Golden Fleece
Preserved but no longer current.
He was the son of ^Eson, king of loclus, was brought up by the centaur, Chiron, and when he demanded his kingdom from his half-brother, Pelias, who had de- prived him of it, was told he could have it in return for the Golden Fleece.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Golden Fleece” mean?
He was the son of ^Eson, king of loclus, was brought up by the centaur, Chiron, and when he demanded his kingdom from his half-brother, Pelias, who had de- prived him of it, was told he could have it in return for the Golden Fleece.
Is “Golden Fleece” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.