| 单词 | Colchis |
| 例句 | He was delighted, seized his bow and quiver, and swept down from Olympus through the vast expanse of air to Colchis. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z They stopped for nothing, and that same day at sunset they reached Colchis, the country of the Golden Fleece. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z They had a sweet ride made of bronze and iron—eyen the horses, which were magical automatons like the Colchis bulls. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Jason and Medea have returned from Colchis, where her magic won him the Golden Fleece. Review: Harrison Birtwistle’s ‘The Cure’ and ‘The Corridor,’ Myths With a Twist 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z Jason, the same one from mythology whom Medea helped to steal the Golden Fleece from her own father in far-away Colchis, is the perfect male hypocrite. Modern 'Medea' in London stars Potter film's Helen McCrory 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z Still, Jason and company eventually reach Colchis, ruled by King Aeëtes. ‘Jason and the Argonauts’: Picture thepre-Trojan War equivalent of the Avengers Long before the Argonauts reach the fabled land of Colchis, they defeat a tribe of giants, accidentally slaughter their own friends, pass through the ship-crushing Clashing Rocks and, worst of all, lose Heracles. ‘Jason and the Argonauts’: Picture thepre-Trojan War equivalent of the Avengers Others will recall that Circe — Medea’s aunt, the sister of her father, Aeetes — cleansed Medea and Jason of their crimes, as they fled Colchis with the Golden Fleece and murdered Medea’s brother. Turning Circe Into a Good Witch 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z The witch Medea was the princess of Colchis, on the eastern edge of the Black Sea, which to the notoriously xenophobic ancient Greeks was alien and suspect. From Circe to Clinton: why powerful women are cast as witches 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z Applied Data Finance, which last year secured backing of fund managers Colchis Capital Management and Victory Park Capital and raised additional equity funding, will start making loans available in 23 states this month. Loans for Weddings: Fintech Learns to Focus 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Lending Club's Laplanche confirmed that there is no leveraged Colchis fund but declined further comment. For online lenders, Wall Street cash brings growth and risk 2013-07-03T04:02:55Z Herodotus, in another place, relates that the inhabitants of Colchis also used circumcision, and concludes therefrom that they were originally Egyptians. The Masculine Cross A History of Ancient and Modern Crosses and Their Connection with the Mysteries of Sex Worship; Also an Account of the Kindred Phases of Phallic Faiths and Practices 2012-04-11T02:00:31.327Z The stories that he had heard in Egypt of Sesostris may then have stimulated him to make voyages from Samos to Colchis, Scythia and Thrace. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z From Colchis’ realm to bring the golden fleece He charged the youth.” Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Pheasants were brought over from Colchis, and deemed at one time such a rarity, that one of the Ptolemies bitterly lamented his having never tasted any. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z Ovid mentions the latter city, and has some allusions to its ancient history when he describes Medea as flying through the air from Athea to Colchis. Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z The descent of the Colchians from the Egyptians, or the existence of an Egyptian colony in Colchis, was regarded by the ancients as an historical fact. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z Babylon sent every year 500 eunuch-boys for service at the court, and Colchis sent male and female slaves of Caucasian race. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z The heroes went back to the palace of King Pelias to feast with the king’s guests before they took their places on the ship, setting out on the voyage to far Colchis. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z Worthier, indeed, are our sailors of eternal fame than the Argonauts who sailed with Jason to Colchis. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z In Colchis was a river Ophis, and there was another of the same name in Arcadia. Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z But Pelias answered, that if he would bring from Colchis the golden fleece of the ram that had carried Phryxus thither, he would yield him his right. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z Jason obtained the fleece, and fled by night from Colchis, carrying with him Mede´a, whom he married, in fulfilment of the engagement which he had made. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z All that we wait for now is the coming of the morning’s breeze that will set us on our way for far Colchis. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z To her Paris was as unreal as Colchis or Babylon to us. Average Americans 2011-06-02T02:00:20.387Z So she sent him on the back of this ram, who leaped into the air, crossed the strait that divides Europe and Asia, and landed the boy without accident in Colchis in the Black Sea. