Medea, the daughter of King Aeetes, and Orpheus plays his lyre as the two charm the dragon that guards the Golden Fleece.

---

According to Greek and Roman mythology, Orpheus, whose father was king of Thrace, and whose mother was the head muse Calliope, the goddess of epic poetry and eloquence. The god Apollo gave young Orpheus a lyre and he became an extraordinary musician. He traveled with the Argonauts to reclaim the Golden Fleece in Colchis. This 1902 illustration shows Medea, the daughter of King Aeetes of Colchis, and Orpheus plays his lyre as the two charm the dragon that guards the Golden Fleece.

---

Size: 3644px × 5070px
Photo credit: © Ivy Close Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: aeetes, aeetes., ancient, apollo, colchis, dragon, fleece, god, gods, golden, greece, greek, guards, king, legend, lyre, medea, myth, mythology, orpheus, pagan, plays, religion, roman, rome, sorcerer, thrace