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'Golden-haired pelt') is the fleece of the golden-woolled, [a] winged ram, Chrysomallos, that rescued Phrixus and brought him to Colchis, where Phrixus then 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 Medea , Aeëtes' daughter.
Jason advises his comrades that they should try persuasion before attempting to take the Golden Fleece by force and then he leads Phrixus' sons home to the palace of Aeëtes. Their unexpected arrival is greeted by Medea with a cry that brings everyone running, including her sister Chalciope (mother of the four castaways) and Aeëtes, the king ...
Jason with the Golden Fleece by Bertel Thorvaldsen. Jason's father is invariably Aeson, but there is great variation as to his mother's name. According to various authors, she could be: Alcimede, daughter of Phylacus [8] and Clymene [9] Polymede, [10] or Polymele, [11] or Polypheme, [12] a daughter of Autolycus; Amphinome [13] Theognete ...
This fleece now hung from a tree in the grove of the Colchian Ares, guarded night and day by a dragon that never slept. Pelias swore before Zeus that he would give up the throne at Jason's return while expecting that Jason's attempt to steal the Golden Fleece would be a fatal enterprise. However, Hera acted in Jason's favour during the perilous ...
Jason and the Argonauts (working title: Jason and the Golden Fleece) is a 1963 epic independent fantasy adventure film distributed by Columbia Pictures.It was produced by Charles H. Schneer, directed by Don Chaffey, and stars Todd Armstrong, while co-starring Nancy Kovack, Honor Blackman, and Gary Raymond.
The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles is a children's book by Padraic Colum, a retelling of Greek myths. The book, illustrated by Willy Pogany, was first published in 1921 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1922. [1] The central myth retold is that of Jason and the Argonauts in their quest for the Golden Fleece and
Jason and the Argonauts, (also known as Jason and the Golden Fleece) is a 2000 American two-part television miniseries directed by Nick Willing and produced by Hallmark Entertainment. It is based on the Greek myth of Jason and the Argonauts.
In Greek mythology, Medea (/ m ɪ ˈ d iː ə /; Ancient Greek: Μήδεια, romanized: Mḗdeia; lit. ' planner, schemer ') [1] is the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis.In the myth of Jason and the Argonauts, she aids Jason in his search for the Golden Fleece.