Jason is a common masculine given name . It comes from Greek Ἰάσων ( Iásōn ), meaning "healer", from the verb ἰάομαι ( iáomai ), "heal", "cure", cognate with Ἰασώ ( Iasṓ ), the goddess of healing, and ἰατρός ( iatrós ), "healer", "physician". Forms of related words have been attested in Greek from as far back as Mycenaen (in Linear B ) and Arcadocypriot (in the Cypriot syllabary ) Greek: 𐀂𐀊𐀳 , i-ja-te and i-ja-te-ra-ne , respectively, both regarded as standing for inflected forms of ἰατήρ , "healer".
21-2360: (Redirected from Jase ) This article is about the personal name. For the Greek film, see J.A.C.E. Jace or Jase is a masculine given name, often a shortened version of Jason , and more rarely a surname. People [ edit ] Given name [ edit ] Jace Alexander (born 1964), American television director and actor Jace Amaro (born 1992), American football player Jace Billingsley (born 1993), American football player Jace Bode (born 1987), Australian rules footballer Jase Bolger (born 1971), American politician Jace Bugg (1976–2003), American golfer Jace Chan (born 1994), Hong Kong singer Jace Clark (born 2005), American soccer player Jase Coburn (born 1983), American basketball coach Jace Daniels (born 1989), American football player Jase Daniels (born 1982), American linguist Jace Denmark (born 2004), American racing driver Jace Everett (born 1972), American singer Jace Flores (born 1988), Filipino actor Jace Fry (born 1993), American Baseball player Jace Hall (born 1971), American film producer Jace Jung (born 2000), American baseball player Jace Kotsopoulos (born 1997), Canadian soccer player Jace Lasek , Canadian musician and producer Jase McClellan (born 2002), American football player Jace Miller , American poet Jace Norman (born 2000), American actor Jace Peterson (born 1990), American baseball player Jace Richdale , American television producer Jace Rindahl (born 1987), American football coach Jase Robertson (born 1969), American television personality Jace Salter (born 2003), American rapper best known as Iayze Jace Sayler (born 1979), American football player Jace Sternberger (born 1997), American football player Jace Van Dijk (born 1981), Australian rugby league player Jace Whittaker (born 1995), American football player Surname [ edit ] April Jace (1974–2014), American sprinter, wife of Michael Jace Michael Jace (born 1965), American actor convicted of murdering his wife Other [ edit ] Jace (artist) , French graffiti artist Fictional characters [ edit ] Jace Beleren , from Magic:
42-464: A Targaryen war of succession that explodes between heir to the throne Crown Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (whose supporters are known as "the blacks") and her stepmother Queen Alicent Hightower (supported by "the greens"), who conspired to usurp Rhaenyra and have her half-brother Aegon (Alicent's eldest son) crowned on the Iron Throne instead. The resulting civil war is called the "Dance of
63-606: A colour she often wore) against those supporting Aegon II and Queen Alicent (known as "The Greens", a colour she often wore). The war of succession – known as the "Dance of the Dragons" due to both sides having dragonriders – is the first major civil war of the Targaryen dynasty, and sees many Targaryen kinsmen, dragons and noblemen killed in combat, including Rhaenyra's eldest son, Jacaerys Velaryon. After some early Greens victories, Rhaenyra successfully turns
84-710: Is overthrown by Robert Baratheon . According to George R. R. Martin , the Dance of the Dragons, the main conflict portrayed in The Princess and the Queen , was inspired by the 15-year-long civil war in High Medieval England known as The Anarchy , where Empress Matilda , the daughter and heir of Henry I of England , fought a protracted war of succession against her cousin Stephen from 1138 to 1153 AD, which eventually ended with
105-509: The Iron Throne herself. Although Rhaenyra is the king's oldest child and had been named heir apparent years before, Queen Alicent and her supporters declare Rhaenyra unfit to rule and argue that, as a woman, Rhaenyra should be placed after Alicent's male children in the line of succession . After Rhaenyra is crowned Queen by her followers at the Targaryen ancestral seat of Dragonstone , her second born son Lucerys Velaryon and King Aegon's younger brother Aemond both take their dragons to seek
126-515: The Blacks. Aegon the Younger is freed and crowned as King Aegon III, ending the conflict. It is a pyrrhic victory, as House Targaryen has lost virtually all of their dragons. The surviving dragons either go feral and/or die out during the reign of Aegon III, earning him the infamous nickname "Dragonbane". House Targaryen, continuing through Rhaenyra's direct family line, reigns for the next 150 years, until it
147-454: The Dragonpit and kill most of the remaining dragons (as well as Joffrey Velaryon, her last surviving son from her first marriage to Laenor Velaryon), and she is forced to flee after just half a year on the throne. Eventually, Aegon II's two brothers, Aemond and Daeron, as well as his only remaining son, Maelor, are all killed. Aegon himself is rendered crippled and no longer fertile ; likewise, by
168-529: The Dragons" due to the active involvement of dragonriders, and is designated the primary cause for the extinction of dragons in Westeros before the time of A Song of Ice and Fire . When King Viserys I Targaryen dies, his second wife and widow, Queen Alicent of House Hightower, conspires a coup and has their eldest son Prince Aegon crowned as King Aegon II, before Viserys' daughter and only surviving child from his first marriage, Crown Princess Rhaenyra, can inherit
