The Argonauts have arrived in Colchis, the Golden Fleece is within their reach. But Jason will need the help of the goddess Aphrodite and the sorceress, Medea, to face the challenges ahead. And that help will come at a price.

*Sensitive listeners beware - some of this episode is gruesome!*

Written and directed by Bibi Jacob.
Sound and production by Geoff Chong.

Original compositions written and performed by Chloe Dunn - with Louis appearing as Eros.

Featuring:
Tom Morton as Aeëtes,
Chloe Dunn as Aphrodite,
Tercelin Kirtley as Orpheus,
Ciaran Cresswell as Jason,
Rose Romain as Medea.

Sources for this episode include: Apollonius’ ‘Argonautica’, ‘The Orphic Argonautica’, Euripides’ ‘Medea’, Seneca’s ‘Medea’, Pinder’s 4th Pythian.

The extract from Euripide’s ‘Medea’ is in a translation by Ian Johnston, Vancouver Island University.

Join Orpheus aboard the magical ship, the Argo, from Iolchus en route to Colchis in search of the Golden Fleece.

Jason leads the expedition, but can he keep his team of heroes and demigods united as they face untold dangers?

For the full back story of the Golden Fleece, listen to our Aries episode.

The constellation of Argo Navis was one of Ptolemy’s 48 but now exists as a grouping of 3 constellations.

Written and directed by Bibi Jacob.
Sound and production by Geoff Chong.

Featuring:
Tercelin Kirtley as Orpheus,
Ciaran Cresswell as Jason,
Sophie Helsing as the Argo,
Doug Rand as Heracles,
David Stanley as Polydeuces and Glaucus,
Kester Lovelace as Castor,
Additional voices by Anton Antebi.

Original guitar compositions by Fredi Shehadi:
‘Starfish’ in the opening scene.
‘Sail Away’ instrumental version as the Argo sails towards Lemnos and the full song with the credits: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FPRZQJVEeXg

Original guitar compositions by Tercelin Kirtley:
‘Hoffman 1968’ when the Argo sets sail.
‘Solovibrato’ when Orpheus is grieving Eurydice.
‘Fastest Cars’ in Lemnos.
‘Fire’ when they meet King Cyzicus.
‘Fragix’ when Orpheus talks about his lyre.

We recorded in the SACD podcast studio, Paris and the Argo was recorded in Mikaël Sundin’s studio in Stockholm. Thank you Micke!

Some say Hera birthed the monstrous Typhon, others that it was Gaia, the Earth. Whoever it was wanted to challenge Zeus and create a new order in the cosmos.

Written and directed by Bibi Jacob.
Featuring Sandy Bernard as Hera.
Narrated by Bibi Jacob.
Sound and production by Geoff Chong.

Sources include Nonnus’ ‘Dionysiaca’, Euripides' ‘Prometheus Bound’, the ‘Homeric Hymn to Apollo’, Hesiod’s Theogony, Roberto Calasso’s 'The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony’ and Aratus’ ‘Phaenomena.’

We were also loosely inspired by the philosophical concept of ‘musica universalis’.