The Golden Fleece
Classification: Sacred Relic
Culture: Greek/Latin
Associated: Authority, Immortality, Kingship
Literature: The Legend of Jason and the Argonauts
Wielder: King Aetes, The Hero Jason
Sacred Symbol The famous symbol of the almost impossible goal combining 2 Sky or solar elements of inspiration the ram from which the fleece was shorn sacred to the God Zeus and gold the solar metal.
In Greek mythology, the Golden Fleece (Greek: Χρυσόμαλλο δέρας, Chrysómallo déras) is the fleece of the golden-woolled,[a] winged ram, Chrysomallos, which was held in Colchis. The fleece is a symbol of authority and kingship.
The Golden ram kept by King 80s of cultures and guarded by an unsleeping dragon was retrieved by the hero Jason the epic journey of Jason and his Argonauts. This myth is often likened to the legend of the Holy Grail as an allegory of quest for the treasure of spiritual enlightenment an immortality. As an emblem of chivalrous protection the Golden fleece became an order of knighthood in burgundy Austria and Spain.
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