Difference between revisions of "Il Giasone (Francesco Cavalli)"

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Jason son of Aeson, brother of Pelias king of Thessaly*, was sent by Pelias to Iolcus to acquire the Golden Fleece, which had been consecrated to Jove by Phrixus** on the same island.
Jason son of Aeson, brother of Pelias king of Thessaly, was sent by Pelias to Iolcus to acquire the Golden Fleece, which had been consecrated to Jove by Phrixus on the same island.


With Hercules and other cavaliers – who were later called the Argonauts – he embarked on the ship called the Argo.
With Hercules and other cavaliers – who were later called the Argonauts – he embarked on the ship called the Argo.
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<poem>*) According to the Iliad, Hypsipyle had one son, Euneus; according to Euripides’ ‘’Hypsipyle’’, she had Euneus and Thoas, and according to Apollodorus, the second son was called Nebrophonus.<ref name=”WikiHyp”/>
<poem><nowiki>*)</nowiki> According to the Iliad, Hypsipyle had one son, Euneus; according to Euripides’ ‘’Hypsipyle’’, she had Euneus and Thoas, and according to Apollodorus, the second son was called Nebrophonus.<ref name=”WikiHyp”/>
**) unsure which place the Italian expression refers to.</poem>
<nowiki>**)</nowiki> unsure which place the Italian expression refers to.</poem>
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