The Last Word on the Golden Fleece Legend?

Abstract

Summary. Evidence is discussed for the three theories on the origins of the Golden Fleece legend. That the epithet ‘golden’referred to fine wool, because of its value, is thought to be not incompatible with the view that fleeces were used to collect gold particles from streams. That the fleece was yellow is unlikely since such discoloration is a wool fault, but it is just possible that ‘golden’ might refer to genetically ‘tan’ fibres.

RETRACTED: A modern field investigation of the mythical “gold sands” of the ancient Colchis Kingdom and “Golden Fleece” phenomena

“…It was a sign of the Colchis' wealth and high technologies (Urushadze, 1964(Urushadze, , 1984, 4. It represented a special breed of sheep (Ryder, 1991;Smith GJ, Smith AJ, 1992, and others).…”