Argonauts
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The Argonauts were a band of heroes in Greek mythology, who in the years before the Trojan War accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece. Their name comes from their ship, Ar
Gathering of the Argonauts, Attic red-figure krater, 460–450 BC (Louvre G 341)
Pelias recognises young Jason by his missing sandal (fresco from Pompeii, 1st-century AD)
Escape of the Argonauts from Colchis (c. 1500–1530), painting by Lorenzo Costa
Hylas and the nymphs, Gallo-Roman mosaic (3rd century)
Golden Fleece
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In Greek mythology, the Golden Fleece is the fleece of the golden-woolled, winged ram, Chrysomallos, which rescued Phrixus and brought him to Colchis, where Phrixus then sacrificed it to Zeus. Phrixus
Argonauts
…were a band of heroes in Greek mythology, who in the years before the Trojan War (around 1300 BC) accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece. Their name comes from their ship, Argo, named after its builder, Argus. They were sometimes called Minyans, after a prehistoric tribe in the area…
Jason returns with the Golden Fleece, shown on an Apulian red-figure calyx krater, c. 340–330 BC
A sluice box used in placer mining
Athena stands by as Jason is regurgitated by the dragon protecting the fleece (Douris cup, 480-470 BC, from Cerveteri)