Jason
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Summary
Jason is a mythological Greek character[1]. He ranks in the top 2% of mythological greek character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,787 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Father: Aeson[3]
- Mother: Amphinome[4], Alcimede[5], Polymede[6]
- Spouse: Glauce[7], Medea[8], Hypsipyle[9]
- Child: Mermerus[10], Pheres[11], Alcimenes[12], Euneus[13], Deipylus[14], Tisander[15], Thessalus[16], Medus[17], Eriopis[18]
- Sex or gender: male[19]
- Commons category: Jason[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Jason[21]
- Worshipped by: Greek mythology[22]
- Depicted by: Jason[23], Statue of Jason[24]
- Described by source: Myths of the peoples of the world, 2nd ed., volume 2[25], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[28], Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[29], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[30], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[32], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[33], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[34], The New Student's Reference Work[35], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[36], Small Soviet Encyclopedia[37], Pauly–Wissowa[38]
- Present in work: Argonautica[39]
- Name in native language: Ἰάσων[40]
- Different from: Jason[41]
- Sibling: Promachus[42]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[43]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Jason include JASON[44], an advisory board[45], in United States[46], founded in 1960[47]; he-3[48], an Earth observation satellite[49], in United States[50]; he-1[51], an Earth observation satellite[52], in United States[53]; Cape Jason[54], a peninsula[55], in Turkey[56]; OSTM/he-2[57], an Earth observation satellite[58], in United States[59]; and Mount Jason[60], a mountain[61].
Why It Matters
Jason has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] He is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]
Entities named for him include JASON[44], an advisory board[45], in United States[46], founded in 1960[47]; he-3[48], an Earth observation satellite[49], in United States[50]; he-1[51], an Earth observation satellite[52], in United States[53]; Cape Jason[54], a peninsula[55], in Turkey[56]; OSTM/he-2[57], an Earth observation satellite[58], in United States[59]; and Mount Jason[60], a mountain[61].
FAQs
Who were Jason's parents?
Jason's father was Aeson[3]. Jason's mother was Amphinome[4].
Who was Jason married to?
Jason's spouses include Glauce[7], Medea[8], and Hypsipyle[9].