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
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)
Medea
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In Greek mythology, Medea is the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis. Medea is known in most stories as a sorceress, an accomplished pharmakís, a worker in pharmakeía, and is often depicted as a high p
Golden Fleece
…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 is a symbol of authority and kingship. In the historical account, the hero Jason and his crew of Argonauts set out on a…
Medea and the daughters of Pelias, 2nd-century Roman copy of a 420 BC original, Antikensammlung Berlin
Medea in a c. 70 AD fresco from Herculaneum
Jason and Medea by John William Waterhouse (1907)
Bas relief of Medea, 2nd century BC, in the Ancient Agora Museum, Athens