Colchis

American  

[kol-kis] / ˈkɒl kɪs /

noun

1. an ancient country in Asia, S of the Caucasus and bordering on the Black Sea: the land of the Golden Fleece and of Medea in Greek mythology.

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Colchis British  

/ ˈkɒlkɪs /

noun

1. an ancient country on the Black Sea south of the Caucasus; the land of Medea and the Golden Fleece in Greek mythology

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Example Sentences

The roots of the Greek presence in the Black Sea are steeped in myth: from the journey of Jason and the Argonauts to Colchis, to the Amazons.

From Science Daily

They stopped for nothing, and that same day at sunset they reached Colchis, the country of the Golden Fleece.

From Literature

Others will recall that Circe — Medea’s aunt, the sister of her father, Aeetes — cleansed Medea and Jason of their crimes, as they fled Colchis with the Golden Fleece and murdered Medea’s brother.

From New York Times

The witch Medea was the princess of Colchis, on the eastern edge of the Black Sea, which to the notoriously xenophobic ancient Greeks was alien and suspect.

From The Guardian

They had a sweet ride made of bronze and iron—eyen the horses, which were magical automatons like the Colchis bulls.

From Literature