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About Events – The 1984 Voyage of the Replica “Argo”

Posted by Bassa's Blog on 11/12/2014 · Leave a Comment

British explorer, historian and writer Tim Severin commissioned a replica of the Greek mythological galley “Argo” and in 1984 retraced the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts. Severin and his crew rowed and sailed from northern Greece, through the Dardanelles, across the Marmara Sea, and through the Straits of Bosphorus to the Black Sea coast … Continue reading →

Filed under About Events, About History, Old Photographs of Georgia · Tagged with Georgian History, History, Jason and the Argonauts, The 1984 Voyage of the Replica "Argo", The Argo, The Golden Fleece, The Land of the Golden Fleece, Tim Severin, Travel

About History – The Golden Treasure of Vani

Posted by Bassa's Blog on 19/04/2014 · 3 Comments

Colchis (Georgian: კოლხეთი) was an ancient Georgian kingdom in Western Georgia known in Greek mythology as the destination of Jason and the Argonauts in their quest for the Golden Fleece. Renowned as a region rich in gold, the excavation of a series of rich burials and other discoveries at the town of Vani (Georgian: ვანი) … Continue reading →

Filed under About History · Tagged with Archaeology, ვანი, კოლხეთი, Colchis, Georgian History, Golden Fleece, History, Jason and the Argonauts, Vani

About Sights – Medea Monument in Batumi

Posted by Bassa's Blog on 27/03/2014 · 4 Comments

The Medea monument in Batumi was designed by Davit Khmaladze and erected in Europe Square in 2007. In Greek mythology, Medea was a daughter of King Aieti (Georgian: აიეტი), the king of Kolkheti in present day western Georgia. Medea helped Jason to steal the legendary Golden Fleece (Georgian: ოქროს საწმისი). The Kolkhetian people developed an expertise in the smelting … Continue reading →

Filed under About Art, About Culture, About Sights · Tagged with Art, ოქროს საწმისი, Batumi, Davit Khmaladze, Europe Square, Georgia, Georgian History, Jason and the Argonauts, Medea, Medea Monument, Medea Statue, Tourist Information, Travel

About History – Land of the Golden Fleece

Posted by Bassa's Blog on 11/07/2012 · 12 Comments

Georgia has long been associated with the legend of Jason and the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece (Georgian: ოქროს საწმისი). Greek legends tell of a fabulously wealthy land called Kolkheti or Kolkha from which Jason stole the Golden Fleece from King Aieti (Georgian: აიეტი), helped by the king’s daughter Medea. Monument in Batumi, Georgia, … Continue reading →

Filed under About History · Tagged with აიეტი, მედეა, ოქროს საწმისი, Gold Prospecting, Jason and the Argonauts, King Aieti, Kolkheti, Roman historian Appian, Svaneti, The Golden Fleece