Colchis - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Colchis: Encyclopedia - Colchis
In ancient geography, Colchis (sometimes spelled also as Kolchis) (Greek: Κολχίς, kŏl´kĬs; Georgian: კოლხეთი, Kolk...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Colchis: Encyclopedia Ii - Colchis - History
Colchis - Earliest times. The area was home to the well-developed bronze culture known as the Colchian culture, related to the neighbou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Golden Fleece: Encyclopedia - Golden Fleece
In Greek mythology, the Golden Fleece is that of the winged ram Chrysomallos (Χρυσομαλλος). It figures in the tale of Jason an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jason: Encyclopedia - Jason
Jason (Greek: Ίασων, Etruscan: Easun) is a hero of Greek mythology who lead the Argonauts in the search of the Golden Fleece. His fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hesperides: Encyclopedia - Hesperides
In Greek mythology, the Hesperides are nymphs who tend a blissful garden in a far west corner of the world, located, according to various...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aeetes: Encyclopedia - Aeetes
Aeetes (in Greek Αἰήτης) - King of Colchis (territory of modern West Georgia) in Greek mythology, Aeetes figured prominently in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chalciope: Encyclopedia - Chalciope
Chalciope was a princess in Greek mythology, daughter of King Aeetes of Colchis, sister of Medea and wife of Phrixus. Phrixus, son of Ath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Volos: Encyclopedia - Volos
Volos (Greek: Βόλος) is a city situated at the centre of the Greek mainland, about 326 km north from Athens and 215 km south from T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ajaria: Encyclopedia - Ajaria
Ajaria (Georgian აჭარა Ačara), officially the Autonomous Republic of Ajaria, (also known as Ajara, Adjaria, Adjara, Adzharia a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abkhazia: Encyclopedia - Abkhazia
Abkhazia (Abkhaz Аҧсны/Aphsny, Georgian აფხაზეთი/Apxazeti, Russian Абха́зия/Abhazia) is a region of 8,600 km...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atalanta: Encyclopedia - Atalanta
Atalanta ("balanced") is a character from ancient Greek mythology. She was from the Arcadia region of Greece, a daughter of Iasus or Scho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vani: Encyclopedia - Vani
Vani is a town in Imereti region of western Georgia, at the Sulori river (a tributary of the Rioni river), 41 km southwest from the regio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medea: Encyclopedia - Medea
In Greek mythology, Medea was the daughter of King Aeetes of Colchis (now a territory of modern Georgia), niece of Circe, and later wife ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Circe: Encyclopedia - Circe
In Greek mythology, Circe or Kirkê (Greek Κίρκη) was a goddess living on the island of Aeaea. Circe's father was Helios, the pre-Ol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Argonauts: Encyclopedia - Argonauts
In Greek mythology, the Argonauts were a band of heroes who, in the years before the Trojan War, accompanied Jason to Colchis in his ques...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollonius Of Rhodes: Encyclopedia - Apollonius Of Rhodes
Apollonius of Rhodes (Apollonius Rhodius), librarian at Alexandria, was a Greek grammarian and epic poet, who flourished under the Ptolem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Absyrtus: Encyclopedia - Absyrtus
Absyrtus (also Apsyrtus) was the son of Aeëtes and a brother of Medea. To facilitate Jason's escape from Colchis, Medea cut Absyrtus int...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Austrian Crown Jewels: Encyclopedia - Austrian Crown Jewels
The collective term Austrian Crown Jewels or insignia (de: Insignien und Kleinodien) denotes the regalia and vestments worn by the Holy R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Athamas: Encyclopedia - Athamas
The king of Orchomenus in Greek mythology, Athamas ("rich harvest") was married first to the goddess Nephele with whom he had the twins P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caucasian Iberia: Encyclopedia - Caucasian Iberia
Iberia was a name given by the ancient Greeks and Romans to the ancient Georgian kingdom of Kartli (4th century BC-5th century AD) corres...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Sea: Encyclopedia - Black Sea
The Black Sea (known as the Euxine Sea in antiquity) is an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor. It is connected to the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pelasgians: Encyclopedia Ii - Pelasgians - Classical Greek Uses Of Pelasgian
Pelasgians - In Homer. The ethnonym Pelasgoí (Pelasgians) is of unknown etymology. It first occurs in the poems of Homer: the Pelasgia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khosrau I Of Persia: Encyclopedia Ii - Khosrau I Of Persia - Conquests
