Aeëtes

In Greek mythology, Aeëtes was the king of Colchis, a region on the eastern shore of the Black Sea. He is most famously known as the father of Medea and the guardian of the Golden Fleece. The Golden Fleece was the prize sought by Jason and the Argonauts in their epic quest. Aeëtes was a formidable ruler, and the land of Colchis was often depicted as a place of great wealth and sorcery. He presented Jason with seemingly impossible tasks to obtain the fleece, including yoking fire-snorting bulls and sowing dragon's teeth from which warriors would spring.1234