Georgia

On the eastern shore of the Black Sea, the Republic of Georgia is a former Soviet and Russian state that most recently gained its independent following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. It has since become a democratic republic, working towards greater involvement with the European community.
Georgia is noteworthy as the site of the ancient kingdom of Colchis, where Jason and the crew of the Argo journeyed in search of the legendary Golden Fleece. When Medea, princess of Colchis, fell in love with the hero Jason, she helped him to obtain the fleece and leave Colchis with it. Furious at Jason’s decision to marry another woman for political reasons, the sorceress Medea murdered her paramour’s new bride and her own children by him before fleeing, leaving Jason a broken man. The immortal sorceress became a foe of many heroes over the centuries, particularly her fellow immortal, the inventor Daedalus.
HERE THERE BE DRAGONS In recent years Medea has found few reasons to return to her ancient homeland, although she does have at least one underground lair carved out beneath the Caucasus Mountains. She returned there to obtain some of the teeth of the dragon that once guarded the Golden Fleece in the Grove of Ares, since sowing them in the earth in conjunction with a magical ritual could create an army of warriors. She has hinted that other caches of dragon teeth, dragon eggs, and other magical artifacts may still lie hidden in the mountains in Georgia. This ancient connection with dragons may be related to the centuries long association of St. George the Dragonslayer with the nation of Georgia.

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Geopolitical, Country