1) California clipper 2) Mythological object
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In Greek mythology, the Golden Fleece (χρυσόμαλλον δέρας chrysómallon déras) is the fleece of the gold-hair winged ram, which was held in Colchis. The fleece is a symbol of authority and kingship. It figures in the tale of the hero Jason and his band of Argonauts, who set out on a quest for the fleece by order of King Pelias, in ...
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[clipper] Golden Fleece was an 1855 medium clipper in the California trade, built by Paul Curtis. She was known for arriving with cargoes in good condition, for making passages in consistently good time, and for catching fire with a load of ice. ==Construction and namesake== Golden Fleece was built from the same model as the clipper Reporte...
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(from the article `Pelias`) in Greek mythology, a king of Iolcus in Thessaly who imposed on his half-nephew Jason the task of bearing off the Golden Fleece. According to Homer, ... [4 related articles]
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Former order of knighthood in Spain and Austria which was instituted by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, 1429, and revived in Vienna 1713 by Charles VI. ...
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In Greek legend, the fleece of the winged ram Chrysomallus, which hung on an oak tree at Colchis and was guarded by a dragon. It was stolen by
Jason and the Argonauts. ...
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The golden fleece was an order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by Philip III (Philip the Good), Duke of Burgundy.
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The Golden Fleece was the fleece of the ram on which Phrixus had escaped and was given to Aetes the king of Colchis. It hung from an oak tree in the grove of Ares where a dragon guarded it.
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[
n] - in Greek mythology, a fleece of gold owned by the king of Colchis and guarded in a sacred grove by a dragon
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(mythology) In Greek legend, the fleece of the winged ram Chrysomallus, which hung on an oak tree at Colchis and was guarded by a dragon. It was stolen by Jason and the Argonauts
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a fleece of pure gold, kept at Colchis by King Aeëtes from whom it was stolen by Jason and the Argonauts with the help of Aeëtes's daughter, Medea.
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