Argonauts
Also known as: Argonautai
- 1The Argonauts were a group of heroes who accompanied Jason to Colchis.
- 2Their primary objective was to recover the Golden Fleece.
- 3The group was named after their ship, the Argo, built by Argus.
- 4They were sometimes identified as Minyans, after a prehistoric tribe.
The Argonauts were a band of heroes in Greek mythology, who in the years before the Trojan War accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece.
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Orpheus joined Jason and the Argonauts on their quest for the Golden Fleece, using his music to soothe the waves and keep the rowers in rhythm.
The Argonauts were a legendary band of heroes in Greek mythology who lived in the era preceding the Trojan War. They are best known for accompanying the hero Jason on his perilous expedition to Colchis to retrieve the Golden Fleece.
Escape of the Argonauts from Colchis ( c. 1500–1530 ), painting by Lorenzo CostaWikimedia Commons: File:Lorenzo_Costa_001.jpgPelias recognises young Jason by his missing sandal ( fresco from Pompeii, 1st-century AD)Wikimedia Commons: File:Pelias_meets_Jason_MAN_Napoli_Inv111436.jpgGathering of the Argonauts, Attic red-figure krater, 460–450 BC ( Louvre G 341)Wikimedia Commons: File:Krater_Niobid_Painter_A_Louvre_G341.jpg The name of the group is derived from their ship, the Argo, which was constructed by the builder Argus. In some historical and mythological accounts, the members of this group were also referred to as Minyans, a name that links them to a prehistoric tribe located in the region where the legend originated.