Who were the children carried by the golden ram in Greek mythology?
The winged creature named Phrixus and Helle. The boy held on tight while his sister fell into the water below, creating the strait known as the Hellespont to this day.
The winged creature named Phrixus and Helle. The boy held on tight while his sister fell into the water below, creating the strait known as the Hellespont to this day.
They landed safely on the easternmost shore of the Black Sea at Colchis. There the ram was sacrificed to the gods and returned to Poseidon.
A never-sleeping dragon guarded the tree where the fleece hung with teeth that could become soldiers when planted in the ground. Some versions describe Jason attempting to put the guard serpent to sleep before taking the prize.
Pindar wrote about the quest in his Fourth Pythian Ode during 462 BC though the fleece did not dominate the narrative.
Only two representations of the Golden Fleece appear on Attic-painted wares from the fifth century BC. One krater resides at the Metropolitan Museum of Art while a kylix sits in Vatican collections.
Contemporary heraldic variations feature frequently throughout modern Georgia today because Western Georgian municipalities display coats of arms incorporating the Golden Fleece symbol. Kutaisi, the ancient capital city of Colchis, uses this emblem prominently on its official flag.