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'''Jason''' was a hero in [[Greek mythology]]. He was a [[captain]] who set on a long quest for the Golden Fleece, which he found hanging on a tree at the end of the world. His crew were called Argonauts. The [[Fourth Doctor]] called [[Jackson (Underworld)|Jackson]] "Jason" when he said goodbye to him; when [[Leela]] asked why, he told her about the myth, then wondered if it was also a [[prophecy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Underworld (TV story)|Underworld]]'') | '''Jason''' was a hero in [[Greek mythology]]. He was a [[captain]] who set on a long quest for the Golden Fleece, which he found hanging on a tree at the end of the world. His crew were called Argonauts. The [[Fourth Doctor]] called [[Jackson (Underworld)|Jackson]] "Jason" when he said goodbye to him; when [[Leela]] asked why, he told her about the myth, then wondered if it was also a [[prophecy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Underworld (TV story)|Underworld]]'') | ||
[[Vicki]] recalled that the ancient Greeks were heroes, like Jason and the Argonauts, but [[Steven Taylor]] replied that real life was never like the myths. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Myth Makers (novelisation)|The Myth Makers]]'') | [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]] recalled that the ancient Greeks were heroes, like Jason and the Argonauts, but [[Steven Taylor]] replied that real life was never like the myths. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Myth Makers (novelisation)|The Myth Makers]]'') | ||
A [[film]] was made of the Jason and the Argonauts myth. [[Ben Jackson]] was reminded of the [[skeleton]]s in that film by the movements of a corpse possessed by a [[Selyoid]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dying in the Sun (novel)|Dying in the Sun]]'') | A [[film]] was made of the Jason and the Argonauts myth. [[Ben Jackson]] was reminded of the [[skeleton]]s in that film by the movements of a corpse possessed by a [[Selyoid]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dying in the Sun (novel)|Dying in the Sun]]'') | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Many of the names and incidents in ''[[Underworld (TV story)|Underworld]]'' were derived from the myth of Jason and the Argonauts. ([[INFO]]: ''[[Underworld (TV story)|Underworld]]'', [[DOC]]: ''[[Into the Unknown (documentary)|Into the Unknown]]'') | Many of the names and incidents in ''[[Underworld (TV story)|Underworld]]'' were derived from the myth of Jason and the Argonauts. ([[INFO]]: ''[[Underworld (TV story)|Underworld]]'', [[DOC]]: ''[[Into the Unknown (documentary)|Into the Unknown]]'') | ||
[[Category:Myths and legends from the real world]] | [[Category:Myths and legends from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Mythological figures]] | [[Category:Mythological figures]] | ||
