Golden Fleece

noun Classical Mythology.

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.

Example sentences from the Web for golden fleece

  • The man was elegantly dressed; he wore the order of the Golden-Fleece, and a medal on his coat.

    The Thirteen |Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for golden fleece

Golden Fleece

noun

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

Cultural definitions for golden fleece

Golden Fleece

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.