Golden Fleece

American  

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a fleece of pure gold, kept at Colchis by King Aeëtes from whom it was stolen by Jason and the Argonauts with the help of Aeëtes's daughter, Medea.

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Golden Fleece British  

noun

1. Greek myth the fleece of a winged ram that rescued Phrixus and brought him to Colchis, where he sacrificed it to Zeus. Phrixus gave the fleece to King Aeëtes who kept it in a sacred grove, whence Jason and the Argonauts stole it with the help of Aeëtes' daughter See also Phrixus

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Golden Fleece Cultural  

1. In classical mythology, the pure gold fleece of a miraculous flying ram. Jason and the Argonauts made their voyage in quest of it. The fleece was kept in a kingdom on the Black Sea.

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Golden Fleece

In Greek mythology, who gathered together the Argonauts in his quest to retrieve the Golden Fleece?

From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2023

Medea, for example — the most famous witch of antiquity — casts magic through scent repeatedly in Apollonius' epic poem "Argonautica," about the hero Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2021

Radio host Paul Harvey — best-known for his “The Rest of the Story” pieces — said Wasser deserved a Golden Fleece Award for squandering public research money on owl poop.

From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2019

Another tried-and-true goldenrod is Golden Fleece, a variety of the dwarf goldenrod.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 5, 2017

“Ah, that’s the ram that became the Golden Fleece that Jason and the Argonauts stole?”

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye