The Golden Fleece was once the hide of a mystical ram.
History
It was hung on an oak tree as sacrifice in a grove sacred to Ares, where it was guarded by a dragon. There it remained until taken by Jason and the Argonauts.
Powers and abilities
Powers
The Fleece gives whomever posseses it the powers and skills of the Argonauts. These would include:
- Flight: from Zetes and Kalais, sons of Boreas.[1]
- Superhuman Strength: from Heracles.[1]
- X-Ray Vision: from Lynkeus.[1]
- Superhuman Speed: from Euphemus[2] and Atalanta.[3]
- Time Travel: Taking his super-speed to the extreme, Olympian can break the time barrier and travel at least 100 years into the past and return.[4]
- Invulnerability: from Kaineus.[2][5]
- Precognition.[5]
- Healing[6]
- Telescopic Vision[5]
- Hipnotic Control over Animals[5]
- Animal Mimicry[5]
Abilities
In addition to super powers, the Golden Fleece grants its user the skills of the Argonauts at an olympic level.[5]
Notes
This character or object is an adaptation of Golden Fleece, a character or object in traditional stories. These include, but may not be limited to religious texts, myth, and/or folk lore. More information on the original can be found at Wikipedia.org.
See Also
- Appearances of Golden Fleece
- Item Gallery: Golden Fleece
- Images featuring Golden Fleece