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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
'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. The fleece ...
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 ...
Jason and the Golden Fleece (Chapter: "The Golden Fleece") Hawthorne wrote an introduction , titled "The Wayside", referring to The Wayside in Concord , where he lived from 1852 until his death. In the introduction, Hawthorne writes about a visit from his young friend Eustace Bright , who requested a sequel to A Wonder-Book , which impelled him ...
In Greek myth, dragon's teeth (Greek: ὀδόντες (τοῦ) δράκοντος, odontes (tou) drakontos) feature prominently in the legends of the Phoenician prince Cadmus and in Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece. In each case, the dragons are present and breathe fire. Their teeth, once planted, would grow into fully armed warriors.
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In the Argonautica, Jason is promised the prized fleece by King Aeetes if he can first yoke the Khalkotauroi and use them to plough a field. The field is then to be sown with dragon's teeth. [1] Jason survives the burning flames of the bronze bulls by rubbing on his body a magical potion that protects him from the heat.
In Greek mythology, the Argo (/ ˈ ɑːr ɡ oʊ / AR-goh; Ancient Greek: Ἀργώ, romanized: Argṓ) was the ship of Jason and the Argonauts. The ship was built with divine aid, and some ancient sources describe her as the first ship to sail the seas. The Argo carried the Argonauts on their quest for the Golden Fleece from Iolcos to Colchis.