Colchis

[ kol-kis ]

/ ˈkɒl kɪs /

an ancient country in Asia, S of the Caucasus and bordering on the Black Sea: the land of the Golden Fleece and of Medea in Greek mythology.

Example sentences from the Web for colchis

The voyage to Colchis was full of strange happenings, both on land and sea.

Stories of Old Greece and Rome |Emilie Kip Baker
He was physician to the Argonauts in their famous expedition to Colchis.

1000 Mythological Characters Briefly Described |Edward S. Ellis
However Xenophon himself seems to have confounded this Phasis with that of Colchis.

The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis |Xenophon
Phryxus arrived in safety at Colchis, where he sacrificed the ram to Jupiter, who placed it among the signs of the Zodiac.

The Student's Mythology |Catherine Ann White

But in the meantime Chosroes was leading his army against Colchis, where the Lazi were calling him in for the following reason.

History of the Wars, Books I and II (of 8) |Procopius

Colchis

/ (ˈkɒlkɪs) /

an ancient country on the Black Sea south of the Caucasus; the land of Medea and the Golden Fleece in Greek mythology