page_title: Argonauts
section_title: The Journey
hierarchical_section_title: Argonauts / The Journey
context_page_description: The Argonauts were a band of heroes in Greek mythology, who in the years before the Trojan War accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece. Their name comes from their ship, Argo, named after its builder, Argus. They were sometimes called Minyans, after a prehistoric tribe in the area.
context_section_description: Jason, along with his other 49 crew-mates, sailed off from Iolcus to Colchis to fetch the golden fleece.
caption: The Argo, by Konstantinos Volanakis (1837–1907).
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