Golden Fleece

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. 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.

Golden Fleece

noun

1. Greek myth the fleece of a winged ram that rescued Phrixus and brought him to Colchis, where he 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 Aeëtes' daughter See also Phrixus

Golden Fleece

1. In classical mythology , the pure gold fleece of a miraculous flying ram. Jason and the Argonauts made their voyage in quest of it. The fleece was kept in a kingdom on the Black Sea .

Example Sentences

Perched high above the valley and dating to the early 13th century, the fortress contains three capes from the Golden Fleece, one of the most prestigious orders of chivalry in the world.

From Washington Post

In the 1970s, Senator William Proxmire, a Democratic senator from Wisconsin, began issuing monthly “Golden Fleece Awards” to projects that he believed were misusing tax dollars.

From New York Times

It’s a version of the Greek myth in which she, having helped Jason retrieve the Golden Fleece, exacts revenge on him after he abandons her.

From New York Times

Two goldenrods that behave better and spread more slowly than others in mixed plantings, Carey said, are Solidago rugosa Fireworks and the compact cultivar S. sphacelata Golden Fleece.

From Seattle Times

“Ah, that’s the ram that became the Golden Fleece that Jason and the Argonauts stole?”

From Literature