JASON'S QUEST... my first published short story!!

Many of you have heard the mythical tale of Jason and the Argonauts from Greek Mythology. For those who have not, the tale flows like this:

Pelias, the ancient king of Iolkos, overthrew his brother Aeson for the right to control all of Thessaly. Alcimede, Aeson's wife, feared for her infant son, Jason's, life so she hid him away with Chiron the centaur. Many years later after Jason had grown up, Jason returned to Iolkos to claim his place as rightful heir to the throne. Pelias told Jason that to claim the throne of Iolkos, he had to embark on a dangerous journey to obtain the famed Golden Fleece.

Jason set off aboard the Argo (hence Argonauts) with some of the bravest heroes in the land including Peleus, Heracles, and Castor and Pollux. The journey was indeed fraught with peril but along the way Jason received aid from unlikely sources. One of those sources, Medea, eventually became Jason's wife.

But the story of Jason and Medea does not end there. In fact their story is as magical as it is disturbing. Please do find Ovid's Metamorphosis and continue your reading.

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All of this is to say that... I have recently had my VERY FIRST short story published in an anthology named GREEK MYTHS REVISITED. My story is a retelling of the story I detailed above, entitled "JASON'S QUEST."

If you enjoy Greek Myths... please check out Greek Myths Revisited... and yours truly. A host of talented authors contributed to the book and it is fabulous.

Thank you for your support.

Your Portal To The World Of Mythology

Even as I pursue my writing career, I would still like The Oracle and The Muse to be a resource for teachers, students, and enthusiasts. To that end, there are several resources and links I will index in this post and add to them as I discover new resources.

First and foremost, here are some fabulous websites to find great mythology material:

http://www.greekmythology.com/

http://www.mythweb.com/

http://www.theoi.com/

http://www.godchecker.com/

Want literature and texts concerning mythology

Ovid's Metamorphoses

Hesiod's Theogony

Herodotus' Histories

Homer's Iliad

Homer's Odyssey

Virgil's Aeneid

Want Lesson Plans and/ or worksheets and exercises

Teacher Reviewed and Approved Lesson Plans

WebEnglish Teacher/ Classical Mythology

MythWeb Teacher Resources

Teacher Planet/ Mythology

Mythology Coloring Pages

Thank you for stopping by The Oracle and The Muse. Do let me know if there is something I should add. And please tell me if you find this post useful.


~Ευχαριστούμε (Thank You)


Christopher S. Ledbetter

ARTFUL THURSDAY: A Picture's Worth A Thousand Words- My Writing Process

I figured for this edition of Artful Thursday, I would give my readers and passersby a glimpse into my process. In this set of pics, I was writing a retelling of the Greek myth of Jason and Medea. In Ovid's Metamorphoses, that particular story is told primarily from Medea's point of view, and offered few details into Jason's mindset and his daunting labors in obtaining the Golden Fleece.

So, that's where I came in. I told it from Jason's pov and provided fast paced details of his grueling tasks, and threw a bit more fantasy in there. Right now the short story retelling of Jason's Quest for the Fleece is on submission. Cross your fingers for me.