Aeetes

In Greek mythology, Aeëtes ( Aietʼi, Laz: Ayet, Greek: Αἰήτης Aiḗtes), a king of Colchis, figured prominently in the story of Jason and the Argonauts. He was the father of Medea and Absyrtus, and son of the sun-god Helios and the nymph Perse (also called Perseis).Phrixus, son of Athamus and Nephele, along with his twin Helle, were hated by their stepmother, Ino. Ino hatched a devious plot to get rid of the twins, roasting all the town's crop seeds so they would not grow. The local farmers, frightened of famine, asked a nearby oracle for assistance. Ino bribed the men sent to the oracle to lie and tell the others that the oracle required the sacrifice of Phrixus. Before he was killed, though, Phrixus and Helle were rescued by a golden ram sent by Nephele, their natural mother. Helle fell off the ram into the Hellespont (which was named after her) and died, but Phrixus survived all the way to Colchis, where Aeëtes took him in and treated him kindly, giving Phrixus his daughter, Chalciope, in marriage. In gratitude, Phrixus gave the king the golden fleece of the ram, which Aeëtes hung in a tree in his kingdom.
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[Greek] The son of Helios, and king of Colchis. During his reign, Phrixus brought the Golden Fleece to Colchis, where it was later taken by the Argonauts. Aeetes is the father of the sorceress Medea.