Jason and the Argonauts

What I found really different in this myth was the time specification. In all the other myths I have read up to this point, there is no reference whatsoever to time or even a time period, something I find a bit confusing at times. With this myth we get a little insight into the chronological order of the myths.
Another thing that I found interesting was Jason's father giving up the throne to his brother. Why on Earth, especially in times when the king's word was absolute and pretty much everyone who wasn't a noble lived like crap, would you give up the seed of power? When I got to thinking, however, maybe this is a metaphor that is supposed to teach us a lesson; one which I believe every rich person on Earth should learn. I think it is teaching us that Jason's father wanted to live a normal life and didn't need all the accomodations and riches that went along with his previous place in society. So, why do we, in modern times, choose to live with 80 inch plasma TV's, Ferraris, or cellphones that basically replace your computer? Pop culture, which many people think affects only the U.S., actually affects the whole world because of the United State's influence. Thus, people all over the world feel the need to be seen with the newest, most expensive luxuries. Let's be serious here, why do you need such a fast car when the speed limit doesn't let you go even half the car's speed? Why do you need a TV that covers an entire wall? At the end of the day, the people that you want to impress so badly don't even care about you, and if they do, it is often times just for your money. We need to start to appreciate the small things in life, and not try so much to impress.