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Naut means “sailor” in Greek and is the root of our word nautical. Today, the word is used to coin terms such as astronaut and aquanaut.
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Candy also became a co-owner and one-man pep squad for the Toronto Argonauts, the Canadian Football League team.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025
The roots of the Greek presence in the Black Sea are steeped in myth: from the journey of Jason and the Argonauts to Colchis, to the Amazons.
From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2024
In Greek mythology, who gathered together the Argonauts in his quest to retrieve the Golden Fleece?
From Slate • Sep. 26, 2023
He was good enough at Montclair State to receive training camp invitations from the Cleveland Browns and Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2022
Some say that she sailed with the Argonauts; others that Jason persuaded her not to do so.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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