At the beginning of his reign he concluded an "eternal" peace with the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, who wanted to have his hands free f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ajaria: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ajaria - Ancient And Medieval Adjaria
Archeologists say the territory has been inhabited since the Neolithic Age. Occupied by an ancient Georgian tribe of Moskhs from ancient ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kutaisi: Encyclopedia Ii - Kutaisi - Geography
Kutaisi is located along both banks of the Rioni River. The city lies at an elevation of 125-300 meters (410-984 feet) above sea level. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Georgia-related Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Georgia-related Topics - 0-9
.ge ... See also:List of Georgia-related topics, List of Georgia-related topics - 0-9, List of Georgia-related topics - A, List of Geo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orion Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Orion Mythology - Orion And Merope
When he came ashore, Orion found that he was once again in a place called Hyrai, another bee-swarm, but in the island of Chios. The two H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Order Of The Golden Fleece: Encyclopedia Ii - Order Of The Golden Fleece - The Spanish Order
The Spanish Order of the Fleece has been a source of controversy in the past, particularly during the Napoleonic period. The award of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phrygia: Encyclopedia Ii - Phrygia - History
Phrygia - Bronze Age migrations. After the collapse of the Hittite Empire at the beginning of the 12th century BC, the political vacuum...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tbilisi: Encyclopedia Ii - Tbilisi - History
Tbilisi - Early History. According to an old legend, the present-day territory of Tbilisi was covered by forests as late as the 5th ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Laz Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Laz Language - Linguistic Classification
Laz is one of the four South Caucasian languages, closely related to Megrelian and somewhat less closely to Georgian. The Laz and Megreli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Greece - History
Main Article: History of Greece. Greece - Prehistory and antiquity. The shores of Greece's Aegean Sea saw the emergence of the first ci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pontus: Encyclopedia Ii - Pontus - Byzantine Ottoman And Modern History
Pontus continued to be an autonomous state under the Imperial rule of Constantinople through most of the history of the Byzantine Empire....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Racha: Encyclopedia Ii - Racha - Eristavi‘s Of Racha
The Kakhaberisdze dynasty Rati Baghvashi (early 11th century) Kakhaber (I) (died 1088) Niania (1088-1120) 1120-1175 – unknown dukes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tao-klarjeti: Encyclopedia Ii - Tao-klarjeti - History
Tao-Klarjeti - Early history. The history of the region goes back to 3000 BC, i.e. the Bronze Age. In the 1st millennium BC, the area, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Svaneti: Encyclopedia Ii - Svaneti - Geography
Surrounded by 3,000-5,000 meter peaks, Svaneti is the highest inhabited area in Europe. Four of the 10 highest peaks of the Caucasus are ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Georgia Country: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Georgia Country - Ancient And Medieval Georgia
The region was settled early by a neolithic culture. In the 1970s, archaeological excavations revealed a number of ancient settlements th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Georgia Country: Encyclopedia Ii - Georgia Country - History
Two Georgian Kingdoms of late antiquity, Iberia in the east of the country and Colchis in the west, were among the first nations in the r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ajaria: Encyclopedia Ii - Ajaria - History
Main article: History of Ajaria Ajaria has been part of Colchis and Caucasian Iberia since ancient times. Colonized by Greeks in the 5th ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint Matthias: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint Matthias - 'gospel Of Matthias'
This work is lost, but Clement of Alexandria (Stromateis, III, 4) records a sentence that the Nicolaitans ascribe to Matthias: "we must c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Austrian Crown Jewels: Encyclopedia Ii - Austrian Crown Jewels - The Insignia Of The Austrian Hereditary Homage
Austria began as a small duchy and was later elevated to an archduchy. The house of Babenberg and later the Habsburg dynasty were the duk...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diaokhi: Encyclopedia Ii - Diaokhi - History
