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{{Short description|Band of heroes in Greek mythology}} {{Other uses|Argonaut (disambiguation)}} [[Image:Krater Niobid Painter A Louvre G341.jpg|thumb|Gathering of the Argonauts, [[Attica|Attic]] red-figure [[krater]], 460–450 BC ([[Louvre]] G 341)]] The '''Argonauts''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɑːr|g|ə|n|ɔː|t}} {{respell|AR|gə|nawt}}; {{Langx|grc|Ἀργοναῦται|translit=Argonaûtai|lit=''Argo'' sailors}}) were a band of [[hero]]es in [[Greek mythology]], who in the years before the [[Trojan War]] (around [[1300 BC]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/greeks/jason_01.shtml|title=BBC - History - Ancient History in depth: Jason and the Golden Fleece|website=bbc.co.uk}}</ref> accompanied [[Jason]] to [[Colchis]] in his quest to find the [[Golden Fleece]]. Their name comes from their ship, ''[[Argo]]'', named after its builder, [[Argus (Argonaut)|Argus]]. They were sometimes called [[Minyans]], after a [[prehistoric]] tribe in the area.
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