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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 .
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The Argonauts safely pass the Sirens, whose song though not more melodious than Orpheus's music causes Butes to fall overboard; they get past the Wandering Rocks, from which Argo is saved by the Nereids, like girls on the beach passing a ball to and fro. Thus the Argonauts arrive at Drepane off the western coast of Greece. It is here they ...
In Greek mythology, Aethalides (/ ɪ ˈ θ æ l ɪ d iː z, iː ˈ θ æ l ɪ d iː z /; [1] Ancient Greek: Αἰθαλίδης) was one of the Argonauts together with his paternal step-brothers Erytus and Echion. [2] He was a son of Hermes and Eupolemeia, a daughter of King Myrmidon of Phthia. [3] [4] Aethalides was born near the streams of ...
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]
Best Viking Names and Their Meanings. 1. Erik — "Eternal king,” from Old Norse. 2. Leif — "Descendant" or "heir." 3. Thor — From Old Norse for “thunder,” he’s the Norse god of ...
In Greek mythology, Thersanon or Thersanor [note 1] is one of the Argonauts, the crew of the legendary Argo.Born on the island of Andros, Thersanon was the son of the sun god Helios by a woman named Leucothoe; he joined Jason and the other Argonauts in the quest for the golden fleece, kept by King Aeëtes of Colchis, who was himself a son of Helios and thus one of Thersanon's paternal half ...