@erosblest: “Jason snatched the golden fleece from the oak, at the maiden’s bidding… And as a maiden catches on her finely wrought robe the gleam of the moon at the full, as it rises above her high-roofed chamber, and her heart rejoices as she beholds the fair ray; so at that time did Jason uplift the mighty fleece in his hands; and from the shimmering of the flocks of wool there settled on his fair cheeks and brow a red flush like a flame.” -Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 4.162–183 trans. R.C. Seaton) #ancientgreece #greekmythology #greekmyth #argonautica #ancientcivilizations