Note 108 — ANTIENT HEROES.
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Χρυσοφορουσι δ' εκ του Καυνασου πολλαι πηγαι ψηγμα αφανες. Appian de Bello Mithridat. p. 242. Salauces, an antient king of Colchis, was said to have abounded with gold. Pliny. l. 33. c. 15. p. 614. Arrian supposes that they put fleeces into the river, to intercept (ψηγμα αφανες) this imperceptible mineral; and that hence arose the fable of the Golden Fleece.