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) with an average time of 117 days. She made 12 passages from New York to San Francisco, with an average time of 125 days. Other ports of call included Manila, Cebu, Honolulu, Yokohama, Callao, Liverpool, and Queenstown. In 1868, "Golden Fleece" made a 44-day passage from San Francisco to Hong Kong, arriving three days before "White Swallow", a clipper known for her speed. "White Swallow" had left the Golden Gate with a two-day head start. In 1860, the two clippers "Golden State" and "Golden Fleece" left New York on the same day. Despite taking different routes in the Atlantic section