JASON'S DESTINATION The myth of Jason and the Argonauts’ quest for the Golden Fleece was based on an actual voyage to a region near the Black Sea where villagers used sheepskins to catch stream ...

Gold jewellery discovered last year in an unplundered Mycenaean royal tomb on the outskirts of the western Greek city of Volos will be tested for links with one of the most enduring ancient Greek ...

The Greek origins of the myth of Jason and the Golden Fleece touch on the island of Samothrace, the Greek sanctuary of the Great Gods. Airs Thursday, October 21, 2010 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV .

The legend of Jason and the Argonauts' heroic quest for the Golden Fleece may provide a fascinating window into real Bronze Age society, say researchers who believe they have found the earliest ...

I’m referring to the Golden Fleece Award, which more than anything else he did brought Proxmire into the national spotlight. In 1975, he issued a press release announcing the National Science ...

Classic tale. The Greek tale of Jason and the Golden Fleece has been told for 3,000 years. It's a classic hero's quest tale - a sort of ancient Greek mission impossible - in which the hero embarks ...

HERCULES, MY SHIPMATE—Robert Graves—Creative Age Press ($3). What the Golden Fleece really was—a cloak tossed to earth by Zeus when he was drunk, or a sheepskin book of alchemic ...

Unveiling the Myths and Legends of the Zodiac. Aries (The Ram) Aries, the fiery ram, represents the Golden Fleece from Greek mythology. The tale centers around Jason and the Argonauts, who ...

Classic tale. The Greek tale of Jason and the Golden Fleece has been told for 3,000 years. It's a classic hero's quest tale - a sort of ancient Greek mission impossible - in which the hero embarks ...