the Argonauts
noun/ði ˈɑːɡənɔːts/
/ði ˈɑːrɡənɔːts/
[plural]- (in ancient Greek stories) the sailors who travelled with Jason, the son of the king of Iolcos in Greece, on his adventuresWord Originargonaut from Greek argonautēs ‘sailor in the ship Argo’.
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