The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles' is a children's book by Padraic Colum, which retells Greek myths. The central myth retold in the book is that of Jason and the Argonauts in their quest for the Golden Fleece and the aftermath. Woven into it are other myths, including the myths of Persephone and Prometheus, which are told by the poet Orpheus during the voyage.