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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 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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    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 is...
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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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    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 king of Iolcos...
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    Golden Fleece was an Australian brand of petroleum products and service stations operated by Harold Sleigh and Company, a business founded in Melbourne...
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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 of...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    The Golden Fleece Mine is a gold mining site in Hinsdale County, Colorado, 5 miles (8 km) south of Lake City. The mine is located half a mile west of...
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    Argonauts (redirect from The argonauts)
    mythology, who in the years before the Trojan War (around 1300 BC) accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece. Their name comes...
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    Medea (category Characters in the Argonautica)
    schemer') is the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis. In the myth of Jason and the Argonauts, she aids Jason in his search for the Golden Fleece. She later...
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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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    Pelias (category Characters in the Argonautica)
    of Iolcus in 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...
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    and the Argonauts stole the Golden Fleece from Colchis. The collection houses various items of the Order, such as neck chains of the knights, the Potence...
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    this 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...
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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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    The Golden Fleece is a 1918 American silent comedy drama film directed by Gilbert P. Hamilton and starring Joseph Bennett, Peggy Pearce and Jack Curtis...
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    2301 oz). The 1791 inventory mentioned that the Bazu was "light sky blue", which is consistent with the fact that the Golden Fleece of the Color Adornment...
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  • from the Cyclops Polyphemus and save Camp Half-Blood from a Titan's attack by bringing the Golden Fleece to cure Thalia's poisoned pine tree. The Sea of...
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    William Proxmire (category Deaths from Alzheimer's disease in the United States)
    awarded the tongue-in-cheek Golden Fleece Award to appropriations he found particularly egregious. He was a member of the Senate Banking Committee, the Senate...
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    Hera (category Pages using sidebar with the child parameter)
    step-grandmother, in one of the goddess's temples. She later convinced Jason and Medea to kill Pelias. The Golden Fleece was the item that Jason needed to...
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    August 1754 – 21 January 1793) was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. The son of Louis, Dauphin of France...
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    Leonor, Princess of Asturias (category Knights of the Golden Fleece of Spain)
    affecting the succession to the throne. On a day before her 10th birthday, she was granted the Order of the Golden Fleece by her father. In addition, the Council...
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    Ligne-La Trémoïlle (born 2012) Many of the Princes de Ligne have also been knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The following list is of those princes...
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