Dragons in Greek mythology guarded the Golden Fleece at Colchis. It was said to never sleep, rest, or lower its vigilance. According to Ovid's "Metamorphoses", the monster had a crest and three tongues. When Jason went to retrieve the Fleece, the witch Medea put the dragon to sleep with her magic and drugs, or perhaps Orpheus lulled it to sleep with his lyre. Afterwards, Medea herself had dragons pull her chariot. The Ismenian Serpent, of the spring of Ismene at Thebes, Greece, was slain by the hero Cadmus. It was the offspring of Ares, who later turned the hero into a serpent. According to
Golden Fleece (clipper) of their voyages, the two ships arrived in San Francisco a few hours apart, on Oct. 29th, after passages of 128 days. "Golden Fleece" sustained relatively little damage for a ship with so many voyages around Cape Horn. Nevertheless, she had several mishaps. In 1857, on her second voyage, as "Golden Fleece" was entering the Golden Gate, she struck Four Fathom Bar off Point Bonita, better known as the "Potato Patch". "Golden Fleece" was run up on the mud flats, and made it to the wharf with 12-14 of water in the hold. In 1873, "Golden Fleece" lost all her