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z Pelias, cowed but loath to yield, promised to give up the kingdom if Jason would make his way to the unknown land of Colchis and perform a double quest. Medea of Euripedes 2011-03-03T03:00:47.283Z Phryxus arrived in safety at Colchis, where he sacrificed the ram to Jupiter, who placed it among the signs of the Zodiac. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z “In Aea and in Colchis,” she said, “there will be no safety for my sons henceforth.” The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z It originally belonged, it appears, to a Bœotian ram, who had taken on his back two children, when in danger of their lives, and fled with them over land and sea, as far as Colchis. A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z It was a long voyage, but they reached this foreign shore with no serious mishap, leaped onto the bank, and went at once to the king of Colchis, demanding from him the golden fleece. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z For of course, as every one knew without the telling in fifth-century Athens, no legal marriage was possible between a Greek and a barbarian from Colchis. Medea of Euripedes 2011-03-03T03:00:47.283Z The commerce of Athens extended from Egypt and Colchis to Etruria and Carthage, and her manufactures, which attracted skilled operatives from many lands, found a ready sale all over the Mediterranean. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" He finished speaking, and all in the hall shouted out, “The Golden Fleece, the Golden Fleece from Colchis!” The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z When the princes understood whither the Argonauts were going, they offered to turn back and guide them to Colchis. A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z He knew these bulls of Colchis by reputation, although it had never occurred to him that he might be called upon to harness and drive them. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z At the farthest eastern end of that sea was the land of Colchis. Medea of Euripedes 2011-03-03T03:00:47.283Z Medea also died at Colchis, and after her death is said to have been married to Achilles in Elysium. Heathen Mythology Then would I bring from far Colchis the famous Fleece of Gold that King Æetes keeps guard over!” The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z He knew the course to Colchis, and offered to tell it, if the Argonauts would free him from the Harpies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" "Send out your bulls," he said to the king of Colchis. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z And naturally there was no such treaty with Colchis. Medea of Euripedes 2011-03-03T03:00:47.283Z They set sail in a ship called Argo and after a series of adventures arrived at Colchis. Heathen Mythology By the aid of Medea, daughter of the King of Colchis, Jason was enabled to seize the fleece, and, after many strange adventures, to reach his home at Iolcos in Thessaly. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli Its object was the acquisition of gold, which was caught by the inhabitants of Colchis in fleeces as it was washed down the rivers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" Medea, the daughter of the king of Colchis, gave Jason a charm that protected him from fire. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z Medea, daughter of the king of Colchis, aided Jason to secure the fleece and fled with him. Readings from Latin Verse With Notes Jason won much at Colchis; but thy gain Has lin'd thy shoulders in a Swedish chain. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 Pindar, on the other hand, in the splendid Fourth Pythian Ode, already knows Colchis as the scene of the loves and flight of Jason and Medea. Custom and Myth New Edition The Dioscuri were said to have brought his image from Colchis to Laconia, where it was set up in an old sanctuary on the road from Sparta to Therapnae. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" Ever since then its fleece of gold had hung in a sacred grove of Colchis guarded by a dragon who never slept. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z The Rion is the Phasis of the ancients and flows through the classic land of Colchis, associated with the legends of Medea and the Argonauts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" We all know of that strange yellow ramskin which hung dragon-guarded in the dark groves of Colchis; and how Jason and his Argonauts won the prize after so many wanderings and besetments. The Spanish Pioneers At what period the home of Æetes was placed in Colchis, it is not easy to determine. Custom and Myth New Edition Then they said good-bye to their friends, went aboard, sat down at the oars, set sail, and so away eastward to Colchis, in the land of the world's end. Tales of Troy and Greece Following the counsel of his cloud-mother, he sacrificed the ram to the honor of the gods and took the fleece to Æetes, king of Colchis. The Boy With the U.S. Miners Hecate, wife of King �etes of Colchis, her daughter Medea, and Circe were so celebrated in this respect that they passed for enchantresses. Greek Women Colchis was celebrated in Greek mythology as the destination of the Argonauts, the home of Medea and the special domain of sorcery. