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    mythology, the Golden Fleece (Ancient Greek: Χρυσόμαλλον δέρας, romanized: Khrysómallon déras, lit. 'Golden-haired pelt') is the fleece of the golden-woolled...
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    The Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece (Spanish: Insigne Orden del Toisón de Oro, German: Orden vom Goldenen Vlies) is a Catholic order of chivalry...
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    The Golden Fleece Award (1975–1988) was a tongue-in-cheek award given to public officials in the United States for squandering public money. Its name...
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    The Golden Fleece, originally known as Shearing at Newstead, is an 1894 painting by the Australian artist Tom Roberts. The painting depicts sheep shearers...
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  • The Golden Fleece is an element of Greek mythology. Golden Fleece may also refer to: Golden Fleece (clipper), an 1855 California clipper that caught fire...
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  • Tintin and the Golden Fleece (in the original French, Tintin et le mystère de la toison d'or, meaning Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece) is a film...
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    The Golden Fleece is an inn in York, England, which has a free house pub on the ground floor and four guest bedrooms above. It dates back to at least...
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    This article contains a list of knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece. 1601 On 29 June 1943 Archduke Karl Pius of Austria, Prince of Tuscany issued...
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    Golden Fleece was an Australian brand of petroleum products and service stations operated by Harold Sleigh and Company. A partnership was founded in Melbourne...
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    mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece is featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful...
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  • Polar fleece, a type of polyester fabric often used in jackets Horticultural fleece, a polypropylene fabric used to protect plants Golden Fleece (disambiguation)...
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    Golden Fleece was an 1855 medium clipper in the California trade, built by Paul Curtis. She was known for arriving with cargoes in good condition, for...
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    Golden Fleece (1 April 1979– 18 March 1984) was an American-bred, Irish-trained champion Thoroughbred race horse. In a career which consisted of only...
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    Ulysses and the Golden Fleece is a graphic adventure released by Sierra On-Line in 1981 for the Apple II. It was created by Bob Davis and Ken Williams...
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  • Operation Golden Fleece (Greek: Επιχείρηση Χρυσόμαλλο Δέρας) is a codename given to the non-combatant evacuation operation of ethnic Greeks from the port...
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    (around 1300 BC) accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece. Their name comes from their ship, Argo, named after its builder, Argus...
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    Legend of the Golden Fleece goes back to antiquity, a well-known Greek myth, according to which Jason and the Argonauts stole the Golden Fleece from Colchis...
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    Urospermum dalechampii, the smooth golden fleece or simply the golden-fleece, is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the genus Urospermum of the...
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    Jason with the Golden Fleece is a sculpture by Bertel Thorvaldsen. A lifesize clay version created in 1803 is considered to be the artist's first great...
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    goddess's temples. She later convinced Jason and Medea to kill Pelias. The Golden Fleece was the item that Jason needed to get his mother freed. When Zeus had...
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    myth of Jason and the Argonauts, she aids Jason in his search for the Golden Fleece. She later marries him, but eventually kills his children and his other...
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  • The Golden Fleecing may refer to: The Golden Fleecing, a Scrooge McDuck comic book story The Golden Fleecing (DuckTales episode), a DuckTales episode The...
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    Greek mythology. He was the one who sent Jason on the quest for the Golden Fleece. Pelias was the son of Tyro and Poseidon. His wife is recorded as either...
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    The Chalet of the Golden Fleece is located in New Glarus, Wisconsin. The building was constructed for Edwin P. Barlow. Barlow had founded the annual festival...
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    to approach a pack of rams known for being violent and shear their golden fleece to bring back to the goddess. Rather than be killed by these rams, Psyche...
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  • cast iron, indoor and outdoor grills, workshop, and tools. Chore Boy Golden Fleece scrubbing cloths are non-toxic and recommended for brushed stainless...
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    before the Golden Fleece era of the 1970s and 1980s, when Proxmire largely targeted contemporary research. One winner of the Golden Fleece Award, Ronald...
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    Golden Fleece of king Louis XV of France. Below the 107 carats (21.4 g; 0.75 oz) spinel Côte de Bretagne hangs the French Blue diamond and the fleece...
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    time, the Burgundian court culture was leading and so the Order of the Golden Fleece, founded there in 1430, was for many a model in the sense of a princely...
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  • Golden Fleece is a locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Golden Fleece had a population of 49 people. The western...
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