Golden fleece

But King Aietes did not want to give the Golden Fleece back to Jason, because any kingdom which had the Fleece was happy ... 

Some there are, that by this journey of Jason understand the mystery of the philosopher s stone, called the golden fleece to which also other superfine chymists draw the twelve labours of Hercules. Suidas thinks, that by the golden fleece was meant a book of parchment, which is of sheep s skin, and therefore called golden, because it was taught therein how other metals might be transmuted. 

Oh, very well, says Gareth, waving a hand at the silent presses behind him, so obviously poised to start up with the latest project. I m doing a picture book, Jason and the Golden Fleece, which is going very well. Come and look. ... 

Secondary t-p. "THE GOLDEN FLEECE, or, THE FLOWER OF TREASURES In which is succintly and methodically handled, the Stone of the philosophers, his excellent effect admirable Virtues and The better to attain to the Original true means of Perfection. Inriched with Figures representing the Colours to rise as they suooesstvely appear in the Practise of this Blessed Work. By that great Philosopher SOLOMON TRISMOSIN Master to Paracelsus"... 

Caezza, Joseph. Hermeticism and the Golden Fleece. rhttp //www.levitv.com/alchemy/caezza3.htmll. 

Faivre, Antoine. "An approach to the theme of the Golden Fleece in alchemy." In Alchemy revisited, ed. Z.R.W.M. von Martels, 250-258. Leiden Brill, 1990. 

Faivre, Antoine. The Golden Fleece and alchemy. Albany (NY) State Univ of New York P, 1993. ix, 140 p. ISBN 0791414094... 

The Golden Fleece and Alchemy. Albany SUNY Press, 1993. 

The Colchians placed the skins of animals in the pools of springs and since many particles of gold had clung to them when they were removed, the poets invented the golden fleece of the Colchians. 

Jason and the Argonauts discover the Golden Fleece. The legendary pelt probably derives from the Colchian practice of using fleeces to sift gold from river water... 

Dusha, Dusha. Her beauty was neither in the eye of the beholder, nor was it skin deep. There was nothing subjective or shallow in any quality she possessed. A Golden Fleece of womanhood. So infinitely desirable, so infinitely powerful in her beauty, her sexuality - and so utterly beyond reach. 

According to Vasari, van Eyck was an alchemist as well as a painter, and discovered oil paint during a laboratory operation. This has since been debated, but oil paint was certainly first used by Flemish artists working in the early decades of the 15th century. Van Eyck was certainly aware of alchemical thinking, and was probably a member of the Hermetically-inclined Order of the Golden Fleece. 

Despite both her lawyers advice, she used the words terrifying, hideous, and unforgettable to describe her latest flight on Golden Fleece Airways, piloted by Jack One-Eye Marcus. 

As a result of this, several hermetic Centres were founded in Europe. That is how in 1429 the "Order of the Golden Fleece" came into being. Out of this emerged the Rosicrucians, who did not initially appear publicly, but remained very private. 

Vogel G. Biotechnology. Sheep fail to produce golden fleece. Science, 2003 300(5628) 2015-2016. 

Golden Fleece. [Westbrook Lanolin] Lanolin emollient, emulsifier, ointment base, hair conditioner, lipstick... 

An excellent interpretation of this legend is given by Robert Graves in "The Golden Fleece (Cassell, 1944). 

Mt Ararat and Kurdistan border the Commagene in the east. Colchis, sorceress Medea s country and the land of initiation, bounds the Commagene in the north. Her rivers ran with gold. Her hero, Jason, captured the mythical Golden Fleece. 

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