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" He seeks the golden fleece in Colchis: Æetes offers it to him as a prize for success in certain labours. Custom and Myth New Edition Dead men, bound together with cords, were hanging from the branches, for the Colchis people buried women, but hung dead men from the branches of trees. Tales of Troy and Greece The king of Colchis looked at these heroes and trembled. The Boy With the U.S. Miners There was no fleece for Jason, little Mab; there is no Land of Colchis, never believe it. The House of Fulfilment Colchicum was known to the Greeks under the name of Κολχικόν, from Κολχίς, or Colchis, a country in which the plant grew; and it is described by Dioscorides as a poison. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" Having murdered her husband, the prince of Colchis, she was expelled by her subjects and placed by her father on the solitary island of Aeaea on the coast of Italy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" But Phrixus and the Ram flew on up the narrow seas, and over the great sea which the Greeks called the Euxine and we call the Black Sea, till they reached a country named Colchis. Tales of Troy and Greece Stillyside is Colchis, and my desires are dolphins that have brought me hither, and will not, returning, ferry me across the Ottawa, unless they shall be freighted with your form. The Advocate “I wonder if you remember how we used to talk, ’way back yonder, about the Land of Colchis?” The House of Fulfilment The name of Colchis first appears in Aeschylus and Pindar. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" Their origin is variously ascribed to Colchis, Troy, and to Sicilian colonies sent by Dionysius of Syracuse. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia Here Phineus was telling Jason and his company how they might win their way to Colchis and the world's end, and the wood of the Fleece of Gold. Tales of Troy and Greece It was grown in Colchis, and in those cool regions which did not produce flax. Needlework As Art “There are several purchasers looking at the place we are going to sell, for dwellers in Colchis, you know, are only sojourners; they long for home.” The House of Fulfilment After the death of Pompey, Pharnaces, the son of Mithradates, rose in rebellion against the Roman yoke, subdued Colchis and Armenia, and made head, though but for a short time, against the Roman arms. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" But down the hall the tale was wrought How Argo in old time was brought To Colchis for the fleece of gold. The Earthly Paradise A Poem Then they walked toward the city of Colchis, and they passed through a strange and horrible wood. Tales of Troy and Greece Then comes that letter of which I spoke in my first chapter, in which he recapitulates the Getæ, the Armenians, and the men of Colchis. The Life of Cicero Volume II. It’s pretty fair gold, the fruit in Colchis. The House of Fulfilment The Scythians for the space of twenty-eight years were masters of the Upper Asia, namely, the two Armenias, Cappadocia, Pontus, Colchis, and Iberia; during which time they spread desolation wherever they came. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) The shores of the Hellespont, Scythia, and the Euxine Sea; the Isles of the Ægæan; Syria, Egypt, Palestine, Colchis, the northern parts of Africa, Ecbatana, and even Babylon were the objects of his unwearied research. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life The result was the memorable Argonautic expedition of the ship Argo, to the distant land of Colchis, on the eastern coast of the Black Sea. Ancient States and Empires Finally Colchis was reached, a land then ruled over by King Æetes, from whom the heroes demanded the golden fleece, stating that they had been sent thither by the gods themselves. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality He alludes to the death of Pelias, King of Thessaly, through the schemes of Medea, daughter of Æetes, King of Colchis, at the hands of his own daughters. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes Gold was also obtained by the Greeks from Asia Minor, the adjacent islands, which possessed it in abundance, and from India, Arabia, Armenia, Colchis, and Troas. The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy This, as your majesty is aware, is now hanging on a tree here at Colchis; and I humbly solicit your gracious leave to take it away.” Famous Tales of Fact and Fancy Myths and Legends of the Nations of the World Retold for Boys and Girls Phrixus came to the King of Colchis, on the east shore of the Black Sea. Christianity As Mystical Fact And The Mysteries of Antiquity This beautiful bird comes originally from the East, and takes its name from the river Phasis, in Colchis, Asia Minor, whence it was first brought to Europe by the Argonauts. Mamma's Stories about Birds The author alludes to the expedition of Jason to Colchis to fetch thence the Golden Fleece. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes They had reached the coast near the spot Colchis, where the Argonauts landed to win the Golden Fleece long centuries before. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole The names of Colchis, Chaldea, Assyria, Iberia, Thrace, may indicate the origin of a great part of the Hellenic sorceries. The Superstitions of Witchcraft The Greek hero Jason undertook to fetch the fleece from Colchis, in company with other heroes, Heracles, Theseus, and Orpheus. Christianity As Mystical Fact And The Mysteries of Antiquity In the mountain land of Colchis, Jason carried off the golden fleece, and Cadmus reaped a harvest of armed men from sowing serpent's teeth in furrows turned by the fire-breathing bulls of Vulcan. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia Phryxus arrived safely at Colchis, where he was hospitably received by king A�tes, who gave him one of his daughters in marriage. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome It is the story of brave men who sailed in the ship Argo, named after the great shipbuilder Argos, to bring back the Golden Fleece from Colchis in the Black Sea. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole However Xenophon himself seems to have confounded this Phasis with that of Colchis. The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis The expedition of the Argonauts to Colchis in the year 1250 B.C., in search of the “Golden Fleece,” is the first ancient voyage that lays claim to authenticity. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships Medea, a famous sorceress of Colchis who married Jason, the leader of the Argonauts, and aided him in getting possession of the golden fleece. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 On ascertaining the object of the expedition they volunteered to accompany the Argo, and to show the heroes the way to Colchis. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome They went with the other noble youths of Greece in the expedition to Colchis, in search of the golden fleece, and on all occasions signalized themselves by their courage. Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) Here they stayed about thirty days, encamping in the villages of the Colchians, 23. whence they made excursions and plundered the country of Colchis. The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis This is almost the same experiment," said he, "and I am inclined to think that the poets have calumniated the sorceress of Colchis. The Man With The Broken Ear For if originality be the Colchis where the golden fleece of immortality is won, imitation must be the Argo in which we sail thither. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. Arrival at Colchis.—Taking with them the four new-comers they journeyed on, and soon came in sight of the snow-capped peaks of the Caucasus, when, towards evening, the loud flapping of wings was heard overhead. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome Darvid's remote prototype, the Argonaut Jason, must have had quite a different exterior when he sailed on toward Colchis to find the golden fleece. The Argonauts Many Persians, Armenians, and Iberians, with the entire nation of the Lazi in Colchis, were converted by his miracles and discourses, which they crowded to hear. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March She returned to Colchis, where a reconciliation took place between her and Jason. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales To reach them he had to march through Colchis, and to fight his way through the wild and barbarous tribes that occupied the country between the Caucasus and the Euxine. A Smaller History of Rome In Colchis was a river Ophis; and there was another of the same name in Arcadia. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) This plant owes its botanical name Colchicum, to Colchis, in Natalia, which abounded in poisonous vegetables, and gave rise to the fiction about the enchantress Medea. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure The same authors add that he received the crown of martyrdom in Colchis, which they call Æthiopia. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March It seems to me plain beyond doubt, that there were no such persons as the Grecian Argonauts: and that the expedition of Jason to Colchis was a fable. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. When they were come to the land of Colchis, King Æetes summoned them to his palace. The Ontario Readers Third Book Ovid mentions the latter city, and has some allusions to its antient history, when he describes Medea as flying through the air from Attica to Colchis. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) The roofing of Salances King of Colchis, may not compare with this. Hypnerotomachia The Strife of Loue in a Dreame XV But in the meantime Chosroes was leading his army against Colchis, where the Lazi were calling him in for the following reason. History of the Wars, Books I and II The Persian War There will be an account exhibited of the Cimmerian, Hyperborean, and Amazonian nations, as well as of the people of Colchis; in which the religion, rites, and original of those nations will be pointed out. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. Many a day they sailed through laughing seas and ever they spoke together of the glory of the Golden Fleece which they hoped to bring home from far off Colchis. The Ontario Readers Third Book After many exploits in Greece, the reputed place of his nativity, he travelled as far as mount Caucasus near Colchis, to free Prometheus, who was there exposed to an eagle or vulture. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) He came thus, and called to them often, but when they woke they looked at each other, and said: "Who dare sail to Colchis, or bring home the golden fleece?" Myths That Every Child Should Know A Selection Of The Classic Myths Of All Times For Young People Butler says little but that he was bishop of Sebaste, in Armenia, the proximity of which place to Colchis appears to me suspicious. Notes and Queries, Number 16, February 16, 1850 The sons of Chus founded a colony in Colchis; and we find a king of that country named Ait; or, as the Greeks expressed it, Αιητης: and the land was also distinguished by that characteristic. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. The settlement of the Parthians in Parthia by the returning conqueror is, in fact, a mere duplicate of the tale commonly told of his having settled the Colchians in Colchis, and is equally worthless. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. The same story is told of Prometheus, who is said to have been exposed upon Mount Caucasus, near Colchis; with this variation, that an eagle is placed over him, preying upon his heart. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) In the fourteenth year of Rehoboam he returned back into Egypt; leaving �etes in Colchis, and his nephew Prometheus at mount Caucasus, with part of his army, to defend his conquests from the Scythians. The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended To which is Prefix'd, A Short Chronicle from the First Memory of Things in Europe, to the Conquest of Persia by Alexander the Great He came thus, and called to them often, but when they woke they looked at each other and said, "Who dare sail to Colchis or bring home the Golden Fleece?" Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) There was a legend about a serpent at Colchis, at Thebes, and at Delphi; likewise in other places. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. I. IBERIA, an inland country of Asia, bounded by Mount Caucasus on the north, by Albania on the cast, by Colchis and part of Pontus on the west, and by Armenia on the south. A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements In the north they were to be met with at Colchis, towards the foot of Mount Caucasus, and in most regions upon the coast of the Euxine sea. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) A marvellous beast was this ram, for it had flown through the air to Colchis from the land of Greece; and its fleece was of pure gold. Stories from the Greek Tragedians You must sail over the sea to Colchis, and bring home the Golden Fleece. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) The pilot of the Argo never returned from Colchis, but the Argo itself returned with the Golden Fleece. The Log School-House on the Columbia Jason, the valiant prince of Greece, From Colchis brought the Golden Fleece; We comb the wool, refine the stuff, For modern Jasons, that's enough. The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 1 The latter seems to have been the capital of the region called of old Colchis. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) Now when Jason and his fellows were come to Colchis, they asked the fleece of the king of the country. Stories from the Greek Tragedians Colchis was on the west side of the mountains. Plutarch's Lives Volume III. He had already got possession of Colchis on the Black Sea, and placed one of his sons on the throne of Cappadocia. Plutarch's Lives, Volume II At what period the home of Æetes was placed in Colchis, it is not easy to determine. Custom and Myth The bulls of Colchis, with which Jason was supposed to have engaged, were probably of the same nature and original. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) Colchis might be close by for all he knew; out beyond the wall, perhaps, among the old barrels. Real Folks The course of the Argonauts to Colchis is well ascertained; and the accessions to the geographical knowledge of that age, which we derive from the accounts given of that course, are considerable. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson Ah, here's Jason at last, back from Colchis! Jason He seeks the golden fleece in Colchis: Æetes offers it to him as a prize for success in certain labours. Custom and Myth The Poet Dionysius speaks of the feat being performed in the country of the Marianduni, near Colchis. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) If Mark had asserted that the back kitchen, or the cellar-way closet was Colchis, she would have indorsed it with enthusiasm, and followed on like a loyal Argonaut, as she was. Real Folks Colchis seems to have been known, though not so accurately as the recent Argonautic expedition might have led us to suppose it would have been. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson These sailors are certainly more worthy of perpetual fame, than the Argonauts who sailed with Jason to Colchis; and the ship itself deserves to be placed among the constellations more than the ship Argo. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 01 of 55 1493-1529 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century Furthermore, he was chiefly to blame for the extreme ease with which Chosroes led his army home from Colchis. The Secret History of the Court of Justinian So Jason in Colchis, Apollo in Phocis, Hercules at Lerna, engaged with serpents, all which are histories of the same purport; but mistaken by the later Grecians. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) "Good,"; says Mark, the instant the door was shut "Now this is Colchis, and I'm going in." Real Folks In discussing the subject of the Argonautic expedition, we shall successively consider its probable era--its supposed object--the voyage to Colchis, and the various tracks by which the Argonauts are said to have returned. