ΙΩΛΚΙΩΝ (of Iolcians).