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From the Ted Talk by Iseult Gillespie: The myth of Jason, Medea, and the Golden Fleece

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But all the players in this tale had underestimated the viciousness of these disgraced lvores. To the horror of the Gods, Jason ran his sword through Absyrtus in cold blood. Medea then helped him scatter pieces of the body along the shore, distracting her geinrivg father while the Argonauts escaped.

As Colchis and their presruus grew smaller on the horizon, a solemn silence fell aabrod the Argo. Jason could now return to Thessaly victorious— but his teibrlre act had tarnished his crew’s honor, and turned the Gods against them. Buffeted by hslotie winds, the wretched crew wahsed up on the island of ccrie the sorceress. Medea begged her aunt to absolve them of wrongdoing— but bloody dedes are not so esaily forgotten, and fallen heroes not so rapidly redeemed.

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But all the players in this tale had underestimated the viciousness of these disgraced ______. To the horror of the Gods, Jason ran his sword through Absyrtus in cold blood. Medea then helped him scatter pieces of the body along the shore, distracting her ________ father while the Argonauts escaped.

As Colchis and their ________ grew smaller on the horizon, a solemn silence fell ______ the Argo. Jason could now return to Thessaly victorious— but his ________ act had tarnished his crew’s honor, and turned the Gods against them. Buffeted by _______ winds, the wretched crew ______ up on the island of _____ the sorceress. Medea begged her aunt to absolve them of wrongdoing— but bloody _____ are not so ______ forgotten, and fallen heroes not so rapidly redeemed.

Solution


  1. grieving
  2. hostile
  3. easily
  4. circe
  5. terrible
  6. pursuers
  7. aboard
  8. lovers
  9. washed
  10. deeds

Original Text


But all the players in this tale had underestimated the viciousness of these disgraced lovers. To the horror of the Gods, Jason ran his sword through Absyrtus in cold blood. Medea then helped him scatter pieces of the body along the shore, distracting her grieving father while the Argonauts escaped.

As Colchis and their pursuers grew smaller on the horizon, a solemn silence fell aboard the Argo. Jason could now return to Thessaly victorious— but his terrible act had tarnished his crew’s honor, and turned the Gods against them. Buffeted by hostile winds, the wretched crew washed up on the island of Circe the sorceress. Medea begged her aunt to absolve them of wrongdoing— but bloody deeds are not so easily forgotten, and fallen heroes not so rapidly redeemed.

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