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Argonauts

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(Sailors of the Argo) Greek The crew gathered by the hero Jason to sail on his ship, the Argo. There were 50 oars and 49 men and one woman, Atalanta. It is said that never before or since was so gallant a company gathered together. Their quest was to capture the Golden Fleece, and this they did, after many adventures. Names of the Argonauts Many different names have been included in the muster roll of the Argo, the ship sailed by Jason in his quest for the Golden Fleece. The following 50 names are those "given by the most trustworthy authorities," according to scholar Robert Graves (1895–1985). Acastus, son of King Pelias Actor, son of Deion, the Phocian Admetus, prince of Pherae Amphiaraus, the Argive seer Ancaeus of Samos Ancaeus of Tegea, son of Poseidon Argus (2), the builder of the Argo Ascalaphus, son of Ares Asterius, a Pelopian Atalanta of Calydon, the great huntress Augeias of Elis Butes of Athens Caeneus the Lapith Calais, winged son of Boreas Canthus the Euboean Castor, one of the Dioscuri Cepheus, son of the Arcadian Aleus Coronis the Lapith Echion, son of Hermes Erginus of Miletus Euphemus of Taenarum Euryalus, son of Mecisteus, one of the Epigoni Eurydamus the Dolopian Heracles of Tiryns, the strongest man who ever lived Hylas, companion to Heracles Idas, son of Aphareus of Messene Idmon, the Argive, son of Apollo Argonauts 17 Iphicles, son of Thestius Iphitus, brother of King Eurystheus of Mycenae Jason, the captain laertes, son of Acrisius the Argive Lynceus, brother of Idas Melampus, son of Poseidon Meleager of Calydon Mopsus, the Lapith Naupilus the Argive, son of Poseidon, a noted navigator Oileus, father of the hero Ajax (2) Orpheus, the poet Palaemon, son of Hephaestus Peleus, the myrmidon Peneleos of Boeotia Periclymenus, son of Poseidon Phalerus, the Athenian archer Phanus, the Cretan son of Dionysus Poeas, son of Thaumacus the Magnesian Polydeuces, one of the Dioscuri Polyphemus, son of Elatus, the Arcadian Staphylus, brother of Phanus Tiphys, the helmsman of the Argo Zetes, brother of Calais

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