Tales of the Night Sky29 Juli 2025

S3 E9 Orpheus & the Argonauts: The Constellation of Argo Navis, Part 1

Join Orpheus aboard the magical ship, the Argo, from Iolchus en route to Colchis in search of the Golden Fleece.

Jason leads the expedition, but can he keep his team of heroes and demigods united as they face untold dangers?

For the full back story of the Golden Fleece, listen to our Aries episode.

The constellation of Argo Navis was one of Ptolemy's 48 but now exists as a grouping of 3 constellations.

Written and directed by Bibi Jacob.
Sound and production by Geoff Chong.

Featuring:
Tercelin Kirtley as Orpheus,
Ciaran Cresswell as Jason,
Sophie Helsing as the Argo,
Doug Rand as Heracles,
David Stanley as Polydeuces and Glaucus,
Kester Lovelace as Castor,
Additional voices by Anton Antebi.

Original guitar compositions by Fredi Shehadi:
'Starfish' in the opening scene.
'Sail Away' instrumental version as the Argo sails towards Lemnos and the full song with the credits: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FPRZQJVEeXg

Original guitar compositions by Tercelin Kirtley:
'Hoffman 1968' when the Argo sets sail.
'Solovibrato' when Orpheus is grieving Eurydice.
'Fastest Cars' in Lemnos.
'Fire' when they meet King Cyzicus.
'Fragix' when Orpheus talks about his lyre.

We recorded in the SACD podcast studio, Paris and the Argo was recorded in Mikaël Sundin's studio in Stockholm. Thank you Micke!

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