Jason and the Argonauts Page #2

While he is searching

for the Golden Fleece...

...he is at the ends of the earth

and I am safe.

And if he finds it?

You will be there.

Have you come to pray

to the gods, Jason?

If I had, I wouldn't

have chosen a fallen one.

Only a statue.

Sometimes the gods argue

amongst themselves.

Then great winds blow...

...and temples fall.

- Hermes.

- Yes?

No, I said the statue

was the god Hermes.

- Hermes.

- Yes.

A bringer of dreams

and a prowler of the night.

Jason.

No man can tell you

how to find the fleece.

Is it not time you asked the gods?

They will not answer

those who believe in them.

Why should they answer one

who doesn't?

Come with me.

Why?

So that you will believe...

...and be answered.

You win, my lord.

That is, the battle, not the war.

Oh, those waters

are far too shallow for galleys.

Hera, my dear, you really must learn

to win without cheating.

Or at least to lose gracefully.

- Greetings, Hermes.

- Greetings, my lord Zeus.

There seems to be a piece missing.

Perhaps I can help.

Welcome to Olympus, Jason.

Jason come to Mount Olympus

at last.

No man calls upon the gods

unless he wants something.

We arranged for you

to be brought here by Hermes.

I wouldn't have believed a mortal

could ask the help of the gods...

...much less visit them.

Well, at least you're honest.

Which is more than I can say

for most other mortals.

What is it you want?

A ship? A crew?

No. Those I can find myself.

And what are you going to use

in place of gold?

The hearts of men.

I am Hera, queen of the gods

and your protector on this voyage.

But my lord Zeus has decreed a limit

to the number of times...

... I may help you when you call

upon me. Do not speak now.

I know what you must ask of me.

Does the Golden Fleece exist?

And if so, where is it?

That's two questions.

And I shall help him

with only one answer.

Search in the land of Colchis.

Then it does exist.

But Colchis...

That's the end of the world.

No Greek has ever sailed there.

Now that you've heard that...

...are you so sure

that you will not need my help?

Think carefully.

I offered him a ship.

A ship and a crew.

And he refused me.

Refused the help of the gods?

What ship is strong enough

to reach to the edge of the world?

What crew brave enough

to sail in her?

I shall tell

the shipbuilders of Greece...

...that the richest cargo in the world

waits in Colchis.

The Golden Fleece

is worth a kingdom.

I shall say that only the strongest ship

ever built will survive the voyage.

The athletes of Greece are proud.

I'll tell them only the best

can expect a place...

...in the most perilous voyage

in history.

I shall announce a games...

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