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Argonaut (other)
An Argonaut is a hero in Greek mythology. Argonaut or Argonauts may also refer to: Transportation * ''Argonaut'', a 1961 yacht build by Trojan Yachts * ''Argonaut'' (submarine), a class of submarines built by engineer Simon Lake * , several submarines of the United States Navy * , several ships of the Royal Navy * , a cargo ship * ''Argonaut'' (train), a train operated between Los Angeles and New Orleans * Argonaut (aircraft), a variant of the Canadair North Star airliner * Argonaut (automobile), an American automobile manufactured from 1959 to 1963 Companies * Argonaut Games, a British video game company * Argonaut Mine, a defunct gold mine in Jackson, California * Argonaut Resources, Australian mining company drilling for minerals at Lake Torrens, South Australia Publications * ''The Argonaut'', a former literary journal based in San Francisco *''The Argonaut'', the student newspaper of the University of Idaho *''The Argonaut'', a community newspaper in Los Angeles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argonaut
The Argonauts (; Ancient Greek: ) were a band of heroes in Greek mythology, who in the years before the Trojan War (around 1300 BC) accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece. Their name comes from their ship, ''Argo'', named after its builder, Argus. They were sometimes called Minyans, after a prehistoric tribe in the area. Mythology The Golden Fleece After the death of King Cretheus, the Aeolian Pelias usurped the throne from his half-brother Aeson and became king of Iolcus in Thessaly (near the modern city of Volos). Because of this unlawful act, an oracle warned him that a descendant of Aeolus would seek revenge. Pelias put to death every prominent descendant of Aeolus he could, but spared Aeson because of the pleas of their mother Tyro. Instead, Pelias kept Aeson prisoner and forced him to renounce his inheritance. Aeson married Alcimede, who bore him a son named Jason. Pelias intended to kill the baby at once, but Alcimede summoned her kinswomen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