Diaokhi emerged as an union of proto-Georgian tribes to counter Assyrian attacks to the north at the end of the second millennium BC. An ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jason: Encyclopedia Ii - Jason - The Early Years
Pelias (Aeson's half-brother) was power-hungry and he wished to gain dominion over all of Thessaly. Pelias was the product of a union bet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Golden Fleece: Encyclopedia Ii - Golden Fleece - Interpretations
Attempts have been made to interpret the Golden Fleece not just as a fanciful object in a myth but as reflecting some actual cultural obj...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pontus: Encyclopedia Ii - Pontus - Byzantine Ottoman And Modern History
Pontus continued to be an autonomous state under the Imperial rule of Constantinople through most of the history of the Byzantine Empire....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Sea: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Sea - Name
An equivalent of the name "Black Sea", Μαύρη Θάλασσα, cannot be traced to an earlier date than the 13th century. Strabo (1.2....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Austrian Crown Jewels: Encyclopedia Ii - Austrian Crown Jewels - The Empire Of Austria
Amongst the most important regalia of the Austrian Empire are as following: The Crown of Rudolf II, later Crown of the Austrian Empire (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Georgia Country: Encyclopedia Ii - Georgia Country - History
Two Georgian Kingdoms of late antiquity, Iberia in the east of the country and Colchis in the west, were among the first nations in the r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dragon's Teeth: Encyclopedia Ii - Dragon's Teeth - Military Fortification
Dragon's teeth - World War II. Dragon's teeth (German: Höcker, "humps") were square-pyramidal fortifications of concrete used during t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hesperides: Encyclopedia Ii - Hesperides - The Garden Of The Hesperides
The Garden of the Hesperides is Hera's orchard in the west, where either a single tree or a grove of immortality-giving golden apples gre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caucasian Iberia: Encyclopedia Ii - Caucasian Iberia - History
Caucasian Iberia - Earliest history. The area was inhabited in earliest times by several relative tribes, collectively called Iberians ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Argonauts: Encyclopedia Ii - Argonauts - Story
Pelias, king of Iolcus in Thessaly (near the modern city of Volos), had been warned to be on his guard against a man with one shoe and, o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medea: Encyclopedia Ii - Medea - Medea In Music
Luigi Cherubini composed the opera Médée in 1797 and it is Cherubini's best known work, but better known by its Italian title, Medea. D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ajaria: Encyclopedia Ii - Ajaria - History
Main article: History of Ajaria Ajaria has been part of Colchis and Caucasian Iberia since ancient times. Colonized by Greeks in the 5th ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jason: Encyclopedia Ii - Jason - The Early Years
Pelias (Aeson's half-brother) was power-hungry and he wished to gain dominion over all of Thessaly. Pelias was the product of a union bet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abkhazia: Encyclopedia Ii - Abkhazia - History
Abkhazia - Early history. The earliest archaeological evidence of human settlement in the Western Caucasus is thought to date back to a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Georgia Country: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Georgia Country - Georgia Under The Soviet Union 1921 - 1990
Georgia was forcibly incorporated into a Transcaucasian Federative Soviet Socialist Republic (TFSSR) comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Greece - Name
Main article: Names of the Greeks The historical name of Greece in Greek is Ἑλλάς Ellás /ɛˈlas/. This name is also written as He...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Georgia Country: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Georgia Country - Post-communist Georgia 1990 - 2003
Opposition pressure on the communist government was manifested in popular demonstrations and strikes, which ultimately resulted in an ope...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Georgia Country: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Georgia Country - Georgia After Shevardnadze
A powerful coalition of reformists headed by Mikhail Saakashvili, Nino Burjanadze and Zurab Zhvania united to oppose Shevardnadze's gover...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Georgia Country: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Georgia Country - The Democratic Republic Of Georgia 1918 - 1921
