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Georgia Literary Mythic Stories

What are some of the local stories of myth that are popular in Georgia that are often told within Georgia literature are recited by Georgia children?

Stories Mythic Literary Georgia

The story of Medea daughter of Aeetes king of Colchis who fall in love with Jason a prince of Iolcos and captain of Argonaut ship, and helping in stealing Golden Fleeces in order to succeed the throne, and later mutilate her own brother and spread her brother part around to give Jason time to escape from her father who now distracted to collect his son remains, later on she help Jason to succeed the throne, but Jason also prepare a marriage with someone else to strengthen his political ties, struck by Jason betrayal and mockery to only love her, she give Jason fiancee a wedding gown that contain Hydra poison which in the past was used by Hercules and get his demise, and so the Fiance body melt due to the poison in front of Jason, Medea who sacrifice so much for Jason curse him that he will die by his own ship and then she disappear. Jason being down one day goes to the deck to weep and his decaying ship beam fall and hit right on Jason killing him fulfilling the curse.