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The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles

By Padraic Colum

The ancient triumphs and tragedies of the Greek myths are woven through the central story of Jason and his quest for the Golden Fleece. The many stories told by Orpheus to the sailors in the story might be the very ones that the Argonauts heard on their long voyage.

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