Apsyrtus

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[ap-sur-tuhs] / æpˈsɜr təs /

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a son of Aeëtes, killed by his sister Medea, who, while fleeing with Jason, threw pieces of her brother's body into the sea so that her father, in pursuing her, might be delayed while picking them up.

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Apsyrtus

By now what had happened was known to the King, and he sent his son in pursuit—Medea’s brother, Apsyrtus.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Others say that Apsyrtus set sail on Argo with Medea, although why he did so is not explained, and that it was the King who pursued them.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

And so on other islands too, close by, Apsyrtus left his host as far as the river Salangon and the Nestian land.

From The Argonautica by Seaton, R. C. (Robert Cooper)

This Medea and Jason planned to do, and it was an ill thing, for it was breaking the covenant that the chiefs had entered with Apsyrtus.

From The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles by Colum, Padraic

For Apsyrtus had not gone toward the Symplegades seeking the Argo.

From The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles by Colum, Padraic