Golden Fleece origin of the myth of the golden fleece—unless they call them Iberians, by the same name as the western Iberians, from the gold mines in both countries." Another interpretation is based on the references in some versions to purple or purple-dyed cloth. The purple dye extracted from the purple dye murex snail and related species was highly prized in ancient times. Clothing made of cloth dyed with Tyrian purple was a mark of great wealth and high station (hence the phrase "royal purple"). The association of gold with purple is natural and occurs frequently in literature. Jason attempts to put
Hero of the Golden Talisman Hero of the Golden Talisman Hero of the Golden Talisman is an action-adventure platform game developed by Mr Chip Software and published by Mastertronic in 1985 for the Commodore 64, with subsequent ports to the Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum. It is one of the earliest examples of the Metroidvania genre, preceding "Metroid" by a year. An evil wizard has cursed the protagonist's hometown; the only way to lift the curse is to find and assemble all five pieces of the broken Golden Talisman, which the wizard has hidden in his lair. "Hero of the Golden Talisman" takes place in