Quest heart of a beautiful maiden/ princess. An early quest story tells the tale of Gilgamesh, who seeks a secret to eternal life after the death of Enkidu, including the search for an emerald. Another ancient quest tale, Homer's "Odyssey", tells of Odysseus, whom the gods have cursed to wander and suffer for many years before Athena persuades the Olympians to allow him to return home. Recovering the Golden Fleece is the object of the travels of Jason and the Argonauts in the "Argonautica". Psyche, having lost Cupid, hunted through the world for him, and was set tasks by Venus, including
Golden Fleece (clipper) sent on aboard the clipper "Granite State". Golden Fleece (clipper) Golden Fleece was an 1855 medium clipper in the California trade, built by Paul Curtis. She was known for arriving with cargoes in good condition, for making passages in consistently good time, and for catching fire with a load of ice. "Golden Fleece" was built from the same model as the clipper "Reporter". She had a knight in armor as her figurehead. This was the second clipper named "Golden Fleece" built by Paul Curtis, for the same owners. The first "Golden Fleece" sailed from 1852 to 1854. "Golden Fleece" made