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Myths featuring Chrysomallos (Golden Ram)

Explore myths where Chrysomallos (Golden Ram) appears across cultures, conflicts, sacred places, and recurring themes.

1 myth currently featured for Chrysomallos (Golden Ram).

The Drowning of Helle

🏛️ Greek MythologyHellespont (Dardanelles Strait)Helle • Phrixus • Athamas

Helle and her brother Phrixus escape their murderous stepmother Ino by flying away on the back of a magical Golden Ram. During their flight across the narrow strait between Europe and Asia, Helle loses her balance, falls into the sea, and perishes. The waters were thereafter named the Hellespont in her memory, while her brother continued on to reach the land of Colchis.