Homeland of the Golden Fleece

History and Myth of the Golden Fleece

The Greeks called Colchis the land of the Golden Fleece. The inhabitants of this country loved their homeland and lived happily here. They had the sea, rivers, colorful fields, dense forests and invisible mountains. In the mountains of Kolkheti, minerals were found in abundance: gold, silver, zinc, copper.

Kolkhs knew how to skillfully work with metal, they used it to make plows - for plowing the land, military weapons - to protect themselves from the enemy, and delicate jewelry - to decorate beautiful Kolkhi women. The land of Kolkheti was rich in vegetation. Evergreen firs and pines, huge oaks, and thousands of fruit trees grew here. The fields of Kolkheti were full of all kinds of herbs, so the people there knew well how to make medicines from them. Wise and brave Ayet reigned in Kolkheti. He was the son of the sun god - Helios. Ayet did not lack name, fame and wealth, but he considered the greatest treasure to be the Golden Fleece, which he guarded like an eye.