English cultural connection the golden fleece allusions

The Golden Fleece Allusions...By: Alisha Punjwani

The Golden Fleece Restaurant

Detroit, Michigan

Order of the Golden Fleece

Established in 1430 by Phillip the Good in celebration of the large amount of land he owned

Limited to a number of knights, allows for certain privileges to the order of knighthood

Was under the Habsburg, Spanish, and Austrian Order at different points in time

Living members include: the King of Spain, the Emperor of Japan, the Kind of Norway

Golden Fleece AwardEstablished by US senator William Proxmire

Presented to Public Officials in the US whom judges feel waste public money

Winners include: the US congress, the White House, the US Postal Service, National Institute for Mental Health

Golden Fleece MineIn Hinsdale County, Colorado

Gold Mine

FlowerDahlberg Daisy, aka The Golden Fleece

The Merchant of VeniceBassanio: For the four winds blow in from every coastRenowned suitors, and her sunny locksHang on her temples like a golden fleece;Which makes her seat of Belmont Colchos' strand,And many Jasons come in quest of her.

In this play, Portia, the fabulously wealthy heiress of Belmont, is herself the Golden Fleece, according to her would-be husband, Bassanio.

Video GameUlysses and the Golden Fleece

Yu-gi-oh Card

Popeye!Golden-Type Fleece

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