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In Greek mythology, the Argo (in greek: Ἀργώ) was the ship on which Jason and the Argonauts sailed from Iolcos to retrieve the Golden Fleece. It was named after its builder, Argus.
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[edit] Legend
The Argo was built by the shipwright Argus, and its crew were specially protected by the goddess Hera. The best source for the myth is the Argonautica by Apollonius Rhodius. According to a variety of sources of the legend, the Argo was said to have been planned or constructed with the help of Athena. According to other legends it contained in its prow a magical piece of timber from the sacred forest of Dodona, which could speak and render prophecies. After the successful journey, the Argo was consecrated to Poseidon in the Isthmus of Corinth. It was then translated into the sky and turned into the constellation of Argo Navis.[1]
Several authors of antiquity (Apollonius Rhodius, Pliny,[2] Philostephanus) discussed the hypothetical shape of the ship. Generally it was imagined like a Greek warship, a galley, and authors hypothesized that it was the first ship of this type that had gone out on a high-sea voyage.[1]
[edit] Argo in current culture
The name Argo has carried into current culture in many ways.
- Toronto's Canadian Football League (CFL) team is called the Argonauts
- there is an all-terrain vehicle model named ARGO
- The titular Space Battleship Yamato was renamed ARGO in Starblazers - the American version of the show.
- there is a web browser called Argo
- there is a ship called S/Y Argo
- Argo Project[3][4]
- there is a software program called ARGO Content[5]
- Argo the Almighty is a fictional character who appeared in the Marvel Comics' MC2 series A-Next, and son of Hercules.
- Ground-based all-terrain vehicle in Star Trek Nemesis
- There is in DC Comics a city called Argo, Supergirl's home on the now destroyed planet Krypton
- On the television series Xena: Warrior Princess, Xena's horse is named Argo.
- The Argo Bookshop, founded in 1966 and located in Montreal, is the oldest retail anglo bookstore in eastern Canada.
- There is a television production company called Argoworks based in Los Angeles, California.
- In Rick Riordan's "The Heroes of Olympus" they travel on a flying ship called the Argo 2.
- The University of West Florida's mascot is the Argonaut
- In the final season of the Canadian TV series Trailer Park Boys, the two forest rangers drive a vehicle used on both land and water that they call the Argo.
[edit] Replica
A replica of a Greek penteconter was completed in 2008, which was named Argo. This vessel, with a 50-oar crew made up from all 27 European Union member countries, sailed from Jason's hometown of Volos to Venice, stopping at 23 cities en route.[6]
[edit] References
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This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain. [1] - ^ Hist. Nat. 1.c.56
- ^ http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/marine/observations/gathering_data/argo.html
- ^ http://www.bodc.ac.uk/projects/international/argo/
- ^ http://argo-content.com
- ^ http://www.monstersandcritics.com/science/features/article_1415038.php/Ancient_Greek_ship_Argo_sets_sail_once_again
This article incorporates content from the 1728 [edit] External links
- Voyage of the Argo - slideshow by The First Post
