Meaning Of The Word Golden Fleece
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Golden Fleece Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Golden Fleece?
Golden Fleece in American English
the fleece of gold that hung in a sacred grove at Colchis, guarded by a dragon until taken away by Jason and the Argonauts noun: 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 in British English noun: 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 |
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