the fleece of a winged ram that rescued Phrixus and brought him to Colchis, where he sacrificed it to Zeus. Phrixus gave the fleece to King Aeëtes who kept it in a sacred grove, whence Jason and the Argonauts stole it with the help of Aeëtes' daughter
See also Phrixus
Golden Fleece in American English
Greek Mythology
the fleece of gold that hung in a sacred grove at Colchis, guarded by a dragon until taken away by Jason and the Argonauts
Examples of 'Golden Fleece' in a sentence
Golden Fleece
My mother was always telling me to go looking @for the Golden Fleece.
Cleary, Jon MURDER SONG (2002)
But the Golden Fleece remained his favorite, if only because it was his first.