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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 .
Jason (/ ˈ dʒ eɪ s ən / JAY-sən; Ancient Greek: Ἰάσων, romanized: Iásōn [i.ǎːsɔːn]) was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece is featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos.
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.
Argus building the Argo, with the help of Athena. In Greek mythology, Argus (/ ˈ ɑːr ɡ ə s / AR-gəs; Ancient Greek: Ἄργος, romanized: Árgos) was the builder and eponym of the ship Argo, and consequently one of the Argonauts; he was said to have constructed the ship under Athena's guidance. [1]
In Greek mythology, the Golden Fleece (Ancient Greek: Χρυσόμαλλον δέρας, romanized: Khrysómallon déras, lit. 'Golden-haired pelt') is the fleece of the golden-woolled, [a] winged ram, Chrysomallos, that rescued Phrixus and brought him to Colchis, where Phrixus then sacrificed it to Zeus.
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
Apollonius conflates Greek and Egyptian mythology. Islands symbolized creation in the Egyptian scheme of things, being associated with the ground emerging from the Nile floods. Thera and Anaphe, as emergent islands, are recreations of the myth. Egyptians considered Libya's western desert to be the land of the dead.
Acastus (/ ə ˈ k æ s t ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ἄκαστος) is a character in Greek mythology. He sailed with Jason and the Argonauts, [1] and participated in the hunt for the Calydonian Boar. [2]