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson New Argos were fitted out for the new Colchis. By the Golden Gate From the time they entered Colchis, the losses were divided between themselves, the Lazes, and the Romans, as up to the present day. The Secret History of the Court of Justinian Caucasus, in the vicinity of Colchis, had its name conferred by Jupiter in memory of Caucasus a shepherd. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) In gratitude for their freeing him from the Harpies, who, as often as his table was set, descended out of the clouds upon his food and defiled it, the prophet directed them safe to Colchis. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 The course of the Argonauts from Greece to Colchis, necessarily lay between 39 and 45 degrees of north latitude. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson And at home, There in far Colchis, danger waits us, too! The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes I thought of that when I rowed across the river Phasis, and drank coffee at Poti on the site of Colchis. A Tramp's Sketches Failing therefore of the hoped-for refuge he turned aside into Colchis, and thence on foot reached Maeotis and the Bosphorus, using persuasion with some and force with others. Dio's Rome, Volume 2 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus; and Now Presented in English Form. Second Volume Extant Books 36-44 (B.C. 69-44). Absyrtus, brother of Medea and companion of her flight from Colchis. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook The finest wool was imported from Colchis, and also hemp, flax, pitch, and fine linens: these goods, as well as articles brought overland from India, were shipped from the port of Phasis. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson Hast thou forgotten all that lately chanced There in my home-land, in my uncle's house, When first I brought thee from dark Colchis' shores? The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes The Spaniards, from this experience, remembering the island of Colchis, named the place Tucson,—Jason in Spanish. Building a State in Apache Land Colchis or Mingrelia lies at the end of the Black Sea, and towards the north on the Caucasian mountains. A Woman's Journey Round the World Argonauts, heroes and demi-gods, who sailed to Colchis in quest of the golden fleece, guarded by a sleepless dragon. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook When the princes understood whither the Argonauts were going, they offered to turn back, and guide them to Colchis. Tanglewood Tales Time passed; the memory of those ghastly days In Colchis dimmer grew and mistier. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes Here lies the Colchis of the modern Argonaut. The Round-Up A romance of Arizona novelized from Edmund Day's melodrama From thence he entered into the country of Colchis, where Servilius met him by the river Phasis, bringing the fleet with which he was guarding the Pontus. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans HESIOD: 'Then they came to Colchis and king Aeetes—' HOMER: 'They avoided; for they knew he was inhospitable and lawless.' Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica It originally belonged, it appears, to a Boeotian ram, who had taken on his back two children, when in danger of their lives, and fled with them over land and sea as far as Colchis. Tanglewood Tales Here to these foreign shores And stranger folk a god hath driven us; And what seemed right in Colchis, here is named Evil and wickedness; our wonted ways Win hatred here in Corinth, and distrust. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes He trembles at the bare thought of Medea—"la pessima Medea"—worse than her namesake of Colchis, as he calls her. Hauntings Thus perished the most gentlemanlike of filibusters, since the days when Jason sailed in the Argo to extend the blessing of Greek institutions over Colchis and to appropriate the Golden Fleece. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 31, May, 1860 Save for the struggle in Colchis and the loves of Jason and Medea, there is little deep human interest. Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal Unfortunately, the girl falls from the ram's back and is drowned, but the boy is landed safely on the other shore in the kingdom of Colchis. A Fleece of Gold; Five Lessons from the Fable of Jason and the Golden Fleece Forth from my peaceful home There in far Colchis, thou hast lured me here, To be thine haughty paramour's meek slave. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes Flusht at the sight the pirates seize the spoil, And ravaged Colchis rues the insidious toil. The Columbiad I have returned on my traces and gone northward towards Scythia and Colchis. Historical Miniatures As a rule, however, V. is longer than A., partly owing to longer descriptions, partly owing to the greater complication of the plot at Colchis. Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal Medea, daughter of Aetes, king of Colchis, was a famous sorceress of antiquity. Palamon and Arcite The tale, grown big with horrors, Of all that chanced in Colchis had bred fear And hatred in this foolish people's hearts. