Order of the Golden Fleece Taillevent, who asserted that it was instituted: Translated into English: The choice of the Golden Fleece of Colchis as the symbol of a Christian order caused some controversy, not so much because of its pagan context, which could be incorporated in chivalric ideals, as in the Nine Worthies, but because the feats of Jason, familiar to all, were not without causes of reproach, expressed in anti-Burgundian terms by Alain Chartier in his "Ballade de Fougères" referring to Jason as "Who, to carry off the fleece of Colchis, was willing to commit perjury." The bishop of Châlons, chancellor of the Order,
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