Golden Fleece
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In Greek mythology, the Golden Fleece was a fleece of gold. It was placed in a dragon-guarded grove in Colchis by its king Aeëtes. The fleece originated from a ram that rescued Phrixus and his sister Helle from their stepmother. Helle fell into the sea, but Phrixus reached Colchis, sacrificed the ram, and hung up its fleece.1
Jason, the rightful heir to the throne of Iolcos, was tasked by his uncle Pelias to retrieve the Golden Fleece as a seemingly impossible quest. Jason assembled a band of heroes known as the Argonauts to sail on the ship Argo to Colchis. With the help of Aeëtes' daughter, the sorceress Medea, Jason overcame the challenges, including yoking fire-snorting bulls and sowing dragon's teeth, and ultimately obtained the fleece.21
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Argonaut…ship Argo to fetch the Golden Fleece. Jason’s uncle Pelias had usurped the throne of Iolcos in Thessaly, which rightfully belonged to Jason’s father, Aeson. Pelias promised to surrender his kingship to Jason if the latter would retrieve the Golden Fleece from Colchis.
Read More…ship Argo to fetch the Golden Fleece. Jason’s uncle Pelias had usurped the throne of Iolcos in Thessaly, which rightfully belonged to Jason’s father, Aeson. Pelias promised to surrender his kingship to Jason if the latter would retrieve the Golden Fleece from Colchis.
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Aries…with the ram with the golden fleece, on the back of which Phrixus, the son of King Athamas, safely fled Thessaly to Colchis, where he sacrificed the ram to Zeus, who placed it in the heavens as the constellation. The ram’s golden fleece was recovered by Jason, leader of the…
Read More…with the ram with the golden fleece, on the back of which Phrixus, the son of King Athamas, safely fled Thessaly to Colchis, where he sacrificed the ram to Zeus, who placed it in the heavens as the constellation. The ram’s golden fleece was recovered by Jason, leader of the…
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…inheritance if he fetched the Golden Fleece for Pelias, a seemingly impossible task.
Read More…inheritance if he fetched the Golden Fleece for Pelias, a seemingly impossible task.
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