Dragons, Dogs & Amadillos?

[Linda]

Do you think the association of the golden fleece with a rain event is relevant? The images you link do have a lot of clouds with lines under them (although the fleece is on the wrong side...)

To me it could be relevant, since the golden fleece story derives from an actual practice of placing fleeces in mountain rivers to gather the gold dust that has eroded from placements exposed along the river. But I do not believe that is the story being told here, instead I think it is just regarding the water cycle, clouds, rain, downward flow, possibly other sediments besides gold, like the ones that would turn the nymph's hair green, (and possibly the fleece) like copper, for instance?