With Icarus' "help," our trio of heroes sneak back into Atlantis. Of course they don't know that Icarus is leading them into a trap. They're planning to break someone out of the amphitheatre and sneak towards it through the sewer system. Pasiphae gets the news from her soldier with whom Icarus is in correspondence. Medea is horrified at the notion that Pasiphae intends to let Jason die.

The gang is able to break the prisoners out of their cells in the amphitheatre with the intention that they'll help them fight to regain Atlantis but with Icarus' betrayal, a great deal of the prisoners end up dead due to an ambush by Pasiphae's soldiers. Pythagoras immediately deduces that Icarus is responsible for this. Medea helps Jason survive the encounter but is spotted by Pasiphae's general, who relays this news to to Pasiphae.

Icarus visits his father who questions why he still hasn't been executed. Icarus doesn't want to tell him what he has done but his father knows that he is hiding something. He demands to know and Icarus finally admits what he has done. His father is disgusted by his actions and says he would rather die than have a traitor for a son, and promptly sends him out, saying he has never been so ashamed.

Pasiphae visits Medea in her room and warns her that if she doesn't stay away from Jason then she will kill her herself.

The trio and remaining ex-prisoners make it back to where Ariadne is waiting in the forest and once again, she asks Jason to marry her and this time he accepts. Hercules marries them in the middle of the forest.

Medea kills a guard and escapes from Atlantis. On her way out, she visits Jason while Ariadne is still sleeping and gives him advice on how to kill Pasiphae. She tells him to go to a particular temple which is the seat of Hecate's power and only those touched by the gods may enter. She also gives him the nectar of the passion flower that will help weaken Pasiphae's power. Medea then leaves to return to her home, now realising that Pasiphae manipulated her into becoming just like her. Medea tries to make a move on Jason once more but he pushes her off, saying he is married to Ariadne. Medea leaves and Jason relays what he has learned to the rest of the group but they still don't trust Medea. He says he is going to follow her advice and go after Pasiphae.

Hercules asks Pythagoras to open up about what is wrong, knowing that it must have something to do with Icarus, with whom Pythagoras has been romantically involved with. Pythagoras doesn't want to talk about his feelings at this time. Jason reaches the temple and finds Pasiphae there performing a ritual for the gods. He tells her he pities her since everyone she has ever loved has abandoned her. He also tells her that Medea is the one who tole him where to find her. Pasiphae tries to perform magic to kill Jason but her powers are failing her because Jason used the nectar that Medea gave him. Jason knows that he doesn't have it in him to kill her himself so he knocks her out and carries her out so others can do the deed.

When Pasiphae is brought back to the camp, she plants seeds in Ariadne's head, telling her about Jason's unfaithfulness and his fling with Medea. Jason says his goodbyes to Pasiphae and she is brought out to a clearing where Hercules executes her after she says her prayers. Jason and Ariadne plan to return to Atlantis as King and Queen. However, they must trick Cilix so they may kill him since he will never agree to what they are doing. Pythagoras suggests that they use Icarus' betrayal in order to do so. Pythagoras meets with Icarus at the cabin in the woods and confirms that Pasiphae is now dead. He also says that Jason genuinely wants to make peace and return to the city. Goran agrees to release Icarus' father and Cilix begins to make plans to take over the throne for himself.

At the meeting in the clearing, Cilix orders the men to kill the band of heroes but they end up killed before he can make his orders. Goran orders his men to stand down and once Jason throws a dagger into Cilix's back, Goran delivers the killing blow. They make an agreement that none of the men will be killed for following Pasiphae's orders so long as they swear loyalty to Jason and Ariadne as rulers of Atlantis (once they ave received the blessing of the gods). Those who do not swear loyalty will be free to leave Atlantis and never return. Ariadne and Hercules remain skeptical of Goran's newfound loyalty to them, noting how much quicker to trust Jason is than they. But for now, they must put their faith in Goran's word.

The group all returns to Atlantis and all the men in the army swear loyalty to Jason and Ariadne. Preparations are made for Jason and Ariadne to get the blessings of the gods the following morning. Ariadne admits to Jason that Atlantis doesn't feel like home the way it used to. Ariadne is feeling doubts because of what Pasiphae said but before she can share what exactly was stated, Jason says that Pasiphae is not to be trusted and Ariadne decides to put her doubts to rest. Meanwhile, Pasiphae is shown to have been resurrected through the powers of dark magic.

Pythagoras goes to Icarus and tells him about what has transpired, including everyone's return to the city and the fact that Jason and Ariadne will soon be on the throne. Pythagoras is preparing to lay a verbal smackdown on Icarus but before he can say anymore, he asks what happened to Daedalus whom is lying asleep, bloody and battered. Pythagoras then says how this is clearly why he betrayed him and Icarus learns how Pythagoras used his betrayal for their plan. They admit their feelings for each other but Pythagoras says he can never forgive Icarus for what he has done. Just as Pythagoras leaves, Daedalus wakes. He comforts his heart-broken son, understanding the hard place his son now finds himself but showing him compassion nonetheless.

Pasiphae re-appears in Atlantis and takes the storm with a new face scar and more angry vengeance in her sorcery than ever. She kills Goran because he refuses to swear loyalty to her and the remaining soldiers swear loyalty to her because they fear her wrath. The soldiers then strike before Jason and Ariadne can receive their blessing from the gods. A battle breaks out in the temple, and Melas ends up dead at the hands of Pasiphae while Cassandra runs off with Jason and the rest of our heroes. Yet again they must flee Atlantis, though they must hide until nightfall when they can make their escape. Fearing the worst, Ariadne asks Jason what happened between him and Medea. He admits that they had a moment during his darkest times but that whatever happened is over and he will never see her again. Icarus and Daedalus create a distraction to help our heroes get out of Atlantis, which consists of Icarus using some home-designed wings to fly overhead and drop bombs of fire-powder (basically gunpowder) onto the soldiers.

While most of the group is making their escape, Pythagoras goes chasing after Icarus since he sees he's about to get shot. He cradles his injured love, and then Hercules then comes to grab them so they can get back on track to flee the city. The following morning, Jason speak with Cassandra, who has had a vision of how Jason may defeat Pasiphae. It will be difficult, but not impossible. He must find the source of her power and destroy it. There's a golden fleece with unimaginable power in Colcous that he must retrieve on this quest. He must also get help from Medea to accomplish this all. All this would-be drama that we'll never get to see since the series has been cancelled!

Jason tells Hercules and Pythagoras of what he must do, saying there will never be peace until Pasiphae is defeated. He tells Ariadne next of what he must do. She wants to come with him and wants to know who will protect him from himself. He must go at it alone. Atlantis is being torn apart under Pasiphae's menacing rule while the group makes their way to the shore to set up camp. Cassandra has another vision of Jason aboard a ship called the "Argo" and being unfaithful to his Queen-wife. Again. Meanwhile, Medea is somehow in on this vision and learns of Jason's impending arrival. Which we will never see.

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Jason is still on the run and Medea has returned to the palace, though Pasiphae is none the wiser about Medea's helping Jason.

Hercules expresses guilt to Pythagoras over letting his emotions get in the way of things with Jason and the two carry on their search for him without realising that Jason is hiding nearby, listening to the entire conversation. Aeson expresses guilt to Ariadne that he doesn't have a close relationship with his son and she tells him that it's not too late.

Jason gets captured by Pasiphae's men and admits to her when she visits him that he does feel a bond between the two of them. Cassandra, the new Oracle, reveals that the gods oppose the execution of Jason, and Pasiphae is discretely relieved to learn this because she had been rather reluctant to kill him. Jason is instead sent to the arena to fight for his life. He wins his first bout, though the encounter leaves him injured. Unbeknownst to him, one of the men that helps him off the field is his father, Aeson. Jason recognises him from their previous encounter in the salt mines but it isn't until later that Aeson reveals himself to be Jason's father. Though Jason pushes him away at first, Aeson's words eventually begin to sink in. Aeson shares how he loved Pasiphae dearly but it couldn't work once she gave in to the dark side of magic. Aeson's love is enough to bring Jason back to the light and he gives Jason a potion to fake his death so that they may escape.

Icarus visits his wounded and imprisoned father, Daedalus. He wants to help him escape but his father is not interested in doing so if it means doing anything immoral or put his son in harm's way. He is none the wise about Icarus helping Pasiphae's men in exchange for helping Daedalus.

Jason takes Aeson's draft and it makes him appear to be dead. Aeson sneaks him out of the cell and revives him once they're out of the prison. He tells Jason to lie still, as he is being wheeled on a cart of the dead. They are spotted by Icarus who is skulking around like the filthy traitor he is. Though Aeson and Jason make it out of the city alive, they are shortly thereafter attacked by guards. Hercules arrives in time to help the two make their escape out of the fight but Aeson has been mortally wounded. Hercules apologises to Jason and the two make amends and then continue to help the wounded Aeson on till they make it back to where Ariadne and Pythagoras are waiting. Unfortunately, Aeson dies in Jason's arms.