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes It is the shout of a young god, of a Jason driving the bulls in the fields of Colchis. The French in the Heart of America Hellas is an outworn ship; let us build a new one, and undertake a new Argonautic enterprise to a new Colchis to win another Golden Fleece, following the path of the sun westward. Historical Miniatures Here, however, he is exalted by the two great battles of Cyzicus and Colchis; it is in part his prowess in the latter battle that wins Medea's heart. Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal Its object was to fetch the golden fleece, which was hung up in a grove sacred to Mars, in the kingdom of Colchis, at the eastern extremity of the Euxine sea. Lives of the Necromancers Wherefore I choose to have been born in Colchis, from whence I came on Jason's fist. Chantecler Play in Four Acts We can imagine the golden-brown skins scattered over the blue waters as the bits of the body of the son of the king of Colchis strewn by Medea to detain the pursuers of the Argonauts. The French in the Heart of America These people were a detachment of the Æthiopian army under Sesostris, who followed him in his expedition, and settled in that part of the world, where Colchis is usually represented to have been situated. An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African Translated from a Latin Dissertation, Which Was Honoured with the First Prize in the University of Cambridge, for the Year 1785, with Additions The ram which carried Phryxus to Colchis is by some supposed to have been the name of the ship in which he embarked. The Book of Household Management There a vegetation springs up of virtue to compel the Gods; and Colchis itself imports from Thessaly treasures of this sort which she cannot boast as her own. Lives of the Necromancers Here they stayed about thirty days, encamping in the villages of the Colchians, whence they made excursions and plundered the country of Colchis. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) But before the winter had come in Normandy his messengers were out amid the snows and naked forests of Canadian winters in continuance of that voyage toward the western Colchis. The French in the Heart of America When Jason, in the Argo, came to Colchis in quest of the golden fleece, Medea fell in love with him, helped him take it, and fled, pursued by her father. The Faerie Queene — Volume 01 When safe At Colchis, Phryxus offered the ram on the altars of Mars, and pocketed the fleece. The Book of Household Management After many adventures Jason reached Col'chis, where, by the aid of magic and supernatural arts, and through the favor of Me-de'a, daughter of the King of Colchis, he succeeded in capturing the fleece. Mosaics of Grecian History When Jason was a farmer in Colchis he sowed dragons' teeth and reaped soldiers. If I Were King But her brother Phrixus was brought safe to the land of Colchis, where reigned a child of the sun. The Golden Bough "We eat them!" says she of Colchis, with terrific energy. Barchester Towers THE PHEASANT.—This beautiful bird is said to have been discovered by the Argonauts on the banks of the Phasis, near Mount Ararat, in their expedition to Colchis. The Book of Household Management "Why should I haste?" said young and rosy Hylas; The seas are rough, and long the way from Colchis. Mosaics of Grecian History But Hercules, as some say, went onward to Colchis by land, and there performed many mighty deeds, and wiped away the stain of cowardice which might have clung to him. Bulfinch's Mythology: the Age of Fable I knew at Heraklea a certain maiden from Colchis, for whom I would have given all the divorced women of this city, not excluding Popp�a. Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero All that we wait for now is the coming of the morning's breeze that will set us on our way for far Colchis. The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles For the people of Colchis are evidently Egyptian, and this I perceived for myself before I heard it from others. An Account of Egypt The rest, with the exception of a Pantomime— Jason in Colchis—seems either too recondite to be understood or to have no sense at all. The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy A dragon guarded at Colchis the golden fleece that Jason conquered from him. Penguin Island Here they halted about thirty days in the villages of the Colchians, which they used as a base of operations to ravage the whole territory of Colchis. Anabasis "In Aea and in Colchis," she said, "there will be no safety for my sons henceforth." The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles Up that river was Colchis and the city of King �etes, the end of their voyage, the place where was kept the Golden Fleece! The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles She bent her head again and she said: "Tell me about your own land; about the place of your father, the place where you will live when you win back from Colchis." The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles He finished speaking, and all in the hall shouted out, "The Golden Fleece, the Golden Fleece from Colchis!" The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles The heroes went back to the palace of King Pelias to feast with the king's guests before they took their places on the ship, setting out on the voyage to far Colchis. The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles How terrible it would be for a woman of Colchis to help a stranger against the will of the king! The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles |
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