Golden Fleece

In <a href="/facts/Greek_mythology/M7k4FvW8">Greek mythology</a>, the Golden Fleece is the <a href="/facts/Wool/AENKRTYl">fleece</a> of the <a href="/facts/Gold/1znknojp">golden</a>-woolled, winged <a href="/facts/Sheep/cjkJyI4f">ram</a>, Chrysomallos, that rescued <a href="/facts/Phrixus/Ehymd3wY">Phrixus</a> and brought him to <a href="/facts/Colchis/9VuhBeoK">Colchis</a>, where Phrixus then sacrificed it to <a href="/facts/Zeus/9wTwkEDt">Zeus</a>. Phrixus gave the fleece to King <a href="/facts/Ae%25C3%25ABtes/pxlj3YCG">Aeëtes</a> who kept it in a sacred grove, whence <a href="/facts/Jason/UfhGtQkd">Jason</a> and the <a href="/facts/Argonauts/84ajr4Rx">Argonauts</a> stole it with the help of <a href="/facts/Medea/bf2scTHY">Medea</a>, Aeëtes' daughter. The fleece is a symbol of authority and kingship.
In the historical account, the hero Jason and his crew of Argonauts set out on a quest for the fleece by order of King <a href="/facts/Pelias/dHeWTvI4">Pelias</a> in order to place Jason rightfully on the throne of <a href="/facts/Iolcus/N0nR7B4v">Iolcus</a> in <a href="/facts/Thessaly/G76Tml8X">Thessaly</a>. Through the help of <a href="/facts/Medea/bf2scTHY">Medea</a>, they acquire the Golden Fleece. The story is of great antiquity and was current in the time of <a href="/facts/Homer/Xw8Ur53U">Homer</a> (eighth century BC). It survives in various forms, among which the details vary.
Nowadays, the heraldic variations of the Golden Fleece are featured frequently in <a href="/facts/Georgia_(country)/ccBF8bBE">Georgia</a>, especially for Coats of Arms and Flags associated with Western Georgian (Historical Colchis) municipalities and cities, including the Coats of Arms of City of <a href="/facts/Kutaisi/FDK2p1Yg">Kutaisi</a>, the ancient capital city of Colchis.

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Golden Fleece