BOOK VIII . 330 The Colchians 17 placed the skins of animals in the pools of springs ; and since many particles of gold had clung to them when they were removed , … A — Spring . B — Skin . C — Argonauts . the poets invented the " golden fleece ” of the Colchians . In like manner , it can be contrived by the methods of miners that skins should take up , not only particles of gold , but also of silver and gems . 17 Colchis , the traditional land of the Golden…
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