Aeëtes

[ ee-ee-teez ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. a king of Colchis, father of Medea and custodian of the Golden Fleece.

Aeëtes

/ iːˈiːtiːz /

noun

1. Greek myth a king of Colchis, father of Medea and keeper of the Golden Fleece

Example Sentences

He says that after the sacrifice he purified the fleece and so: 'Holding the fleece he walked into the halls of Aeetes.'

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The character painting of Valerius is superior to that of the original, cf. the character of Jason and of Aeetes.

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For of a surety, I ween, will Aeetes come with his host to bar our passage from the river into the sea.

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Nor is it well to take no thought of Aeetes, as thou sayest: for none is more lordly than Aeetes.

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Then the voyage homeward began, Medea accompanying Jason, and Aeetes pursuing them.

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