The Russian Revolution of October 1917 plunged Russia into a bloody civil war during which several outlying Russian territories declared ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jason: Encyclopedia Ii - Jason - The Quest For The Golden Fleece
Jason assembled a great group of heroes and a huge ship called the Argo. Together, the heroes were known as the Argonauts. They included ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diaokhi: Encyclopedia Ii - Diaokhi - Rulers
• Sien (ca 1120 BC-1100 BC) • Asya (ca 850 BC-825 BC) • Utupurshi (ca 810 BC-770 BC) ... See also:Diaokhi, Diaokhi - History, Dia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Georgia Country: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Georgia Country - Georgia Under The Russian Empire 1801 - 1918
In 1801, the Russian Tsar Alexander I exiled the royal family of Kartl-Kakheti. It was fully absorbed into the Russian Empire by 1804. In...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Georgia Country: Encyclopedia Ii - Georgia Country - Subdivisions
Georgia is divided into 70 districts. It has also 2 autonomous republics, and 1 former autonomous district. Autonomous republics: Abkhazi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abkhazia: Encyclopedia Ii - Abkhazia - Demographics
The demography of Abkhazia has undergone major changes since the 1990s. At the time of the last Soviet census in 1989, it had a populatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jason: Encyclopedia Ii - Jason - Argonauts In Classical Literature
Though some of the episodes of Jason's story draw on ancient material, the definitive telling, on which this account relies, is that of A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Georgia Country: Encyclopedia Ii - Georgia Country - Origin Of The Name
Georgians call themselves Kartvelebi (ქართველები), their land Sak’art’velo (საქართველო), and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jason: Encyclopedia Ii - Jason - The Return
On the way back to Thessaly, Medea prophesised to Euphemus, the Argo's helmsman, that one day he would rule Libya. This came true through...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jason: Encyclopedia Ii - Jason - The Arrival In Colchis
Jason arrived in Colchis to claim the fleece as his own. King Aeetes of Colchis promised to give it to him only if he could perform certa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abkhazia: Encyclopedia Ii - Abkhazia - Climate
Because of Abkhazia's proximity to the Black Sea, its climate is very mild, considering the northern latitude. The Caucasus Mountains are...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Georgia Country: Encyclopedia Ii - Georgia Country - Religion
Historical Georgian paganism was connected with Moon and the highest god in Georgian pantheon was idol of Armazi, a figure of soldier, Mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jason: Encyclopedia Ii - Jason - Jason Returns
Medea, using her sorcery, claimed to Pelias' daughters that she could make their father younger by chopping him up into pieces and boilin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Greece - Local Government
Main article: Peripheries of Greece Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as peripheries, which subdivide further into the 5...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Svaneti: Encyclopedia Ii - Svaneti - Culture And Tourism
Svaneti is known for their architectural treasures and picturesque landscapes. The Botany of Svanetia is legendary among travelers. The f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Svaneti: Encyclopedia Ii - Svaneti - Population
The Svans, indigenous population of the area, are ethnographic group of the Georgian people. Until the 1930s Mingrelians and Svans had th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Svaneti: Encyclopedia Ii - Svaneti - History
Known as Suaneti in ancient times, the province had been a dependency of Colchis, and of its successor kingdom of Lazika (Egrisi) until A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jason: Encyclopedia Ii - Jason - The Return
On the way back to Thessaly, Medea prophesised to Euphemus, the Argo's helmsman, that one day he would rule Libya. This came true through...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Svaneti: Encyclopedia Ii - Svaneti - Culture And Tourism
Svaneti is known for their architectural treasures and picturesque landscapes. The Botany of Svanetia is legendary among travelers. The f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jason: Encyclopedia Ii - Jason - The Arrival In Colchis
Jason arrived in Colchis to claim the fleece as his own. King Aeetes of Colchis promised to give it to him only if he could perform certa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jason: Encyclopedia Ii - Jason - The Quest For The Golden Fleece
