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Argo

In Greek mythology, the Argo was the ship on which Jason and the Argonauts sailed from Iolkos in Thessaly to Colchis on the Black Sea in search of the Golden Fleece. It was said to have been built by Argus with the help of Athena and to carry a speaking timber from the oak of Dodona. The voyage was told most fully in the Argonautica of Apollonius of Rhodes.

Argo
Image: Konstantinos Volanakis · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 4 profiles

SpartaMilitary, Governance, DeclineKnossosGovernance, SummaryAchaean LeagueFoundation, Socioeconomy, DeclinePrincipality of AchaeaFoundation

Mentioned in 3 state histories

Mycenaean Kingdom of IolkosArgosLordship of Argos and Nauplia

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Argo. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/argo
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“Argo.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/argo. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Argo.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/argo.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Argo’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/argo (Accessed: ).

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