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Articles relating to the Argonauts, a band of heroes in Greek mythology, who accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece. Their name comes from their ship, Argo . Subcategories
The Argonauts (/ ˈ ɑːr ɡ ə n ɔː t / AR-gə-nawt; Ancient Greek: Ἀργοναῦται, romanized: Argonaûtai, lit. ' Argo sailors') were a band of heroes in Greek mythology , who in the years before the Trojan War (around 1300 BC ) [ 1 ] accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece .
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In Greek mythology, the Argo (/ ˈ ɑːr ɡ oʊ / AR-goh; Ancient Greek: Ἀργώ, romanized: Argṓ) was the ship of Jason and the Argonauts. The ship was built with divine aid, and some ancient sources describe her as the first ship to sail the seas. The Argo carried the Argonauts on their quest for the Golden Fleece from Iolcos to Colchis.
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The name Ancaeus (/ æ n ˈ s iː ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ἀγκαῖος Ankaîos) is attributed to two heroes in Greek mythology. Both were among the Argonauts, and each met his death at the tusks of a boar. They are often confused with one another. Ancaeus, son of Poseidon. [1] Ancaeus, son of Lycurgus. [2]
The Orphic Argonautica or Argonautica Orphica (Ancient Greek: Ὀρφέως Ἀργοναυτικά) is a Greek epic poem dating from the 4th century CE. [1] It is narrated in the first person in the name of Orpheus and tells the story of Jason and the Argonauts.