Jason assembled a great group of heroes and a huge ship called the Argo. Together, the heroes were known as the Argonauts. They included ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tbilisi: Encyclopedia Ii - Tbilisi - Photo Tour
The Right Embankment of the Mtkvari River at Night Abanot-Ubani District Ananuri Fortress, 25 miles north of Tbilisi Kashveti Church in C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tao-klarjeti: Encyclopedia Ii - Tao-klarjeti - Sources
Stephen of Taron: Histoire Universelle par Étienne Asolik de Taron, transl. F. Macler, 2e partie, livre III (888-1004), Paris 1917 Const...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tao-klarjeti: Encyclopedia Ii - Tao-klarjeti - Bagratid Rulers Of Tao-klarjeti
Tao-Klarjeti - Kartli-line of the Iberian Bagratids. Ashot I Kuropalates (end of the 8th cent. / 813-830) Bagrat I Kuropalates (830-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jason: Encyclopedia Ii - Jason - Jason Returns
Medea, using her sorcery, claimed to Pelias' daughters that she could make their father younger by chopping him up into pieces and boilin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Laz Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Laz Language - Language Features
Laz language - Familial features. Like many languages of the Caucasus, Laz has a rich consonantal system (in fact, the richest among th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Greece - Economy
Main article: Economy of Greece Greece has a mixed capitalist economy with the public sector accounting for about half of GDP. Tourism ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Greece - Geography
Main article: Geography of Greece The country consists of a large mainland at the southern end of the Balkans; the Peloponnesus peninsula...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abkhazia: Encyclopedia Ii - Abkhazia - Abkhazia Today
The Abkhaz conflict has not been resolved; a ceasefire agreement was signed on 15 May 1994 and a United Nations peacekeeping force (UNOMI...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Greece - Politics
Main article: Politics of Greece The 1975 constitution includes extensive specific guarantees of civil liberties. The President of the Re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Greece - Tourism
Main article: Tourism in Greece In the year of 2004, Greece ranked 12th in terms of international tourist arrivals world wide with a figu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Greece - Culture
Main article: Culture of Greece Greece has produced a vast number of contributors to philosophy, astronomy, science, and the arts. For a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Laz Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Laz Language - Social And Cultural Status
Laz has no official status in either Turkey or Georgia, and no written standard. It is presently used only for familiar and casual intera...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Laz Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Laz Language - Geographical Distribution
The ancient kingdom of Colchis was located in the same region the Laz speakers are found in today, and its inhabitants probably spoke an ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abkhazia: Encyclopedia Ii - Abkhazia - Geography And Climate
Abkhazia covers an area of about 8,600 km² at the western end of Georgia, on the north shore of the Black Sea. The Caucasus mountains to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Greece - Demographics
Main article: Demographics of Greece Estimates regarding the ethnic makeup of Greece vary widely; immigrants who are not ethnic Greeks ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abkhazia: Encyclopedia Ii - Abkhazia - Landscape
Abkhazia is well known for its beauty and contrasting landscapes. The landscapes of the region range from coastal forests (endemic pine f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abkhazia: Encyclopedia Ii - Abkhazia - Abkhazia's Future
Abkhazian leaders have made alternating demands in recent years. At times, they have insisted on full independence, and at other times, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orion Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Orion Mythology - Ancestry Origins Birth
The mythographers site the birthplace of Orion in Boeotia, the fertile heart of civilized Hellas, whose folk the Boeotian poet Hesiod des...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Order Of The Golden Fleece: Encyclopedia Ii - Order Of The Golden Fleece - The Austrian Order
The Austrian Order did not suffer from the political difficulties of the Spanish, remaining an award solely for Catholic royals and noble...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Georgia Country: Encyclopedia Ii - Georgia Country - Former Symbols
This flag was in use from 1991 to January 25, 2004. It was previously used from 1918 to 1921. For more information, see Flag of Georgia (...   » Read the article