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The Argonauts ( / ˈɑːrɡənɔːt / 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. Their name comes from their ship, Argo ...
Jul 27, 2020 · Mike Greenberg, PhD. Published onJuly 27, 2020. 9. Diomedes, the legendary king of Argos and founder of many southern Italian cities, was the hero of two of the most famous wars of Greek lore. He first marched against Thebes, avenging the seven famous leaders who died on their failed assault of the city and bringing glory back to his own family ...
Mythology. The ancients believed Argos to have been named after Argus Panoptes (all-seeing), a many-eyed giant in Greek mythology. Argus was the servant of the goddess Hera and Homer described Argos as being sacred to Hera to whom a sanctuary was later built some 10km from the city.
Aug 7, 2023 · The Argo is a significant element in Greek mythology, known as the ship used by the hero Jason and his crew of Argonauts on their quest to retrieve the Golden Fleece from distant Colchis. READ MORE: Most Renowned Heroes in Greek Mythology. The crew of the Argo, known as the Argonauts, consisted of various heroes and demigods, including Hercules ...
Argus or Argeus (king of Argos), son of Megapenthes. [4] Argus (son of Arestor), builder of the ship Argo in the tale of the Argonauts. [5] Argus, eldest son of Phrixus and Chalciope ( Iophassa [6] ), [7] and husband of Perimele, daughter of Admetus and Alcestis. [8] By her, he became the father of Magnes, the father of Hymenaios.
May 13, 2024 · Agamemnon, in Greek legend, king of Mycenae or Argos. He was the son (or grandson) of Atreus, king of Mycenae, and his wife Aërope and was the brother of Menelaus. After Atreus was murdered by his nephew Aegisthus (son of Thyestes), Agamemnon and Menelaus took refuge with Tyndareus, king of Sparta, whose daughters, Clytemnestra and Helen, they ...
Perseus was the demigod offspring of the unusual union between Zeus and Danae: the supreme god came to the imprisoned princess of Argos in the form of a golden shower through a crack in the roof of her chamber. Afterward, locked in a wooden chest, both were thrown into the sea by Danae’s father Acrisius, who had known from the oracle that he ...
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