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Jason and the Argonauts<\/strong> and the quest for the Golden Fleece is recorded by Apollonius of Rhodes<\/a> in his epic poem Argonautica.<\/i> Although there are variants of some of the details in versions recounted by other authors, many researchers have felt that there was a kernel of historical truth in the story. Tim Severin was one of them and was inspired to retrace the voyage of the Argo<\/i> in a replica of the ship, which led to the publication of The Jason Voyage<\/i>[959<\/a>]<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

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Decades later, Dr Marcus Vaxevanopoulos of the Geology Department of the University of Thessaloniki in Greece, expressed his belief that there is some reality behind the story of Jason and the Argonauts(a)<\/sup>. Similarly, Avtandil Okrostsvaridze et al, also expressed support for a historical reality being behind the story of the ‘golden fleece’ – we share the viewpoint of the Roman historian Apian Alexandrine (90-170 AD) and suppose that the myth about expedition of Argonauts in quest of the \u201cGolden Fleece\u201d to the Colchis Kingdom was a real event and that the main purpose of this mission was to obtain gold and sheepskin (fleece) technique of gold mining”.<\/em>(b)<\/sup><\/p>\n

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Caleb Howells<\/a> commented that “In summary, while we cannot confirm the specific events in the legend of Jason and the Argonauts, all the basic elements of the legend are consistent with the historical facts.”<\/em> (c)<\/sup><\/p>\n

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Although this has no direct bearing on the Atlantis story, when you combine these euhemeristic ideas along with Schliemann\u2019s <\/a>discovery of Troy<\/a>, after viewing Homer\u2019s Iliad <\/i>in a similar manner, it is understandable that many have sought the truth underlying Plato\u2019s Atlantis narrative.<\/p>\n

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(a)<\/sup> https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240429203940\/https:\/\/www.ancient-origins.net\/myths-legends\/golden-fleece-001307<\/a><\/p>\n

(b)<\/sup> A modern field investigation of the mythical “gold sands” of the ancient Colchis Kingdom and “Golden Fleece” phenomena (iliauni.edu.ge)<\/a><\/p>\n

(c)<\/sup> Is the Legend of Jason and the Argonauts Based on Real Events? – GreekReporter.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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