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Natalia Kapatsoulia, Filippos Mandilaras

The Golden Fleece [Το χρυσόμαλλο δέρας (To chrysómallo déras)]

King Athamas, prompted by his second wife Ino, intends to sacrifice his son, Phrixus, but a golden ram appears and carries Phrixus away. Phrixus and his sister, Helle, ride the flying ram across the seas. Helle falls to her death over a narrow sea passage. At Colchis, Phrixus sacrifices the ram to Zeus and offers its golden fleece to king Aeetes. A dragon guards the fleece. Many years later, Jason requests the golden fleece from Aeetes. To receive it Jason is tasked with ploughing the land (...)

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YEAR: 2012

COUNTRY: Greece

TAGS: Aeëtes Apollo Athamas Colchis Corinth Crete Helle Ino Iolcus Medea Orchomenus Orpheus Pelias Phrixus Sirens Talos (Automaton) Zeus

Krystyna Kreyser

Zodiac. The Ancient Menagerie [Zodiak. Starożytny zwierzyniec]

Zodiak. Starożytny zwierzyniec is a cycle of twelve narrative texts, published once a month, which describe ancient roots of the zodiac and present the myths associated with particular signs. The cycle was correlated with seasons so that the readers could become familiar with the mythical tale corresponding to the sign of the current month. The texts were released as follows:“Zodiak. Starożytny zwierzyniec” and “Koziorożec” [Capricorn] – Płomyk 1 (1987), 1(...)

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YEAR: 1987

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Amalthea Argonauts Artemis Athamas Castor Cronus / Kronos Dioscuri Europa Ganymede Hebe Helle Hephaestus Hera Heracles Hydra Ino Iolaus Jason Leda Nephele Orion Pan Phrixus Pollux Polydeuces Rhea Troy Zeus Zodiac