Argonaut
noun
a member of the band of men who sailed to Colchis with Jason in the ship Argo in search of the Golden Fleece.
Argonautic
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a word derived from
Argonaut.
Example Sentences
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In 1250 B.C. they sailed round the Euxine, giving rise to the myth of the Argonautic voyage, and creating a profitable traffic in gold, dried fish, and corn.
From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by John William Draper
And by these wars and the Argonautic expedition, the great Empire of Egypt breaks in pieces.
From The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended To which is Prefix'd, A Short Chronicle from the First Memory of Things in Europe, to the Conquest of Persia by Alexander the Great by Sir Isaac Newton
He also formed one of the brave band who shared in the perils of the Argonautic expedition.
From Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E.M. Berens
This writing, that cab, those chimes, those scales will coincide again; the Argonautic expedition, and the Trojan war, and all our other troubles will be renewed.
From Logic Deductive and Inductive by Carveth Read
The result was the memorable Argonautic expedition of the ship Argo, to the distant land of Colchis, on the eastern coast of the Black Sea.
From Ancient States and Empires by John Lord
