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A feud of kingship between a rightful son of the overthrown king (Jason son of Aeson) and Pelias (Aeson's half-brother; son of the god Poseidon).
Jason (as in the argonauts)
According to ancient Greek mythology Aeson was the rightful king of Iolcos, but his half-brother Pelias usurped the throne. It was Pelias who sent Aeson's son Jason and his Argonauts to look for the Golden Fleece.
The following is true, but the major HERO that traveled with Jason was Herakles.Added answerThere were fifty of them, sailing on the Argo:AcastusAdmetusAethalidesAmphionAncaeusArgusAscalaphusAtalanta (others claim Jason forbade her because she was a woman)AutolycusBellerophonButesCalaisCanthusCastorCytissorusEchionErginusEuphemusEuryalusHeracles/HerculesHylasIdasIdmonIolausIphitosJasonLaertesLynceusMedeaMelasMeleagerMopsusNestorOedipusOileusOrpheusPalaemonPalaimoniusPatroclusPeleusPhiloctetesPhrontisPoeasPolydeuces (or Pollux)Polyphemos (Eilatos' son, who fought with the Lapiths against the Centaurs)PoriclymenusTalausTelamonTiphysZetes
His future wife Medea and the following:The Argonauts (Jason and Medea are sometimes not counted) were:AcastusAdmetusAethalidesAmphionAncaeusArgusAscalaphusAtalanta (others claim Jason forbade her because she was a woman)AutolycusBellerophonButesCalaisCanthusCastorCytissorusEchionErginusEuphemusEuryalusHeracles/HerculesHylasIdasIdmonIolausIphitosJasonLaertesLaocoonLynceusMedeaMelasMeleagerMopsusNestorOileusOrpheusPalaemonPalaimoniusPeleusPhiloctetesPhrontisPoeasPolydeuces (or Pollux)Polyphemos (Eilatos' son, who fought with the Lapiths against the Centaurs)PoriclymenusTalausTelamonTheseusTiphysZetes