Quest for golden fleece

Motif

Quest for golden fleece.

Tests. · Tests of prowess: quests. · Nature of quests. · Quest for marvelous objects or animals. · view the constellation · filed as H1332.1

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“Tiphys, son of Hagnias, who steered the ship; Orpheus, son of Oeagrus; Zetes and Calais, sons of Boreas ; Castor and Pollux, sons of Zeus ; Telamon and Peleus, sons of Aeacus; Hercules, son of Zeus; Theseus, son of Aegeus; Idas and Lynceus, sons of Aphareus; Ampbhiaraus, son of Oicles; Caeneus, son of Coronus; Palaemon, son of Hephaestus or of Aetolus ; Cepheus, son of Aleus ; Laertes son of Arci- sius; Autolycus, son of Hermes;…”

— The Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK I, ch. IX · served from our shelf uncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan

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GreekThe Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK I, ch. IXThompson cites: *Frazer Apollodorus I 94 n. 1.

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Greco-RomanThe Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK I, ch. IX

Scholars’ trail — 2references

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Greek*Frazer Apollodorus I 94 n. 1. → on our shelf: The Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK I, ch. IX

Within the index

Filed under Quest for marvelous parts or possessions of animals.

Filed beside it

Quest for vulture's egg figured with golden letters Quest for Gorgon's head Quest for animal with golden chain Quest for magic pigskin Quest for liver of thunder and heart of dragon Quest for honey from the royal bee-hive

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Sleepless dragon Brazen-footed, fire-breathing bulls. (Cf. B15.6, B15.5)Animal languages learned from serpent (not eaten). (Cf. B176.)Bird language Grateful animals Helpful serpent Tabu: falsely claiming the powers of a god Transformation and disenchantment at will Power of self-transformation received from a god Magic ship. (Cf. D1121.)Magic drug renders invulnerable. (Cf. D1240.)Symplegades. Rocks that clash together at intervals. (Cf. D931.)

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