Pasiphae is informed of what has happened and she is emotional and angry that Jason chose his father over her. She berates Medea for making her believe that it was the right thing to let Jason into her heart and orders her to leave.

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Jason and Ariadne make it back to Pythagoras and Hercules but now that he has learned the truth about his mother's identity, his heart has been blackened. Jason goes after a set of guards that is pursuing them and fights them off. Pythagoras and Ariadne come to help him and when there is but one survivor, a lone boy who surrenders himself to them, Jason kills him despite Ariadne's orders to stand down. When they return to Hercules, he picks a fight with Jason who strikes him repeatedly. The group is shocked by Jason's harsh and arrogant ways.

Pasiphae is concerned about the threat Jason poses. Medea assures her that now that Jason knows the truth, he will return but Pasiphae is still determined to have him killed. Mother of the year, that one.

Pythagoras decides to sneak back into Atlantis to get help from Melas, believing he will hold the key to helping Jason. Upon meeting with Melas, Pythagoras is advised that Jason's father is the key to restoring the balance of dark and light within Jason. Only he can provide the love needed to counter Pasiphae's influence. Pythagoras' friend Icarus turns over where Jason's group is headed, in the hopes of getting his father Daedalus free. Though his father has been spared an execution now, he is still to be locked up.

Pythagoras has tracked down Aeson, Jason's father, and tells him what has happened. Jason's heart is blackened and turned to anger and hatred. Pythagoras pleads with Aeson to help Jason. Aesop doesn't believe he can be what Jason needs.

While soldiers makes plans to hunt down Jason, Medea eavesdrops. It is worth noting that Jason has been having mysterious dreams in which Medea appears.

Pythagoras prepares to leave without Aeson since he has not agreed to help and delivers an impassioned speech which changes Aeson's mind. Ariadne has convinced Hercules to reach out to Jason and try to mend fences. Hercules says that though he cannot deny his own anger, he should not have fought with Jason. Hercules asks some questions about Medusa's decision to sacrifice herself, and Jason answers them. Things are still tense though because Jason tells Hercules he needs to move on. Hercules wants to leave, despite Ariadne's pleas with him to stay.

As Pythoagroas and Aeson are making their journey, they are spotted by a soldier who returns to Atlantis to tell Pasiphae, who decides to ride off after them with soldiers in tow. Medea is following after them in secret. Pythagoras and Aeson are arriving back to Jason and Ariadne but the group is ambushed by Pasiphae and her soldiers before any conversations can be had. A fight breaks out and just as Jason is about to be killed by a soldier sneaking up from behind, Medea uses magic to save her. While Ariadne is fleeing, Hercules grabs her to keep her hidden.

Medea heals a wounded Jason, using magic to do so. She advises him to sleep, which he does. Ariadne and Hercules catch up to Hercules and Aeson, who is still alive. Pythagoras reveals that Aeson is Jason's father but none of the group have any idea where Jason is. Jason wakes, feeling better, and asks Medea why she is helping him. She says they're more alike than he knows. The two then kiss.

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The new Oracle, Cassandra, declares that the Gods are angry because the rightful heir to the throne is not ruling. The gods have not recognised her as Atlantis' ruler. Pasiphae orders her to be taken away and begins to panic but is advised by her seedy sidekick to force Ariadne to publicly renounce her title and swear allegiance to Pasiphae. Ariadne refuses to do so, so Pasiphae has Delmos taken away to be tortured for her disobeying.

Ariadne gets a still-loyal guard to go to find Jason and the others. Medusa and Pythagoras are the ones met by the guard and Medusa advises him not to tell Jason for fear that he will do something rash. She does, however, have a plan. Pythagoras will go back into the city, since Hercules and Jason are both wanted men.

Delmos is returned to Ariadne's cell, badly wounded, but he makes her promise not to give in no matter what. Pasiphae later returns to the cell to press Ariadne again to give in but she refuses, preferring to die instead. But Pasiphae will not kill Ariadne. Instead, she kills Delmos.

Pythagoras makes it into the city to meet with friends Daedalus and his son Icarus. He says he needs to get back into the temple in order to retrieve Pandora's box. The plan works and Pythagoras makes it into the temple. Melas catches him and nearly calls the guards but Pythagoras convinces him that it is for the good of the city to help undo the bad he has done and so Melas helps him escape.

Pythagoras returns to Medusa and tells her she doesn't have to go through with her plan. She says she doesn't plan to live for long with this cursed state. She begs Pythagoras to not tell Hercules or Jason. Pythagoras only tells them that though Ariadne is still alive, others in the city have not fared so well. Jason want to run into the city but Pythagoras warns him that doing so without a plan would mean certain death and then Ariadne would have no one to help her.

Pasiphae has Ariadne strung up in the cell so Medea can torture her into giving in. Despite all the torture, Ariadne refuses to break.

Medusa says her goodbyes to Hercules and drugs his food so he won't be able to stop her from going through with her plan. It's then that Medusa and Pythagoras let Jason in on the plan. Jason doesn't want to use this plan but Medusa says she cannot live with the guilt of what she has done. She cannot live a happy life with everything she's done but her death can save Atlantis. She wants Jason to just use her head as the rest of her would "only slow them down." Medusa leaves, saying she will wait in a cave for Jason. Jason is the only one immune to her cursed gaze so he must be the one to wield her power. Alone in the cave, Medusa revives her curse.

Jason arrives and Medusa begs him to do this to save everyone. He leaves the cave with his bloody sword and Medusa's severed head in hand. Hercules wakes and Pythagoras must deliver the bad news. Hercules is devastated.

Jason enters Atlantis and turns guards to stone with Medusa's severed head. When Pasiphae hears the news, she orders him killed but no one can do so because of the gaze of the Gorgon. Perspire takes a sword from a guard and declares that she will take care of this herself. Pasiphae and Jason meet alone and she reveals that she is immune to the Gorgon's gaze, to which Jason responds that he will kill her himself. He easily disarms her and prepares to kill her but she then reveals that she is his mother. Jason seems to know that this is true so he moves his sword away from her throat. But when Pasiphae tries to escape, he knocks her out. Still, Jason is unable to kill her and tosses his sword aside in a fit of rage. Medea appears and confirms Pasiphae's statement. She then says that he, like Pasiphae, is touched by the gods and this is why he can wield the sword better than others and he is immune to the Gorgon's gaze. Medea also claims that the two of them have feelings for each other. Jason says he only feels hatred for her.

Jason heads to the cell and lets Ariadne out, also giving her a gauze to cover her eyes, warning her not to take it off no matter what. The two then walk out together, hand in hand.

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Hercules goes and meets Medusa in the cabin they agreed to meet at. She is still distraught over killing the Oracle and believes she is cursed forever.

Jason has been sentenced to death but believes that Ariadne will find a way to get him out of this death-sentence. The High Priest is reunited with the future Oracle Cassandara, who is like a daughter to him, who is being held hostage so he will do as Pasiphae wishes. The High Priest doesn't see why they can't just let Jason go free, as he doesn't even seem like a threat. Pasiphae believes that Jason might not be a threat yet but could very well be some day. Pasiphae says she will free Cassandra the moment she herself is on the throne.

Ariadne tries to convince the High Priest to petition the council and overturn the sentence but he won't be moved, though he says he is not her enemy. He pleads with her to not defy the gods but our dear Ariadne won't let her one true love go without a fight. Pythagoras and Hercules visit Ariadne to plea for Jason's life and she says that she can't contradict the gods without Medusa's testimony. She says that they must follow the will of the gods. Of course she has to say this to keep up appearances and play this political chess game. Jason is hurt to learn of this, beginning to wonder if her feelings for him were ever true and decides he will ask for an audience with her and just by looking in her eyes, he will know what her feelings are.

Hercules admits to Pythagoras that he has seen Medusa but he won't give up her location. He can't sentence her to death. Pythagoras tells Hercules he needs to decide between Jason or Medusa. It's a tough decision but Hercules says that if anyone's going to tell Medusa she needs to come forward, it will be him. He goes to see her but can't bring himself to tell her of what is happening, as she is just so happy to be with him again and to have another chance. The next morning, Medusa asks what the people are saying of her in Atlantis and he says they all blame Pasiphae, as they should, and says he must leave once more to tend to some things in Atlantis.

Jason asks Delmos to request an audience on his behalf with Ariadne but he returns to say that she has refused his offer. Hercules is arrested after getting into a drunken brawl with a man who cheated him during a game of dice but once they're arrested it's revealed that the two were in cahoots to get them in jail. They then knock a guard out and lock him in the cell. Hercules thanks the man for his help and heads out on his own to break Jason out. The two attempt to make their escape and have to fight off some guards along the way and eventually find themselves surrounded.

Pythagoras is called to the palace by Delmos who informs him that Hercules has been sentenced to death in the bull along with Jason. Ariadne cannot do anything to interfere with the will of the gods and poor Pythagoras cannot even see his friends while they are being purified. Hercules apologises to Jason for not telling him about Medusa but Jason is not holding any grudges.

