Golden Fleece

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artifact in Greek mythology mythological object

The Golden Fleece is a legendary golden ram’s hide from Greek mythology, famously sought by Jason and the Argonauts as a symbol of kingship and divine favor.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Golden Fleece canonical 15
Golden Fleece myth 2
Jason’s retrieval of the Golden Fleece 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf artifact in Greek mythology ⓘ
mythological object ⓘ
associatedMotif dangerous journey to the edge of the world ⓘ
dragon-guarded treasure ⓘ
associatedPlace Iolcus ⓘ
associatedWith Argonauts ⓘ
Helle ⓘ
Hermes ⓘ
Jason ⓘ
Phrixus ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ
gods of Olympus ⓘ
category Greek legendary objects ⓘ
Mythological artifacts ⓘ
color golden ⓘ
culture Ancient Greek religion and mythology ⓘ
genre heroic quest myth ⓘ
givenTo King Aeëtes by Phrixus ⓘ
greekName Χρυσόμαλλον Δέρας (Chrysomallon Deras) ⓘ
guardedBy dragon ⓘ
serpent ⓘ
hasFunctionInMyth condition for Jason to claim Iolcus’ throne ⓘ
test of Jason’s worthiness ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn later chivalric and quest literature ⓘ
hasModernInterpretation allegory of wealth and resource extraction ⓘ
symbol of spiritual or moral perfection ⓘ
involvesCharacter Medea ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Ancient Greek ⓘ
locatedInMyth Colchis ⓘ
material ram’s hide ⓘ
narratedIn Argonautica ⓘ
surface form: Apollonius of Rhodes’ Argonautica

Pindar's odes ⓘ
surface form: Pindar’s odes

various Greek myths ⓘ
originatesFrom ram Chrysomallos ⓘ
ownedBy Aeëtes ⓘ
surface form: King Aeëtes
partOf Argonautica ⓘ
surface form: myth of Jason and the Argonauts
questedBy Argonauts ⓘ
Jason ⓘ
retrievedWithHelpOf Medea ⓘ
symbolizes authority ⓘ
divine favor ⓘ
kingship ⓘ
legitimate rule ⓘ
quest for glory ⓘ
wealth ⓘ
timePeriodInMyth mythic age of heroes ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Colchis → mythologicalObjectLocatedIn → Golden Fleece ⓘ
Aries → associatedMythologicalStory → Golden Fleece ⓘ
Jason → associatedWith → Golden Fleece ⓘ
Jason → symbol → Golden Fleece ⓘ
Argonautica → featuresObject → Golden Fleece ⓘ
Coat of arms of New South Wales → hasCharge → Golden Fleece ⓘ
this entity surface form: golden fleece
Order of the Golden Fleece → namedAfter → Golden Fleece ⓘ
this entity surface form: mythological Golden Fleece
Aeëtes → hasPossession → Golden Fleece ⓘ
Aeëtes → associatedWith → Golden Fleece ⓘ
Aeëtes → mythologicalEvent → Golden Fleece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jason’s retrieval of the Golden Fleece
Aeëtes → guardianOf → Golden Fleece ⓘ
Argonautic expedition → hasObject → Golden Fleece ⓘ
Australian Impressionism → notableWork → Golden Fleece ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Golden Fleece
Medea → associatedWith → Golden Fleece ⓘ
land of the Golden Fleece → hasKeyArtifact → Golden Fleece ⓘ
Colchians → associatedWith → Golden Fleece ⓘ
Colchian culture → associatedWith → Golden Fleece ⓘ
Aeson → associatedWith → Golden Fleece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Golden Fleece myth
Iolcus → associatedWith → Golden Fleece ⓘ
Pelias → associatedWith → Golden Fleece ⓘ
Atalanta (in some traditions) → relatedMyth → Golden Fleece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Golden Fleece myth