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Argo

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Argo (är`gō), in Greek mythology, ship in which Jason Jason, in Greek mythology, son of Aeson. When Pelias usurped the throne of Iolcus and killed (or imprisoned) Aeson and most of his descendants, Jason was smuggled off to the centaur Chiron , who reared him secretly on Mt. Pelion.
..... Click the link for more information.  and the Argonauts sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece. Most legends say that Argus, son of Phrixus, was the builder, with the help of Athena. The Argo included a beam cut from the divine tree of Dodona, which could foretell the future.
Argo
Jason’s galley, on which the Argonauts sailed in search of the Golden Fleece. [Gk. Myth.: Benét, 47]
See : Quest
Argo
swift, magic ship of the Argonauts. [Gk. Myth.: Avery, 145]
See : Swiftness
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Had you heard it from aboard the Argo, you would have declared it to be the sirens singing, and it would have been found necessary to lash you to the mast.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
For which reason they compel all those who are very eminent for their power, their fortune, their friendships, or any other cause which may give them too great weight in the government, to submit to the ostracism, and leave the city for a stated time; as the fabulous histories relate the Argonauts served Hercules, for they refused to take him with them in the ship Argo on account of his superior valour.
A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context
But here were these fifty heroes, pushing, and straining, and growing red in the face, without making the Argo start an inch.
Tanglewood Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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