Saturday, January 5, 2013

the fleece of authority

In Greek mythology, the Golden Fleece (Greek: Χρυσόμαλλον Δέρας Chrysómallon Déras; Georgian: ოქროს საწმისი Oqros Satsmisi) is the fleece of the gold-hair[1] winged ram, which was held in Colchis. It figures in the tale of the hero Jason and his band of Argonauts, who set out on a quest for the fleece by order of King Pelias, in order to place Jason rightfully on the throne of Iolcus in Thessaly. The story is of great antiquity and was current in the time of Homer (eighth century BC). It survives in various forms, among which details vary. the golden fleece has been interpreted as many things, some like somebody I know was of the school that it was grain and it ended up in georgia now jutha whicjh both mean farmeror. if so was it in the middle east first? it apears as a skin in jason and the aurogonauts. king pellas sent him to get the skin. it was the authority symbol that allowed jason to be throned Iolcus in Thessa. the place or seat named after goddess thessa. its authority stems from Colchis. Jasons story is about the eigth century as was homer, homer was before but that places orpheus at the 8th century unless the Argonauts are each an epoch and ruler based on the same fleece? auragut means authority and all the crew were authorites( royalty) till tommorow.

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