land of the Golden Fleece

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location in Greek mythology mythical place

The land of the Golden Fleece is the mythic kingdom in Greek mythology where Jason and the Argonauts journeyed to obtain the magical golden ram’s fleece, traditionally associated with ancient Colchis on the Black Sea.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Quest of the Golden Fleece	1
land of the Golden Fleece canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1846717 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: land of the Golden Fleece
Context triple: [Colchis, famedAs, land of the Golden Fleece]

A. King of Ithaca
The King of Ithaca is the legendary Greek monarch best known as Odysseus, the cunning hero of Homer’s Odyssey and leader of the island kingdom of Ithaca.
B. Argonautica
Argonautica is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Apollonius of Rhodes, that recounts Jason and the Argonauts’ quest for the Golden Fleece.
C. Queen of Ithaca
Queen of Ithaca is the royal title held by Penelope, renowned in Greek mythology for her loyalty and cleverness during Odysseus’s long absence.
D. Prince of Ithaca
Prince of Ithaca is the royal title held by Telemachus, the son of Odysseus and heir to the throne in Homeric Greek mythology.
E. The Judgement of Paris
The Judgement of Paris is a famous mythological painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the Trojan prince Paris choosing the fairest goddess among Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: land of the Golden Fleece
Target entity description: The land of the Golden Fleece is the mythic kingdom in Greek mythology where Jason and the Argonauts journeyed to obtain the magical golden ram’s fleece, traditionally associated with ancient Colchis on the Black Sea.

A. King of Ithaca
The King of Ithaca is the legendary Greek monarch best known as Odysseus, the cunning hero of Homer’s Odyssey and leader of the island kingdom of Ithaca.
B. Argonautica
Argonautica is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Apollonius of Rhodes, that recounts Jason and the Argonauts’ quest for the Golden Fleece.
C. Queen of Ithaca
Queen of Ithaca is the royal title held by Penelope, renowned in Greek mythology for her loyalty and cleverness during Odysseus’s long absence.
D. Prince of Ithaca
Prince of Ithaca is the royal title held by Telemachus, the son of Odysseus and heir to the throne in Homeric Greek mythology.
E. The Judgement of Paris
The Judgement of Paris is a famous mythological painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the Trojan prince Paris choosing the fairest goddess among Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	location in Greek mythology ⓘ mythical place ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Colchis ⓘ
appearsIn	Argonautica ⓘ myth of Jason and the Argonauts ⓘ linked to: Argonautica
associatedWith	Colchis ⓘ
associatedWithBodyOfWater	Black Sea ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter	Aeëtes ⓘ Medea ⓘ
associatedWithDeity	Helios (through Aeëtes) ⓘ linked to: Helios
associatedWithMythCycle	Argonaut cycle ⓘ linked to: Argonautica
culturalInterpretation	symbol of distant, exotic frontier ⓘ symbol of wealth and kingship ⓘ
guardedBy	a dragon ⓘ serpent-like dragon ⓘ
hasGuardianCreature	fire-breathing bulls (in some versions, in its fields) ⓘ
hasKeyArtifact	Golden Fleece ⓘ
hasLanguage	Ancient Greek (mythic tradition) ⓘ
hasMythologicalTheme	divine intervention ⓘ heroic quest ⓘ trial and ordeal ⓘ
helpedBy	Medea (in Jason’s quest) ⓘ linked to: Medea
inspiredBy	ancient Colchian gold-working traditions (scholarly hypothesis) ⓘ
knownFor	being the home of the Golden Fleece ⓘ
locatedIn	region of the Caucasus (mythic association) ⓘ
locatedOn	Black Sea ⓘ
mentionedBy	Apollodorus ⓘ linked to: Apollodorus of Athens Apollonius of Rhodes ⓘ Pindar ⓘ
narrativeFunction	goal of Jason’s voyage ⓘ
narrativeRole	setting of Jason and Medea’s betrayal of Aeëtes ⓘ
partOf	Greek mythology ⓘ
questDestinationFor	Jason ⓘ the Argonauts ⓘ linked to: Argonauts
requiresTasksFrom	Jason ⓘ
ruledBy	King Aeëtes ⓘ linked to: Aeëtes
symbolizes	remote land rich in gold ⓘ
taskInvolves	defeating earthborn warriors ⓘ sowing dragon’s teeth ⓘ yoking fire-breathing bulls ⓘ
timePeriodInMyth	age of heroes ⓘ
traditionallyIdentifiedWith	ancient kingdom of Colchis ⓘ linked to: Kingdom of Colchis western Georgia (modern country) ⓘ linked to: western Georgia
travelRouteFrom	Iolcus ⓘ
travelRouteVia	Aegean Sea ⓘ Bosporus ⓘ Euxine Sea (Black Sea) ⓘ linked to: Black Sea Hellespont ⓘ linked to: Dardanelles Propontis (Sea of Marmara) ⓘ linked to: Sea of Marmara