189-471: The Gathering Jace Corso, one of the main characters in the science fiction television series Dark Matter Jase Dyer , on the soap opera EastEnders Jace Fox , in the comic book series DC Comics Jace Herondale, one of the main characters of The Shadowhunter Chronicles Jacaerys Velaryon, also known as Jace, a prominent character in the epic fantasy novella The Princess and
210-537: The Queen The Princess and the Queen, or, the Blacks and the Greens is an epic fantasy novella by American novelist George R. R. Martin , published in the 2013 Tor Books anthology Dangerous Women . The novella is presented in the form of writings by the fictional historian Archmaester Gyldayn, who is also the "author" of Martin's 2014 novella The Rogue Prince , a direct prequel to The Princess and
231-546: The Queen and the novel Fire & Blood , both by George R. R. Martin , as well as the television adaptation of the latter, House of the Dragon Helga Jace , in the comic book series DC Comics See also [ edit ] Jayce , given name [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to
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#1732884557407252-424: The Queen . The plot of both The Princess and the Queen and The Rogue Prince is later expanded further in the 2018 novel Fire & Blood , which also spawned a television series in 2022. A spin-off of Martin's famed A Song of Ice and Fire novel series, The Princess and the Queen is set about 200 years before the events of A Game of Thrones (1996), and chronicles the "continent-burning warfare" of
273-528: The ascension of Matilda's son Henry II , the founder of the Plantagenet dynasty . The story was to be included in the companion book The World of Ice & Fire but was removed because the book was becoming too long for the original concept of a fully illustrated book. It and several other stories appeared in abridged versions in other anthologies. Entertainment Weekly called the 35,000-word novella "a great demonstration of Martin's ability to dramatize
294-411: The ending moments of the war, Rhaenyra's three eldest children have all been killed along with her husband Prince Daemon. Rhaenyra is betrayed and captured by Aegon II, who brutally executes her by having his crippled dragon Sunfyre burn her alive before devouring her in six bites. The war continues after Rhaenyra's death, with her Blacks supporters rallying behind her fourth son, Aegon the Younger, despite
315-426: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jace&oldid=1242636327 " Categories : Given names Surnames Masculine given names English masculine given names Hypocorisms Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Jason (given name) The name
336-509: The latter being imprisoned as a hostage by Aegon II. As the last known living male member of House Targaryen, Aegon the Younger is named by Aegon II as his heir, but is constantly threatened with execution by his uncle. However, after the Greens' last army is annihilated at the Battle of the Kingsroad, the stubbornly defiant Aegon II is assassinated by his own men, who then surrender unconditionally to
357-500: The slippery complexities of power: how evil begets heroism, how heroes become villains". The Princess and the Queen was nominated for a 2014 Locus Award . An HBO series adaptation of The Princess and the Queen , called House of the Dragon , began airing from August 21, 2022. House of the Dragon is a prequel to Game of Thrones covering the Dance of Dragons civil war, and incorporates additional material from Fire and Blood and
378-532: The support of Lord Borros Baratheon of Storm's End . However, Lucerys and his dragon Arrax are attacked and killed over the Shipbreaker Bay by Aemond, who rides the much larger dragon Vhagar. In revenge, Rhaenyra's uncle and second husband, Prince Daemon , has Aegon II's elder son and heir Jaehaerys murdered by a pair of assassins. Soon both branches of the Targaryen royal line are at open war, rallying various noble houses supporting Rhaenyra (known as "The Blacks",
399-421: The tide and assaults the capital, King's Landing, expelling Aegon II and captures large numbers of Greens members. However, the harsh taxes she then enacts (due to the treasury being secretly emptied by the Greens supporters), as well as her vengeful lust, paranoia and subsequent summary executions of perceived traitors, trigger a violent riot in the capital, during which angry mobs fearful of dragons storm
420-546: The top 20 male names, but it had fallen out of the top 100 by 2003. Jason is the most common spelling; however, there are many variant spellings such as Jaeson, Jaison , Jayson , Jacyn, and Jasen. Jay and Jace are the common diminutives. A feminine name that sounds similar is Jacin , derived from the Portuguese-Spanish name Jacinta or the Anglicized version Jacinda , meaning hyacinth . The Princess and
441-668: Was borne in Greek mythology by Jason , the great Thessalian hero who led the Argonauts in the quest for the Golden Fleece . The name is also found in the New Testament , as the house of a man named Jason was used as a refuge by Paul and Silas . In his case, it could come as a Hellenized form of Joshua . Its adoption in the United Kingdom peaked during the 1970s, when it was among
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