Thesaurus: argo
The name of the ship which carried Jason and his fifty-four companions to Colchis, in quest of the Golden Fleece.
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- n. The name of the ship which carried Jason and his fifty-four companions to Colchis, in quest of the Golden Fleece.
- n. A large constellation in the southern hemisphere, called also Argo Navis. In modern astronomy it is replaced by its three divisions, Carina, Puppis, and Vela.
- 1. (Myth.) The name of the ship which carried Jason and his fifty-four companions to Colchis, in quest of the Golden Fleece. 2. (Astron.) A large constellation in the southern hemisphere, called also Argo Navis. In modern astronomy it is replaced by its three divisions, Carina, Puppis, and Vela.
- The name of the ship which carried Jason and his fifty-fourcompanions to Colchis, in quest of the Golden Fleece.
- n. formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross; now divided into Carina and Pyxis and Puppis and Vela