Χρυσόμαλλον Δέρας (Chrysomallon Deras)

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Χρυσόμαλλον Δέρας (Chrysomallon Deras) is the Greek name for the legendary Golden Fleece, the magical ram’s fleece sought by Jason and the Argonauts in Greek mythology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legendary object
mythological artifact
object in Greek mythology
appearsIn Greek heroic legends
appearsInGenre epic poetry
associatedWithDeity Zeus NERFINISHED
associatedWithGroup Argonauts NERFINISHED
associatedWithHero Jason NERFINISHED
associatedWithMythology Greek mythology NERFINISHED
category Mythological artifacts
Objects in Greek mythology
centralToMyth Quest of the Golden Fleece NERFINISHED
culturalOrigin Ancient Greece NERFINISHED
guardedBy dragon
guardedIn Colchis NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Chrysomallon Deras NERFINISHED
hasColor golden
hasEnglishName Golden Fleece NERFINISHED
hasGreekName Χρυσόμαλλον Δέρας
hasMythicFunction test of hero’s worthiness
hasProperty golden
magical
precious
hasStatus legendary
influenced later literature about quests
isTargetOf Argonautic expedition NERFINISHED
languageOfName Greek
locatedInMythicGeography Black Sea region
madeFrom ram’s fleece
meaningOfName Golden Fleece NERFINISHED
narratedBy Apollonius of Rhodes NERFINISHED
narratedIn Argonautica NERFINISHED
originallyBelongedTo ram with golden fleece
questObjectFor Argonauts NERFINISHED
Jason NERFINISHED
relatedTo Colchis NERFINISHED
Jason and the Argonauts NERFINISHED
ram with golden fleece
roleInMyth prize of heroic quest
soughtBy Argonauts NERFINISHED
Jason NERFINISHED
symbolizes authority
divine favor
kingship
legitimacy
timeOfOrigin Archaic and Classical Greek tradition
typeOfObject fleece

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Golden Fleece greekName Χρυσόμαλλον Δέρας (Chrysomallon Deras)