Just as the execution is being prepared, a knock comes at Pythagoras' door. When he opens it, he finds a note with instructions. Meanwhile, Delmos has drugged some guards and broken Jason and Hercules out and given them some cloaks to hide themselves. With the help of another co-conspirator, Jason and Hercules scale their way down the side of the palace wall where Pythagoras is waiting for them at the bottom. He tells them where to meet him, as he must run along after them since he has been spotted by guards.

Delmos relays the news to Ariadne, who thanks him for his loyalty. But he warns her that they must be careful, since it isn't over yet.

Pasiphae remains determined as ever to get the throne and says that Jason is Ariadne's weakness and will be the reason that she falls.

The High Priest is instructed to manipulate the public by claiming bad omens in order to sway them into believing as they should. Ariadne and Delmos know that the High Priest is no longer to be trusted but must keep up the charade as the council is called. The council tries to make claims that the gods want blood and that a sacrifice must be made. They try to goad her into admitting fault and make her swear on the golden bull that she did not aid in their escape. She then says she won't swear because Jason is innocent. The council then orders Ariadne to be arrested.

Jason and Hercules are still in the forest waiting for Pythagoras but the guards are hot on their trail. Hercules proposes that perhaps Pythagoras ratted them out but Jason remains confident as ever that their friend is on their side, regardless of the fact that he's not there. Pythagoras is attempting to pack up provisions to go meet with Jason and Hercules but is visited by one of Delmos' men that word must be sent to Jason that Ariadne has been arrested. He finally catches up to Jason and Hercules to deliver the bad news. Jason wants to go back and save Ariadne but Pythagoras says that there is one person that can save Jason and Ariadne. Hercules sees now that there is no choice but to go to Medusa.

Delmos gets thrown into Ariadne's cell and Hercules goes in to tell Medusa of all that has happened. Medusa does not blame Hercules and says her only regret in all of this was leaving Hercules. She says that ever since she opened that box, her fate has been sealed. She must now pay the price. Hercules is devastated, perhaps even more so than Medusa, who says that they must both be brave. The foursome all begin their journey back to Atlantis. But upon reaching the city, they find that it is largely empty and quickly realise that something is terribly wrong. They stay hidden from the guards that run past and make their way to the palace, where they find Pasiphae is being sworn in as Queen.

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Pasiphae gets news that Jason and Ariadne are to be married. She would rather see her own son die than lose out on the opportunity to seize the throne for herself. Meanwhile, Ariadne is being advised by her military adviser, Delmos, that her union with Jason is a bad idea because he is not of noble blood. Ariadne decides that they must seek the council of the gods to get approval for the union. The Oracle will need to take a blood offering from both of them. After Ariadne and Jason offer their blood to the Oracle, they along with all of Atlantis must wait to hear whether the Gods will give their blessing.

The Oracle tells her closest adviser that the Gods have blessed the union but mere moments later, she is kidnapped. Masked assassins have infiltrated the city and Ariadne knows immediately that Pasiphae is to blame. Pasiphae and the Oracle argue with each other about what is the right course of action. But Pasiphae has an ace up her sleeve in the form of Medusa, whom she and Medea are apparently immune to. Medusa is desperate and would rather die than carry on living like this. Pasiphae offers Medusa the opportunity to have her misery ended if she will take someone's life…

The victim to-be is the Oracle. She seems to know what's coming before she even turns around and promises Pasiphae that the gods will have their vengeance. By the time Jason, Pythagoras, and Hercules arrive to Pasiphae's hide-out, it is too late to save the Oracle, for she has already been turned to stone. Hercules is devastated at the idea that Medusa could have done something like this and takes off running to try to find her. Jason is wracked with guilt, blaming himself for the Oracle's fate. He promises that they will pay for what they have done.

When Hercules catches up to Medusa, he finds that she is cured. It's an emotional reunion, as they have waited a long time to be reunited. Medusa feels terrible for what happened to the Oracle, not knowing that it was going to be her when she entered the room. Hercules is happy to have his love back but tells Medusa that she needs to run or else vengeance will be had upon her. He promises to come meet her as soon as he can get away.

Jason and Pythagoras catch up to Hercules, who lies and claims to not know where she is and that she must have fled before they could catch her. The trio must now return to Atlantis and deliver the bad news to Ariadne. Hercules tells the further truth that Medusa was the one to kill the Oracle but regardless, Ariadne orders that Medusa be hunted down. Hercules begs for mercy on Medusa's behalf but no one will listen.

Pythagoras tries to reason with Hercules, saying that after everything she went through, she may not be the same Medusa they once knew. Meanwhile, Jason is blaming himself for all that has happened since he agreed to marry Ariadne. Pythagoras tries to make him see that blaming himself is unreasonable. Jason ponders that perhaps the price of marrying Ariadne is too high. He relays these concerns to Ariadne, saying that he loves her a great deal but whether going through with it is in the best interest of the people. Ariadne presses the issue, saying that the Oracle will have died for nothing if they don't follow their hearts. In the end, they agree to pursue the marriage and Ariadne orders that the plans for the wedding be set in motion.

Hercules sneaks out with some food to go meet Medusa. The High Priest, who was in cahoots with Pasiphae, is upset over Pasiphae's killing the Oracle but another of his co-conspirators chides him for assuming that Pasiphae would let her go and reminds him that he will regret if he doesn't stop the wedding. That same guard then order Jason to be arrested for the murder of the Oracle. Pythagoras then puts it together, that the High Priest would have been the first to receive news of the gods blessing the union. They would only have taken the Oracle if they had blessed the union. Ariadne is woken from her bed by Delmos, who tells her what's happening. As accusations go flying, Ariadne and the High Priest find themselves in a stand-off. Ariadne says that people should pay for crimes they have actually committed, and the High Priest says they must all answer the Gods. She eventually agrees that they must all answer to the Gods, but there's a sort of look in her eye that makes us think she has a trick up her sleeve. The High Priest says Jason has been found guilty but come on, there's no way he's going to die. Can't wait to see how he gets out of this one!

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Jason's chasing Medea through the forest and shouts out to her that he will find her and kill her eventually, as Medea has just mortally wounded Ariadne. But he must put his chase on hold and get Ariadne back to Atlantis so she may be tended to by healers. It's rather annoying to have Ariadne's agency interrupted like this. Let's get back to her coming into her own as Queen of Atlantis instead of being a source of man-pain for Jason.

Jason worries that his faith in people, in Medea to be exact, will lead to Ariadne's demise. Hercules has a quiet moment with Orpheus, who says that he will be reunited with Eurydice again someday, even if it's in the Underworld. Ariadne's wound isn't healing so the Oracle is summoned and begins tending to her with incantations and other mystical devices. The Oracle determines that Medea's dagger was enchanted with dark magic - a death curse that is beyond the Oracle's powers. Jason is distraught and determined to find a way to save Ariadne. The Oracle suggests Jason seek the council of the Grey Sisters, who are danger and may share thing he will not wish to hear, but at this point, it's Jason's only option.

The trio ride out to find the Grey Sisters and Hercules laments how he has done nothing to help Medusa and her plight, whereas Jason would ride to the ends of the earth to save the woman he loves. The trio reaches the Grey Sisters and Jason holds their eye ransom for answers. They say that the wound must be treated by the blood of the enchantress, so now Jason must find Medea. They also tell him that his and Medea's fates are entwined so he apparently cannot kill Medea. Presumably this is a plot point that will be developed further throughout the season. They also offer up the location of Medea and the trio head off.

The trio reach their destination and are attacked by some flying creatures. Hercules is injured and he's forced to stay behind while Pythagoras will look after him and stop the bleeding, meaning Jason will have to go in alone. Jason reaches Medea, who tells him they were both "touched by the gods" and that they have some sort of connection. It does appear that there is some tension and Jason opts to simply knock Medea out and steal some of her blood but ends up knocked out too and locked up by Pasiphae's men. Medea lies to Pasiphae, saying that he only said he intended to kill her, and Pasiphae tells Medea about Jason being her son.

Pasiphae converses with Jason after he wakes, seemingly wanting to genuinely connect with him. She even brings him food, much to his surprise. He asks why she spared him and she says that perhaps they're more similar than he thinks. Pasiphae claims that Atlantis is a great city and Ariadne is too weak to rule and defend the city from its enemies. Pasiphae adds that Ariadne is not so simply the rightful heir since her father had wrongfully usurped the throne. Pasiphae says that they must put their differences aside if they hope to save the city. She continues to try to reason with him but Jason attacks her instead when she gets close enough in proximity and the guards intervene.

Pasiphae seems saddened by the turn of events with Jason and his hostility, while Pythagoras and Hercules are able to make their way to the castle and fight their way past the guards to release Jason from his prison cell. Thankfully, Jason has still managed to get away with Medea's blood (not sure how he managed that but whatever saves our fave, Ariadne, will have to do). Jason and Medea share some intense eye contact before the trio get away.

Jason admits to Pythagoras and Hercules that he was unable to kill Medea, just as the Grey Sisters had said, and expresses his confusion over why Pasiphae spared his life when she could have ended it. The two keep quiet about the truth they know. They make it back to Atlantis with the blood, and Ariadne is restored. She asks to see Jason and says that she'll deny herself no longer, and proposes to him. He is surprised, to say the least, but he accepts.

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Pasiphae is badly injured and uses what little strength she has left to cast a spell on a nearby sarcophagus, waking the body within. Meanwhile, Hercules, Pythagoras, Ariadne and company are searching the Necropolis cave for Jason. Unfortunately for them, they encounter an undead Dion who attacks them along with many other newly-risen undead effected by Pasiphae's spell.

When Jason wakes before Medea, he considers killing her but doesn't go through it, as it's not in his heroic nature. As Hercules' group continue to fight off the undead, they find that the only way to kill them is to pierce the heart. Jason and Medea find an uneasy truce, as Medea doesn't feel right attacking him after he had spared her life. Plus with the looming threat of the undead, there are greater problems to preoccupy their time. They're of different philosophies, since Medea believes Pasiphae is only doing what is necessary to take her rightful place on the throne, whereas Jason is coming from an entirely different set of experiences of Pasiphae's cruelty and manipulation.

Ariadne is able to share a quiet moment with Eurdice in which she expresses concerns that she may never be able to tell Jason how she truly feels. Hercules assures Ariadne that Jason will make it out alive, as he is braver and faster than any other. Jason finds himself injured when confronted with some undead but Medea uses magic to heal him. Jason points out that Pasiphae doesn't care for her and raised the dead even though Medea was still in the Necropolis. Medea denies this claim, saying she has no one else.

Pythagoras warns the group that if they are bitten, they will become one of them. This raises alarm when they find that Ariadne has an injury on her arm but Pythagoras says it is just a cut after examining it. Jason promises Medea that he will not let any harm to her, since she has saved his life. But Medea insists that she will not betray Pasiphae, though Jason seems confident that she is ripe to switch sides.

Unfortunately for the group, Eurdice is bitten in one of the attacks. She tries to keep it secret but must admit to Orpheus what has happened. It's only a matter of time before she changes and Pythagoras starts to sense that something is off with her. He tries to ask Orpheus and Eurdice what is wrong and they must admit the truth about her injury. Pythagoras tells Hercules and Ariadne about what has happened and stresses the importance of killing her before she changes. Ariadne offers to do it herself, saying that she must be willing to do what she asks of her people. As Ariadne approaches, Eurdice says that if anyone is to end her life, it will be him, promising her that not even Hades can keep them apart. He ends her life and it's one of the stand-out emotional moments of the whole episode.

When Jason and Medea are reunited with the rest of the group, Jason implores them to listen and to not kill Medea. She offers up information on how to defeat the undead, saying it's the only way they'll make it out alive. Hercules wants to kill her but Pythagoras says it's the only way they'll make it out alive. Privately, Jason admits her love to Jason and he of course, reciprocates.

In the final moments of the episode, the group is able to fight off the undead and end the ritual that had brought them to life, thus making all drop and return to their dead state. But once the trio return to Medea and Ariadne to let them know of the good news and release Medea, she promptly betrays them and fatally stabs Ariadne, which she claims is what she intended all along.

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This just in: Telemon is working for Pasiphae. As if his getting in the way of our favourite Atlantian couples, Jason and Ariadne, wasn't enough to dislike him. Pasiphae is worshipping the dark gods and has promised Telemon a place in her court when she rises to power, so long as he helps to lead Ariadne to her death. So there's officially nothing we like about this bloke. But at least the Atlantian trio are spying on him, and learn from a spy that he has secretly been out of of the city.

Telemon tells Ariadne that he cannot marry her without receiving his father's blessing on their union. He wants Ariadne to travel with her out of the city, but at least Ariadne's adviser Dion is insistent that he will be the only one to know the route that they shall take to travel. Jason doesn't want Ariadne to leave and risk her life but Pythagoras and Hercules warn him that simply trying to keep her from going will only look like him lashing out due to jealousy.

Jason visits Ariadne to express his concerns but is unable to change her mind about her plans to travel and she once again apologises that there is no way she can be with him. But she agrees to let him, along with Pythagoras and Hercules, accompany her on the trip to ensure that she is protected. The group is attacked on the their travels but when the moment comes for Telemon to kill Ariadne, he is unable to go through with it. He asks that she forgive him before riding out of the battle on a horse. When he reaches Pasiphae, she is enraged that he didn't follow through so she stabs him and leaves him stranded with only a pouch of water, which Medea punctures with a sword she throws into it. At least the "servant of Poseidon" has a weapon.

Jason and the other remaining members of the team continue to try to get Ariadne to safety. On the way, Dion is injured. He tells Jason he and the others go on without him but Jason refuses to abandon him. Pasiphae and her team are still in pursuit of Ariadne, following their trial. They find help from a small party of people, including a man named Orpheus and a woman named Eurydice. Jason tells the group that they are merchants so as to ensure Ariadne's safety.

Though Orpheus is blind, he is able to see much and determines that Ariadne is queen simply by touching her hand (and perhaps magical abilities… though it's not explicitly stated). He apparently knew Ariadne's father and notes that the king was consumed by pure evil in the form of Pasiphae. Ariadne privately admits to Jason that she fears for the safety of those that protect her more than she fears for her own life.

As Pasiphae and her company draw neared to Jason's now-extended group, our heroes must take refuge in the Necropolis. It is claimed that no one who enters the Necropolis will return so Pasiphae's troops are weary to go inside. Pasiphae claims that they may find death inside it or they will find it at her hand. She even kills one soldier to prove her point but they still refuse to enter. Pasiphae heads to the entrance with Medea following after her.

Ariadne is emotional as Dion dies in her arms. Jason comes face-to-face with Medea, who moves backward as Jason moves in towards her. Ariadne comes up from behind and shoots an arrow into Pasiphae. Medea become emotional and seemingly unleashes some magic, which causes a rockslide and sends both herself and Jason falling down below while Ariadne screams out for Jason.

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Ariadne is formally crowned as Queen and must select a champion for her Coronation Games. She is pressured to ask Jason to do so and she eventually relents. He begins to train and Hercules confides in Pythagoras about Pasiphae being Jason's mother. While the trio are training in the woods, they come across a man named Telemon, who is headed to the city to compete in the Coronation Games. They help him fight off some attackers and accompany him back to the city. Pythagoras remains suspicious of him.

As the tournament begins, Telemon is revealed to be a prince. Ariadne invites him to stay in the palace and Telemon admits that his father would not approve of his entering the contest. He and Ariadne appear to have at least a it of chemistry, though it pales in comparison to that of Jason's. Another competitor in the tournament, a badass lady named Areto, approaches Telemon. She believes she has recognised Telemon from the salt mines but he denies any connection. Pythagoras overhears the conversation so he approaches her privately and she says that even if he denies it, she knows he was there. Unbeknownst to both of them, Telemon has overheard the conversation.

Telemon approaches Jason and thanks him for saving him again, also sharing his intentions to win Ariadne's heart. He also tells Jason he thinks Ariadne shares the interest. Pythagoras tells Hercules about Areto's claims about knowing Telemon from a prison. They note how Areto had a brand on her wrist and Telemon wears an archer's brace on the same wrist but it's the wrong wrist for an archer (and he's not even an archer that they know of).

Ariadne seeks the council of Dion to ask about whether she should accept Telemon's marriage proposal. They decide that it's in Atlantis' best interest to form alliances through this marriage. Areto turns up dead and Pythagoras immediately assumes that Telemon killed her. He thinks that perhaps he killed her with a thin blade and believes that perhaps Telemon isn't a prince at all. Pythagoras confronts Telemon about his brace and the brand hiding beneath it. Telemon admits to being in the prison and says that he ran away at 18 and fell in with some pirates. His father branded him because he was not to be granted special treatment.

Telemon asks Ariadne again as to whether she has another suitor. She admits there is someone but that she cannot marry him. Telemon suggests that perhaps she can feel something for him instead someday. Jason is injured in one of his fights in the tournament. Ariadne goes to visit him after the bout and she tells him that her feelings for him haven't changed but she is the queen. Telemon witnesses the exchange. When Telemon beats Leonidas in a fight, Hercules and Pythagoras become suspicious so they Hercules confronts Leonidas who admits that Telemon bribed him to lose. He and Pythagoras realise that Telemon needed to win so that he can fight Jason and kill him in battle - thus eliminating Ariadne's only other suitor. Jason remains unswayed and still insists on fighting.

It's the finals and even with Telemon's attempt to cheat, Jason wins the fight. Telemon coldly says that though Jason was lucky, he won't always be that way. Unfortunately, Ariadne still decides to accept Telemon's marriage proposal.

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Pasiphae's army unleashes their attack on Atlantis while Hercules and Pythagoras carry an injured Jason through the cave while being followed by a cyclops. Hercules decides to fight the cyclops alone while Pythagoras continues to move Jason and Hercules is able to blind and injure the cyclops before catching up to his friends. They're able to escape from the cave by jumping into a body of water that leads them out.

Lord Sarpedon admits his betrayal to Ariadne, who orders him to be locked up. Jason, Pythagoras, and Hercules run into the deserters while on the way back to Atlantis. Jason shows that he has the Palladium, causing all of the deserters to kneel. Ariadne sends Lord Sarpedon back to Pasiphae to be a double agent but he fails to kill her, as Medea reveals magical abilities that stop him from completing his mission, and Pasiphae executes him herself.

Jason and the others return to Atlantis and bring the Palladium back to Ariadne. The battle resumes and the deserters return just in time to help the forces of Atlantis defeat Pasiphae's army, forcing them to retreat. There is a moment where one of Pasiphae's men is about to shoot Jason but Hercules sees her kill him first so Jason is spared. He keeps this secret to himself but appears alarmed at what and why this happened.

Ariadne tearfully tells Jason that she won't be able to be with him since he is not of noble blood and she needs to maintain the good opinion of the other nobles so they do not turn against her in the fight against Pasiphae. Meanwhile, Hercules goes to the Oracle to ask why Pasiphae saved Jason's life and she denies knowing anything. He says he will ask Jason if she doesn't tell him so the Oracle admits that Pasiphae is Jason's mother. Meanwhile, Ariadne orders her general to hunt down Pasiphae and her army, and to kill Pasiphae as soon as she is caught.

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Following the loss of her father, King Minos, Ariadne is now Queen of Atlantis. Pasiphae has formed an army and is fully embracing the role of power-hungry warlord. Pasiphae is after a statue known as the Palladium, which is said to hold holy protection for Atlantis.

Ariadne has Jason rescue a man named Sarpedon, an old friend of her father's. He bears news regarding Pasiphae and her plans. When Jason returns, he meets with Pythagoras and the gambling Hercules, who loses against a man named Critias.

As it turns out, Sarpedon is actually a spy for Pasiphae and has snuck a warrior in named Medea to steal the statue. She sneaks through the palace late at night while the city sleeps. Just as she gets hold of the statue, the walls begin to crumble. It's either booby-trapped, or an earthquake, or some deep mystical force. Regardless, it doesn't bode well for the city of Atlantis.

Medea is spotted by some guards and takes off running. She leaps off the side of a palace wall and is intercepted by a flying creature that takes her away. Pythagoras says that something must have happened to have angered Poseidon so. Ariadne summons Jason, Pythagoras, and Hercules to the palace and bestows a quest on them to retrieve the Palladium. Jason promises not to fail her. They must act fast, as Pasiphae is preparing to march on Atlantis.

Sarpedon asks Ariadne if she has feelings for Jason and she simply replies that her duty comes before her feelings, whatever they might be. Ariadne notes that the thief would have had an accomplice and orders that everyone in the palace be questioned.

Jason pays a visit to the Oracle before he and his friends will begin their quest. She tells him it is time, and gives him a drink, telling him to clear his mind. He begins to convulse and has visions of himself in battle, Pasiphae, a ship called "Argo," Ariadne with bloody hands. The Oracle tells him only he can stop all of this from coming to pass, and that he must embrace his destiny.

Medea delivers the Palladium to Pasiphae, who says that nothing can stop them from taking Atlantis now. Jason and the others begin their quest to retrieve it and Hercules tells Jason he's being foolish in letting his feelings cloud his judgement. Jason says that he thinks he has a much bigger purpose than this that he is now beginning to understand.

A man is apprehended as an accomplice to the intruder. He is chained up and Ariadne states he must be made to talk. The Atlantis Trio are attacked by men shooting arrows. They run through the woods and engage in combat with their attackers. They kill most of them but when they encounter one who is unarmed, Jason refuses to kill him while he is unarmed. Pythagoras says that they can't let him go either since he will jeopardise their plans. Jason says that if he wants him dead, he must kill him himself. The man begs for his life and Pythagoras is unable to follow through. The man says he just wants to go home and Jason tells him to leave. The man runs off uttering his thanks.

Sarpedon poisons the man before he can be questioned, apologising and saying he can't take the risk of being exposed. Pythagoras asks Hercules what he thinks about Jason's so-called destiny, and Hercules notes that he is the fastest man he has ever met and that he is special enough to not turn to stone when looking at Medusa. Hercules says he follows Jason because in doing so, he hopes he will become the man he pretends to be. Pythgoras says that he loves the both of them and are the only family he has.

The Atlantis trio come across Pasiphae's camp and decide to intrude under the cover of nightfall. They're able to get in and retrieve the Palladium but are spotted by Pasiphae while making their escape. She orders her men after them and the Atlantis Trio are forced to make their escape via a giant catapult which sends them into the ocean.

The next day, the Atlantis Trio are caught up to by Pasiphae's men and engage in battle once again. Jason is injured with an arrow by the soldier whose life he had previously spared. Hercules kills him and Pythagoras examines Jason's wound after removing the arrow. Jason tells his friends to leave him there and bring the Palladium back to Ariadne, preferring death over failing her, but they refuse to leave him behind. They help Jason along and decide to take refuge in a cave, hoping that Pasiphe and her men will pass them by.

On the way to the cave, the Atlantis trio have to cross a rickety bridge which Hercules cuts after they make it across in order to slow down their followers. Once in the cave, Pythagoras prepares to redress Jason's wound. Pasiphae performs magic to cause a rockslide that blocks the Atlantis Trio from making it out that entrance. She tells her men it is time to march on Atlantis. Ariadne receives news that Pasiphae's men will reach the city by nightfall.

The Atlantis Trio make their way through the cave in search of a way out. Sarpedon tries to get Ariadne to flee the city but she refuses to abandon her people, also holding on to faith that Jason will return. The Atlantis soldiers that fled the city are apprehended by Pasiphae's men and brought to her to be questioned. They say that they only fled because the Palladium was stolen. Pasiphae orders them to be released and word to be give out that safe passage will be granted to all Atlantians that wish to flee.

Meanwhile, the Atlantis Trio are unknowingly being pursued in the cave by a Cyclops.

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The Brazen Bull is being prepared for Ariadne's execution. She will be placed inside the metal bull, a fire will be lit beneath it, the metal will be heated, she will roast inside, and her screams will be amplified by the acoustics of the bull. Jason is horrified by it and is extremely guilt-ridden. He wants to go confess his crimes but Pythagoras warns him that Ariadne is all that stands between Pasiphae and the throne, so she will never spare Ariadne's life. Jason doesn't want to let Ariadne die alone and Hercules berates him for being so willing to throw his life away. He tells him he is fond of him and that they will either stop the execution or die trying. He refuses to have themselves be killed unless they die fighting. Jason questions Hercules on his being fond of him, saying he's never even admitted to liking him, and Hercules humourously retorts that he's marginally less fond of him than he is of Pythagoras and that he's less fond of Pythagoras than wine and pies. Pythagoras cheerfully proclaims that this is probably the nicest thing Hercules has ever said to him.

Ariadne is visited by a temple priest in her prison cell. She is scared and regrets blames herself for all the suffering Pasiphae will inflict on the people once she is ruler. He tells her to not lose faith and that they should pray to the gods. She asks him to tend to her father and make his final days as comfortable as can be. He promises to do all that he can.

The Oracle warns Pasiphae while she is praying at the temple that the gods will not forgive her for putting Ariadne to death, as killing her is a violation of the most sacred laws. Pasiphae insists that she is fulfilling her duties while the King is ill and the Oracle notes that the swiftness with which the King has fallen ill has taken all by surprise. Pasiphae warns her it would be unwise to try to stop her but the Oracles says that it is not she who will stop Pasiphae. She says that Pasiphae's nemesis draws near and Pasiphae says that her riddles do not scare her. The Oracle says that like Pasiphae, her nemesis is touched by the Gods. She warns that it won't be so easy to kill this person. Pasiphae questions who this person is and the Oracle replies that she'll find out soon enough.

The trio are visited by the Head Guard of the palace who offers up his help to rescue Ariadne. He says that he serves the King. Jason visits the Oracle and says he'll rescue Ariadne or die trying. She is proud of how he now chooses his own path instead of relying on her for guidance. He thanks her for all she has done for him and she says that he was the answer to their prayers. She tells him to go to the silver mines in Pangean and says that perhaps they'll not think to look for him among the dead. Strange, cryptic message. Typical Oracle.

Ariadne's execution draws near and Hercules feigns drunk to get near the bull and spill more flammable liquor in a trail that leads from it through the crowd. Jason shoots a flaming arrow and a fire rages that sends the crowd into a frenzy. In the commotion, the guard conspiring with the trio takes Ariadne and sends her off to meet her friends. The guard eventually catches back up to the trio and Ariadne and is now injured. They escape through underground tunnels and the guard stay behind to fight off the pursuing party while the others continue on their escape. In the end, Heptarian is the one to kill him.

The trio escapes into the forest and Ariadne changes into more simple clothing before burning the gown she was originally wearing. She tells Jason that she fears she may never return to Atlantis. He reminds her of the time she said she wished for a simple life and perhaps this is her chance at it. The group heads for the mines as recommended by the Oracle while Pasiphae, Heptarian, and guards hunt them.

Back at the palace, Ariadne's traitorous servant poisons the King on the Queen's behalf and the priest witnesses this in secret. He relays the news to the Oracle, who insists that they must save him. The priest reveals to the viewers that the Oracle has always said that he never had a right to the throne and the Oracle states that he is the lesser of two evils when compared to Pasiphae. She also says that Jason will be safe in the mines because, "Who better to protect him than his own father?" What.

The group arrives at the mines and are met by a hooded group of lepers, led by a man named Tychon. Jason tells Tychon that he was sent there by the Oracle to escape Pasiphae and the man questions Jason on his name after seeing his necklace. Tychon allows them to stay. Tychon recognises that Ariadne is the princess of Atlantis and Jason tells him that she had been sentenced to death. Tychon comments that Minos would never allow such a thing and Jason relays the news of his falling ill and Pasiphae seeking to claim the throne. Tychon notes the dangers of desiring power. Jason asks him how long he has had his disease and Tychon says it's been many years and he's almost forgotten what it was like before having it. He also notices that Jason has feelings for Ariadne.

The priest visits the King as the treacherous servant is poisoning him yet again. When he says he must pray with the King, she says the Queen had ordered her to stay by his side at all times but he tells her that royal death rights are a sacred ritual and questions her as to whether she would dare defy the gods. After she leaves, the priest drops a vial of some healing remedy into King Minos' mouth.

The search party has tracked the group to the silver mines and Pasiphae orders that Ariadne be taken alive so she may be executed in front of her people, and orders that the others be killed. One leper spots them and warns the others of the impending threat. The soldiers come storming into the cave but the others manage to get away. Heptarian is stabbed in the initial invasion. Tychon stays behind to fight alongside his people and Jason feels guilty leaving him but continues running with the group.

Pasiphae and some soldiers spot Jason and Ariadne in the forest and Jason tells Ariadne to run while he fights off some soldiers. At one point, a soldier catches up to Ariadne when she trips and falls but she feigns hurt and stabsh im when he helps her up. She is caught shortly thereafter and Jason is knocked to the ground with a blow to the head when distracted by the sound of her screaming for him. Pasiphae sends the soldiers after Ariadne and prepares to kill Jason herself while he is still passed out on the ground. Tychon catches up to her and stops her, saying that though she doesn't recognise him, she is the one who made him this way. She then recognises him and calls him by a different name. He tells her that she has the girl, which is what she came for, and to leave Jason alive. When she questions him as to why Jason is of importance to him, he drops the ultimate series-finale-bomb: "He is our son." She looks upon him amazed as Tychon says that Jason is touched by the gods as she is. She says that she had believed him to be dead. Tychon says that when Pasiphae betrayed him and usurped the throne with Minos, he had taken Jason somewhere safe where she would never find him. She asks Tychon if Jason knows of his own identity and whether she is his mother. Tychon says he doesn't and she asks why he didn't tell him. Tychon replies that he doesn't want Jason to be corrupted by this quest for power and that he doesn't believe Pasiphae can kill her own son. She tells him to promise that he will never tell Jason of the truth and he does so. Pasiphae leaves and Tychon wakes Jason, helping him to walk through the forest, during which Pythagoras and Hercules catch up to them. Unbeknownst to them, Heptarian is following them.

Jason wakes later that night and asks where Ariadne leaves. He wants to go after her but Tychon tells him he'll be of no use to her if he cannot lift a sword. Pythagoras seeks out some herbs to pack Jason's wounds while Jason rests. Tychon later tries to convince Jason to not return to Atlantis but Jason refuses to carry on without trying to save Ariadne. Tychon tells JAson that there was a time that he was like him but before he can continue the story, Heptarian springs out and attacks Jason. They fight with their swords and combat and eventually, Jason manages to get the upper hand and kill Heptarian.

The following morning, Jason parts ways with Tychon, who tells him he should be proud of the man he has become. Ariadne and Pasiphae return to Atlantis, and Minos comes out right as Pasiphae is telling the guards to take Ariadne to the cells. Pasiphae is shocked to see him seemingly recovered and Minos is furious to learn that Pasiphae would sentence his daughter to death. Pasiphae tries to say that she has been tried in accordance with the laws and that his judgement is clouded by his illness but Minos will have none of it. He insists that Ariadne be released and berates the guards when they hesitate. Ariadne hugs her father and Pasiphae is less than pleased.

The trio reach Atlantis and prepare to head to the palace but are met by the priest, Melas, who delivers a note to Jason from Ariadne. Upon reaching the palace, King Minos thanks Jason for saving his daughter and attempts to give Jason a reward for his bravery but when Jason refuses, saying that her safety is reward enough, Minos politely but firmly tells Jason to forget whatever feelings he has for Ariadne - as she is of royal blood and nothing can ever happen between the two of them.

Pasiphae visits the Oracle and questions her about Jason and his future. The Oracle tells her she should be more concerned with her own future and that the day will come when Jason will destroy her.

Pythagoras and Hercules are annoyed to know that Jason turned down a pouch of gold and the trio engage in their signature banter while Pasiphae spies on Jason in secret.

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Jason is visited by Circe in a dream and she reminds him of the oath he swore to kill Pasiphae. The nightmare ends with him finding Hercules dead. Jason feels he has no choice and with the help of Pythagoras and Hercules, begins plotting his breaking into the palace to kill the queen. Pythagoras has developed a way to use seaweed as a sedative. Pasiphae continues to plot the king's death and Heptarian's marriage to Ariadne as part of her rise to the throne.

The trio sneaks into the palace and knock out some guards using Pythagoras' seaweed sedative. Jason must go alone into the main part and when he reaches Pasiphae's bedroom, he cannot bring himself to kill her. She wakes and sees that there is an intruder in the dark and shouts for the guards. Jason ends up shot with an arrow by one of the guards but is able to stay hidden by hiding in Ariadne's room. The queen demands that the hunt continue but wonders why the intruder didn't kill her when they had the chance.

Heptarian visits Ariadne with guards and alerts her of the intruder and the attempt on Pasiphae's life. After he leaves, Ariadne questions Jason on why he tried to kill Pasiphae and he says that it was either that or see his friends die. Meanwhile, Pythagoras and Hercules are able to escape through the rubbish shoot.

Ariadne tends to Jason's wound and patches him up. She questions him as to why Pasiphae is still alive and he says that something stopped him when he tried to kill her. He could not bring himself to do it. Ariadne confesses that she has thought about killing Pasiphae for all she has done. Jason asks why she hasn't done it and Ariadne says that taking a life is not an easy thing to do, though Pasiphe wouldn't think twice about killing them if the tables were turned. Jason attempts to leave, not wanting to put Ariadne's life in danger, but she refuses to let him leave till dawn when she will sneak him out. She says that she will risk her life for him as he done numerous times for her. Back home, Pythagoras and Hercules are in a panic since Jason has not returned. They must sit and wait till he either returns or they hear news of his capture.

Ariadne watches Jason sleep and when he wakes, he begins to dress. Ariadne confesses that despite the perks of being born royal, sometimes she wishes she'd been born the daughter of a smith or carpenter so she'd be free to meet a simple boy of her own choosing. Jason questions as to whether she's calling him simple (stupid) and when she becomes apologetic, he smiles, showing he's only teasing her. Ariadne says that she has said too much and Jason replies that he likes listening to her and that he enjoyed the last night more than any other of his time in Atlantis. Ariadne tells him that when she's with him, all feels right with the world. Ariadne sneaks Jason through the palace and leads him to a secret passageway that leads to the temple. Jason thanks her and promises that he won't let any harm come to her. They share a kiss before he leaves.

Pasiphae wants to know how the intruder could have escaped when every exit was sealed. She demands the guards to search the palace yet again and question every servant. Jason returns home to find Pythagoras and Hercules asleep at the table. He confesses that he couldn't kill Pasiphae and apologises for failing them. They only have one day till Circe will seek her vengeance. Back at the palace, Pasiphae and the guards determine the escape route of the intruder and narrow down their pool of suspects since only members of the royal court are aware of the passageway.

The following morning, Pythagoras wakes and finds Jason gone. He wakes Hercules and realises that Jason sedated them so he can face Circe alone. They decide to go after him. Ariadne visits her sleeping father and tearfully pleads for him to get better. Pasiphae walks in and tells Ariadne that she cried for days when her own father passed. As Ariadne leaves, Pasiphae tells her that they have figured out how the intruder escaped and questions her as to whether or not she told anyone about the passageway. Ariadne denies it and leaves. The king wakes and asks whether or not Ariadne was just there, and Pasiphae lies, saying that she has not been in that day.

Jason reaches Circe and asks her to kill him and spare his friends. He attempts to attack her but she uses her witchcraft to make two extra copies of herself. Jason is able to throw a knife into the guy of the real one due to seeing her reflection in the water. As she dies, she mutters a spell and tosses some bones that sink into the dirt. Pythagoras and Hercules arrive and three skeletons rise from the ground and attack them with swords. They fight them off, at first concerned over not knowing how to kill them, but they're eventually able to smash them.

Back at the palace, one of the servants finds a bloody rag in Ariadne's room. Ariadne confesses that she sheltered the intruder and the servant insists upon taking it to burn it to keep Ariadne's secret. In actuality, she brings it to Pasiphae and tells her what she has learned. Pasiphae has Ariadne summoned to the council chamber and tries her for treason.

When Jason returns home, Hercules and Pythagoras deliver the news of Ariadne's arrest.

Pasiphae sentences Ariadne to death and Ariadne finds herself alone and without allies. No one will listen to her when she accuses the queen of coveting the throne. Ariadne refuses to hand over the name of the intruder. Pythagoras delivers the bad news of Ariadne's sentencing to Jason.

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Jason steals a scrap of bread out of starvation and a lack of money. He is chased by the merchant and he still keeps the bread with him even after it has fallen into a fountain. He escapes into a mysterious shack and stumbles across a giant slab of meat near what appears to be some sort of ritual. Jason returns home with the slab of meat intending to share it but when he finds the others aren't there, his hunger gets the best of him and he devours the whole thing himself.

Hercules is drowning his sorrows in liquor and Pythagoras tells him he can't keep wallowing like this. They have a big of a tiff and Pythagoras leaves, telling him he can walk home alone. Jason feels guilty over the leg and hides the bone and dish when Pythagoras returns home. Pythagoras nearly finds out about the meat, but Jason is saved when Hercules stumbles home drunk.

The following morning, Pythagoras finds Jason on the floor where he appears to have slept. Jason is confused, not remembering choosing to sleep on the floor. The trio discuss that they need food and money, and Pythagoras tells them he's found them a job killing rats to prevent them from chewing through a man's supply of grains and other possessions. At one point, Jason sniffs out a rat wand chases it while Pythagoras and Hercule feed on one of the man's watermelons. The man comes in and is enraged by what he sees and Jason snaps, knocking the man down. The trio run and Jason apologises, saying he doesn't know what came over him.

The following morning, Jason awakes in a chicken coop, with feathers all over himself and completely nude. He returns home and is questioned by Pythagoras and Hercules. He tells them he doesn't remember what happened or how he ended up in the chicken coop. Pythagoras points out that this incident, combined with the increased aggression in his behaviour, indicate that something has happened to him. Pythagoras questions Jason on whether he has been anywhere or done anything out of the ordinary. Jason tells Pythagoras about the shrine, and Pythagoras goes to check it out before returning home, not realising that a mysterious man with razor sharp teeth has seen him visit. He tells Jason that the shrine was for a goddess and when Jason confesses about taking and eating the meat, Pythagoras leaves to find answers regarding Jason, leaving Hercules to guard Jason. Pythagoras finds some scrolls and looks alarmed by what he finds, and hurries home concerned for Hercules' well-being. He finds Hercules passed out on the floor and wakes him, sharing his suspicion that Jason has been cursed into turning into a beast each night - think of it as an Atlantis version of lycanthropy.

Wolf-Jason attacks someone and returns home where he is knocked out by Hercules, who is scolded by Pythagoras, who tells him he's only dangerous at night. After Pythagoras leaves in search of more answers, Hercules stores Jason under the floorboard, and piles the table on top of it before beginning to drink.

The attack is reported to the palace, where Heptarian becomes determined to find and kill the beast. The king is still ill, as Pasiphae continues to poison him.

Pythagoras returns home and tells Hercules that they'll need a great deal of silver to cure Jason of his curse. They head to the temple to recruit Ariadne's help, but she is guarded so Pythagoras lights a part of his cloak on fire and panics, asking for help, and while the guard chases after him trying to put the fire out, Hercules runs up to Ariadne and gives her a note, saying it is for Jason. The note asks her to bring a pouch of silver and meet them in the temple at desk in order to help Jason. On the way home, Pythagoras and Hercules are reprimanded by the man from earlier with the rat problem and locked back into his storage facility. Jason wakes and begins trying to break out of his imprisonment beneath the floor.

A servant catches Ariadne leaving her room with the silver. Ariadne says that she must go do something for a friend and that she will be back later. After cleaning up the storage space and catching the rats, Pythagoras and Hercules are released. They head to the temple, where Ariadne has already left after waiting for them. They realise she might have gone to the house and head off after her as the sun begins to set. Jason breaks out of the floor just in time for Ariadne to knock on the door. He panics when he opens the door (naked) and slams the door in her face. He covers himself and is about to let her in but then begins to refuse as he sees the sun is setting. He wants her to leave, saying that it's dangerous for her. He finally lets her in, not wanting to be rude, but he is panicking as he sees he is beginning to change. Ariadne is concerned for him and heads to the kitchen to get him some water. While her back is turned, Jason is about to pounce on her but Pythagoras and Hercules arrive home in time to grab him and shove him into another room where he cannot reach Ariadne. She questions them on what is wrong with Jason, but they are evasive. She gives them the silver and returns to the palace. They find that Jason has escaped.

At the palace, Heptarian and his men are preparing to hunt down the beast. Pythagoras and Hercules melt the silver down and prepare to get Jason back, after which he must drink the silver. They manage to find wolf-Jason and get him locked up, prepared to keep him in there before the sun comes up. Pythagoras voices his desire to be able to measure the passage of time for situations such as this or any other time, and Hercules goes to sleep, bored by his intellectual ramblings. The following morning, Pythagoras wakes Hercules, saying that a swinging pendulum could be used to measure the passage of time, and when they head inside, they find Jason. Right as they prepare to leave, Jason is attacked by the man with the razor sharp teeth previously seen spying on Pythagoras. As the trio fights the snarling man, Pythagoras says that wolfsbane and mountain ash have been used to fight these creatures but eventually knocks one of the stone statues over to kill their attacker.

When they return home, they give Jason the silver and Jason's first words after finishing gagging over the concoction are, "Please tell me Ariadne doesn't know I was a dog." Pythagoras says she probably won't remember and Hercules retorts that womyn have longer memories than the gods. Pythagoras scolds him, saying he's trying to not make Jason worry. Jason shares his concerns, saying that he virtually slammed the door in her face, might have sniffed her, and that he growled at her. Leave it to Jason to be more concerned about embarrassing himself in front of the girl of his dreams than the fact that he nearly just died. Again.

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Following Medusa's disappearance, Hercules meets with a shady man named Crios who tells him of a cave in which she has sought refuge. When he relays the news to the boys, they warn him that Crios is not to be trusted but Hercules is determined to rescue her and cure her. Pythagoras doesn't have the heart to tell him that he hasn't been able to create a cure and Jason tells him he needs to be honest with Hercules. Pythagoras asks him to visit the Oracle.

Jason visits her in the temple and asks for Pandora's Box so Pythagoras may examine it to find a cure for Medusa. She says the temptation is too great and denies his request but he tells her that he was never tempted. It would seem that he is immune to it. Jason believes that she is still keeping secrets from his regarding his origins and she says she cannot give him more information. She relents and allows him to take the box.

Pythagoras brings Jason to visit an inventor named Daedalus. He is eccentric, to say the least and Jason insists that he doesn't open the box, before leaving. He examines the markings on the outside and deciphers them to find a cure - Hercules must sacrifice his own life. Pythagoras returns home dejected and tells the others there is no cure and that Jason should return the box to the Oracle. That night, Hercules is locked up in his room, upset, and Pythagoras tells Jason that he is worried about him and the fact that he'd do just about anything to get Medusa back. They decide to try to cheer him up but when they go to his room, Hercules is gone along with his sword and bag. They visit Crios to get the location he gave to Hercules. After telling them where he's headed, he lets them know that there is danger on the journey to Medusa and Jason becomes angry, threatening Crios. Crios' thug gets into a fight with the duo and they find themselves outmatched, with no choice but to flee.

On the journey, the duo finds themselves captured by bandits and placed into captivity where they find Hercules already a prisoner. They're released by their captors, but are told that they shall be hunted. They take off running and Jason tells them to find a place to hide while he will lead them away, after which he'll meet them in a clearing. Eventually, Pythagoras is separated from Hercules and reunited with Jason. They're ambushed by some of the hunters but Jason fights them off, but is injured in the scuffle. That night, the hunters find them yet again and just as they're about to be killed, a woman named Atalanta comes to the rescue, shooting each of the hunters dead with her bow. She prepares a remedy for Jason's leg wound. She tells them that her goddess Artemis came to her and told her she must save them and that they are destined to meet again in the future. While Jason sleeps, Pythagoras points out to Atalanta that she used witchcraft to save Jason and she replies that she is a child of the earth. She questions him on what they are doing, and he tells her about their quest, the box, and the story on it which reveals that Hercules could cure Medusa if he sacrificed his life. Hercules overhears this and runs off after hearing Pythagoras' confession. Atalanta catches up to him and he returns to the campsite.

