Jason

American  

[jey-suhn] / ˈdʒeɪ sən /

noun

1. Classical Mythology. a hero, the leader of the Argonauts, who at the request of his uncle Pelias retrieved the Golden Fleece from King Aeëtes of Colchis with the help of Medea.

2. a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “healer.”

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Jason British  

/ ˈdʒeɪsən /

noun

1. Greek myth the hero who led the Argonauts in quest of the Golden Fleece. He became the husband of Medea, whom he later abandoned for Glauce

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Jason Cultural  

1. A hero of classical mythology. Jason was the heir to a kingdom in Greece, but his cousin seized the throne. The cousin insisted that the gods would not allow Jason to become king until Jason brought back the miraculous Golden Fleece from a distant country. After many harrowing adventures with his companions, the Argonauts, and with the help of the sorceress Medea, he brought back the fleece. Medea, through her craft, arranged for Jason's cousin to be killed. Jason and Medea then went into exile, raised a family, and lived happily, until Jason announced plans to divorce Medea and marry a princess. Medea, enraged, killed the children she had borne Jason and Jason's bride as well and used her magic to escape. Jason then wandered about, a man out of favor with the gods, and was eventually killed when his old ship, the Argo, fell on him.

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Example Sentences

England's Justin Rose and Australia's Jason Day are eight under, with Scheffler and Li Haotong lurking at seven under.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

“That was the show that my students were talking about,” said Jason Mittell, professor of film and media culture at Middlebury College.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

“This attribution challenge has paralyzed the international community’s response,” Jason Hsu, a former Taiwan legislator now at the Hudson Institute, recently told a U.S. legislative commission in written testimony.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

In 2023, the investment firm Blackwells Capital, led by Jason Aintabi, offered to take Braemar private for $4.50 a share—more than twice its then share price.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Ella and Brigit found Jason outside the Lepus dormitory.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton