ARGONAUTS

Meaning of ARGONAUTS in English

Ar ‧ go ‧ nauts, the /ˈɑːɡənɔːts $ ˈɑːr-/ BrE AmE

in ancient Greek stories, a group of strong, brave men who sailed with Jason in the ship Argo to find the Golden Fleece

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ARGONAUTS — In Greek legend, a band of 50 heroes who went with Jason in the ship Argo to retrieve the Golden …
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ARGONAUTS — n. (Greek mythology) group of adventurers led by the hero Jason who traveled to Colchis by ship in search of …
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ARGONAUTS — / ˈɑːgənɔːts; NAmE ˈɑːrg-/ noun [ pl. ] (in ancient Greek stories) the sailors who travelled with Jason, the son …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ARGONAUTS — n. In Greek legend, a band of 50 heroes who went with Jason in the ship Argo to retrieve the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ARGONAUTS — [Greek heroic] The Argonauts were the heroes who sailed with Jason on the Argo, in quest of the Golden Fleece. …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
ARGONAUTS — Argonauts
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ARGONAUTS — Поход аргонавтов
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ARGONAUTS — Argonauts
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ARGONAUTS, THE — Ar ‧ go ‧ nauts, the /ˈɑːɡənɔːts $ ˈɑːr-/ BrE AmE in ancient Greek stories, a group of strong, brave …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GOLDEN FLEECE — noun Date: 14th century a fleece of gold placed by the king of Colchis in a dragon-guarded grove and recovered …
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MEDEA — In Greek mythology , the daughter of King Aeetes of Colchis. After helping Jason , leader of the Argonauts , …
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MALINOWSKI, BRONISŁAW (KASPER) — born April 7, 1884, Kraków, Pol., Austria-Hungary died May 16, 1942, New Haven, Conn., U.S. Polish-British anthropologist. He is principally …
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JASON — In Greek legend, the leader of the Argonauts . He was the son of Aeson, king of Iolcos in Thessaly. …
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HARPY — In Greek and Roman mythology, a bird of prey with a woman's face. Often depicted on tombs, Harpies may originally …
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COLCHIS — Ancient region on the Black Sea. Now the western part of the Republic of Georgia, Colchis was in Greek mythology …
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ARGEAN — I. (ˈ)är|jēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Argo, ship in which the Argonauts sailed, constellation in the southern hemisphere (from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OCTOPODA — äkˈtäpədə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek oktōpoda, oktapoda, neuter plural of oktōpod-, oktapod-, oktōpous, oktapous octopod …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LYNCEAN — (ˈ)lin|sēən, ˈlin(t)sē- adjective Etymology: Latin Lynceus of Lynceus, sharp-sighted (from Greek Lynkeios, from Lynkeus, mythological member of the Argonauts who …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HECTOCOTYLUS — - ə ləs noun ( plural hectocoty·li - ə lˌī) Etymology: New Latin, from hect- + -cotylus (from Greek kotylē …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ARGONAUTIC — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|nȯd.ik adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin Argonauticus, from Greek Argonautikos, from Argonautēs + -ikos -ic : of or relating …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANCAEUS — /an see"euhs/ , n. Class. Myth. 1. a son of Poseidon who joined the Argonauts and became helmsman of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CALAIS AND ZETES — in Greek mythology, the winged twin sons of Boreas and Oreithyia. On their arrival with the Argonauts at Salmydessus in …
Britannica English vocabulary
ARGONAUT — first submarine to navigate extensively in the open sea, built in 1897 by the American engineer and naval architect Simon …
Britannica English vocabulary
JASON — I. Ja ‧ son /ˈdʒeɪs ə n/ BrE AmE in ancient Greek stories, a ↑ hero who sailed with a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TIPHYS — [Greek heroic] Tiphys was a pilot for the Argonauts on the Argo, a giant ship, in Greek mythology. He was …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
PHINEUS — [Greek heroic] Phineus, the son of Agenor, was a king of Thrace and a prophet. Because he prophesied too truly, …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
JASON — [Greek heroic] Jason, the son of Aeson, was the leader of the Argonauts and the husband of Medea. Because of …
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IDMON — [Greek heroic] A soothsayer who accompanied the Argonauts, although he knew beforehand that he would not survive the voyage. He …
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