The next morning, Jason is happy to see that Hercules has found them. Atalanta has left them but watches from afar as they continue on their journey. They reach the cave and find creatures turned to stone at the entrance. Hercules asks to go in first alone and Jason reminds him to not look at her. He thanks them for all they've done for him. Inside, Medusa speaks to him but stay hidden so Hercules will not be turned to stone. Outside, Pythagoras confesses to Jason about the cure and Jason realises that Hercules' "thank you"s were his way of saying goodbye and that he knows about the cure.

Hercules tells Medusa that he has found a cure and asks her to trust him. He turns to face her but she turns away, not wanting to turn him to stone. They profess their love for each other and he tells her that nothing will happen to him. Right as she turns to reveal herself, Jason jumps in and pushes Hercules' face into the cave wall and surprise, surprise, Jason and Medusa look upon each other yet he doesn't turn to stone! Jason tells her that Hercules was about to sacrifice his life for her and she tearfully tells him that she would rather stay cursed than hurt Hercules.

Pythagoras apologises to Hercules for lying to him, and Hercules thanks him for being such a good friend. The trio prepare to leave and Hercules promises Medusa that he won't stop searching till he finds a cure. She tells him it will be her reason to live and bids him adieu.

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Hercules and Medusa bond and appear to have mended their relationship entirely. She tells him all she wants from him is the truth and he confesses that he has had womyn and debts but that it's all in past. Hercules is knocked out with a blow to the head and brought forth to a man named Kyros. Hercules owes him money and Kyros threatens to kill him if he doesn't travel to the underworld and retrieve a box on his behalf to wipe out his debt. He also threatens to kill Medusa first or even send her to complete the task. Hercules charges Kyros but ends up knocked to the ground yet again.

The next morning, Jason and Pythagoras come across Hercules, bound and gagged. He tells them he must retrieve the box before midnight or Kyros will kill Medusa. They go to consult Eunapias on how to visit the underworld without dying. He refuses until Jason displays his borderline-magical athleticism and threatens to kill him if he does not help them. First, they cleanse themselves, then they offer a lock of hair to the gods, drink a substance that will slow their heart, and sound the horn when they wish to return. Pythagoras will stay with Jason and Hercules' bodies and will be alerted by the crows when it is time to wake them, using his blood to do so.

Not long after Jason and Hercules have entered the underworld, Pythagoras climbs out a window after hearing some cawing birds to check if they are crows. After seeing that they're not, he falls to the ground with relatively little injuries. However, a piece of wood from the balcony falls and knocks him unconscious and then a fire begins to break out upstairs in the room in which Jason and Hercules' bodies are. In the underworld, Hercules and Jason meet their dead friend, Cyrus who offers his services to be their guide, following the help and hope they provided in the bull court.

Pythagoras wakes and panics when he learns of the fire. Much to his shock, their bodies are gone and he learns that the bodies have been taken to be buried. He runs off to save them from a permanent death. Jason battles a monster guarding the box that warns him that the box once belonged to Pandora and must not open it. He tells hims he cannot be permitted to leave the underworld and that the box must stay. They run away and Cyrus and Hercules tell Jason he must blow the horn. He does so and Pythagoras begins to panic even more as crows around him begin to caw. The group runs towards a trap door and Jason continues to blow the horn. Pythagoras comes across where the bodies are buried and scrambles to dig them out. He tears open the cloth covering each of their faces and slices his hand, dropping blood onto each of their lips. Hercules questions why they're in a grave and Pythagoras says that it's a long story involving a lot of running and digging.

The trio looks at the box and Jason warns that they cannot open the box nor can they give it over to Kyros. Hercules is angry, wanting to save Medusa, but Jason says that they must make a duplicate to give to Kyros and inside they will plant a surprise that will permit them enough time to get away. Jason promises Hercules that no harm will come to Medusa. They hide the real box under the floorboards in their home. They meet with Kyros and give him the duplicate box. When he opens it, there is a snake inside and the group including Medusa run off. Hercules tells her to go to their home and wait for them there. The trio fight Kyros and his men and are able to kill them all. When Jason asks where Medusa is, Hercules tells him he's back at their home. Jason panics, knowing that she is alone with the box, and runs off with Pythagoras and Hercules following right behind him.

Medusa hears ominous whispering and discovers the box hidden under the floorboard. No surprise here - she opens it before the trio burst in and find the box alone. They hear her scream and run outside to find several stone statues. Jason tells them they're not statues and that she has turned. Hercules runs off after her and Jason warns Pythagoras that whatever he does, he must not look at Medusa, grabbing a shield before chasing after Hercules. When Hercules catches up to Medusa, she is wearing a hood and begs him not to look at her. Jason and Pythagoras reach them and Jason gives Hercules the shield, saying he must only look at her reflection and not directly at her, lest he also turn to stone. She removes her hood and reveals the snakes sprouted from her head. She cries that she is cursed and that she will run away. Hercules vows to never rest until he finds a way to lift the curse.

Jason gives the box to the Oracle, entrusting her to make sure no one else can be harmed by it. He asks if she knew this was going to happen, and she says that they both knew what was to become of Medusa. She also points out that he was warned about the evils of the box but pursued it anyway. She says that none of them can escape their fate and continues to keep secrets from him. She cryptically says that there will come a time that the will have no choice but to kill Medusa. Jason says he would never do that, but the Oracle says that it will be the only way to save thousands of lives. Jason angrily curses the Oracle and the gods before storming out of the temple. He looks to the sky and says, "Do your worst," and thunder booms shortly after.

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The trio are tasked with transporting some precious cargo as a bride price, by the father of the groom, to Helios. The journey is expected to be highly dangerous but Hercules chooses to take it when the payment is shown to tremendously high. Outside, the group realises they are being followed but find that it is Pythagoras' younger brother, Arcas.

Arcas decides to join the group on their journey to Helios and Pythagoras seems less than pleased about this. He visits the Oracle in secret and asks what will befall the group. She warns him that he is about to go on a journey of the soul and that the time of reckoning is upon him. She tells him that she senses a darkness in his heart but he will not share his burden.

When the group is convening and preparing to travel, Arcas throws a fit when one of the other crew bears the mark of a murderer. Pythagoras reveals that their father was killed when Arcas was very young and the death affected him very poorly. Pythagoras also reveals that Arcas was very young and never knew what their father was really like. Among their group is the son set to be married, who leads them, a woman and everyone except Jason mistrusts her, even going so far as to think that she will bring misfortune to them all. That night, the group is attacked by bandits and head into a cave in which the bandits don't follow because the cave is sacred to the furies. Hercules still doesn't trust the woman of their group, as she displayed tremendous fighting skills.

Jason asks about the furies, and the group begins to tell him the mythology of them. They are spirits formed from the blood of the murdered and once summoned, show no mercy. They will pursue a murderer to the ends of the earth and sense what lies within a murderer's heart. Later that night, Arcas summons the furies. That morning, they find a dead bird and some of the group are paranoid and see it as a warning, while others ignore that paranoia and are solely concerned with continuing their journey. After riding for some time, a mysterious entity rises from the sand, spooking one of the horses. It happens yet again, but the leader of the group dismisses it as wind.

Later, the woman rides off with the chest and Hercules hollers that he was right about her. Jason reveals that he swapped the gold out so she has none of the precious cargo in her possessions. The mysterious force rises from the sand yet again and Jason attempts to go towards it and see what it is but the leader insists that it was just dust. The group continues on after Hercules proclaims that it was more than dust. They come across a dead body and also the woman who was set upon by thieves. She begs them for a horse but one of the crew offers to let her ride with him. The leader wants to leave her there but Jason convinces him to take her with them, stating that they're no better than her if they leave her behind.

That night, the furies makes themselves known and being picking off the members of their crew. Arcas reveals that he summoned them and Pythagoras reveals that he was the one who killed their father. He reveals that he was drunk and beating their mother. A struggle ensued and he accidentally killed him. Arcas is hurt and betrayed over Pythagoras' lie. The group must now make it through the night, as the furies will not attack during the day. Jason reminds Arcas that he can call them off but he angrily storms off, intending to leave. Pythagoras keeps trying to get the group to leave him since he is the one the furies want. Jason and the others refuse to leave him behind.

Members of the crew ride after Arcas, trying to convince him to forgive his brother but he will not be swayed. Pythagoras attempts to sacrifice himself to the furies but Jason tackles him to stop him from doing so. Arcas returns and attempts to call off the furies but initially it doesn't work, as he doesn't mean it deep down in his heart. Jason pleads with Arcas, saying that Pythagoras is the kindest man he's ever known. Pythagoras apologises to Arcas, who then tries to save his brother, thus stopping the wrath of the furies.

The following morning, the group continues on their journey to Helios and Arcas states that he won't be coming back to Atlantis but parts on good terms with his brother. The leader of their group reveals that he no longer intends to be married, as it was arranged and he wishes to make his own decision. He is also revealed to have struck up a relationship with the woman in the group. The trio will not be paid for their perilous journey, and must now make it again to return the cargo to Atlantis. Hercules is upset, given that he was most keen on receiving the hefty payday.

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