Iolcus

According to ancient Greek mythology, Aeson was the rightful king of Iolcus, but his half-brother Pelias usurped the throne [1]. It was Pelias who sent Aeson's son Jason and his Argonauts to look for the Golden Fleece [1]. Iolcus is mentioned by Homer, in the Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad [1]. In antiquity, Iolcus was situated in Magnesia, ancient Thessaly, and was a polis [1]. It is rarely mentioned in historical times [1]. It was given by the Thessalians to Hippias, upon his expulsion from Athens in 511/510 BCE, but he rejected it [1]. It is also quoted in the Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax as a city belonging to Magnesia [1].