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===The crew of ''Argo''=== There is no definite list of the Argonauts. H. J. Rose explains this was because "an Argonautic ancestor was an addition to even the proudest of pedigrees."<ref>Rose, ''A Handbook of Greek Mythology'' (New York: Dutton, 1959), p. 198</ref> The following list is collated from several lists given in ancient sources.<ref>[[Apollonius Rhodius]], ''[[Argonautica]]'' 1.23β228</ref><ref>[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], 1.9.16</ref><ref>[[Gaius Julius Hyginus|Hyginus]], ''[[Fabulae]]'' [https://topostext.org/work/206#14 14]</ref><ref>John LempiΓ¨re, ''[http://www.argonauts-book.com/lempriegraveres-summary.html Argonautae]''</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Graves|first=Robert|title=The Greek Myths β The Complete and Definitive Edition|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|year=2017|isbn=9780241983386|pages=579β580}}</ref> {| class="sortable wikitable" ! rowspan="2" |Crew ! colspan="7" |Sources ! rowspan="2" |Appearance ! rowspan="2" |Abode ! rowspan="2" |Parentage and Notes |- |''Names'' |''[[Apollonius of Rhodes|Apollonius]]'' |''[[Pseudo-]][[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]]'' |''[[Gaius Valerius Flaccus|Valerius]]'' |''[[Gaius Julius Hyginus|Hyginus]]'' |''[[Argonautica Orphica|Orphic]]'' |''[[Robert Graves|Graves]]'' |''[[John LempriΓ¨re|LempriΓ¨re]]'' |- | colspan="11" |'''''Beginning of Journey''''' |- |[[Acastus]] |β |β |β |β |β |β |β !7 |[[Pherae]] or [[Iolcus]] | son of Pelias and [[Anaxibia]] or [[Philomache|Phylomache]]; he joined the Argonauts as a volunteer and at his own accord |- |[[Actor (mythology)|Actor]] | |β | |β | |β |β !4 |[[Pellene]], [[Peloponnese|Peloponnesus]] |son of [[Hippasus (mythology)|Hippasus]] |- |[[Admetus]] |β |β |β |β |β |β |β !7 |Pherae |son of [[Pheres]] and [[Periclymene]]; his flocks they say were pastured by Apollo |- |[[Aethalides (Argonaut)|Aethalides]] |β | |β |β |β | |β !5 |[[Larissa]], [[ancient Thessaly|Thessaly]] |son of [[Hermes]] and [[Eupolemeia]]<ref>Apollonius Rhodius, ''Argonautica'' 1.54; Hyginus, ''[[Fabulae]]'' [https://topostext.org/work/206#14 14]</ref> |- |[[Amphiaraus]] | |β | |β* | |β |β !4 |[[Argos, Peloponnese|Argos]] |son of [[Oecles|Oicles]] and [[Hypermnestra]]; *he could fit the description of Hyginus "...Thestius' daughter, an Argive." which could be interpreted as Amphiaraus, son of Oicles and Hypermnestra, [[Thestius]]' daughter and an Argive. |- |[[Amphidamas]] or Iphidamas |β | |β |β |β | |β !5 |[[Tegea]], [[Arcadia (ancient region)|Arcadia]] |son of [[Aleus]] and [[Cleobule]] |- |[[Amphion]] |β | |β |β |β | |β !5 |Pellene, Peloponnesus |son of [[Hyperasius]]<ref>[[Apollonius of Rhodes]], ''[[Argonautica]]'' 1.176</ref> and [[Hypso]]<ref>[[Gaius Valerius Flaccus|Valerius Flaccus]], ''Argonautica'' 1.367</ref> or of [[Hippasus (mythology)|Hippasus]] |- |[[Ancaeus (son of Poseidon)|Ancaeus]] |β | |β |β |β |β |β !6 |[[Parthenia (Mauretania)|Parthenia]] or [[Samos]] |son of [[Poseidon]] and [[Astypalaea]] or [[Althaea (mythology)|Althaea]] |- |[[Ancaeus (son of Lycurgus)|Ancaeus]] |β |β |β |β |β |β |β !7 |Tegea, Arcadia |son of [[Lycurgus of Arcadia|Lycurgus]] and [[Eurynome]] or [[Cleophyle (mythology)|Cleophyle]]; he went clad in the skin of a Maenalian bear and wielded a huge two-edged battleaxe |- |[[Areius (mythology)|Areius]] |β | | | |β | |β !3 |Argos |son of [[Bias (son of Amythaon)|Bias]] and [[Pero (princess)|Pero]] |- |[[Argus (Argonaut)|Argus]] |β | |β | |β |β |β !5 |Argos |son of [[Arestor]] or [[Polybus of Sicyon|Polybus]] and [[Argia (mythology)|Argia]] or [[Danaus (mythology)|Danaus]]; builder of [[Argo]] |- |[[Armenus]] | | | | | | |β<ref>{{Cite Strabo|xi. pp. 503, 530}}</ref> !1 |[[Armenium]], Thessaly | - |- |[[Ascalaphus (son of Ares)|Ascalaphus]] | |β | | | |β |β !3 |[[Orchomenus (Boeotia)|Orchomenus]] |son of [[Ares]] and [[Astyoche]]; later one of the [[Suitors of Helen]] and led the Orchomenians in the [[Trojan War]]. |- |[[Asclepius]] | | | |β | | |β !2 |[[Tricca]] |son of [[Apollo]] and [[Coronis (mythology)|Coronis]] or [[Arsinoe (Greek mythology)|Arsinoe]] |- |[[Asterion]] or Asterius |β |β |β |β |β |β |β !7 |[[Peiresiae]], Thessaly |son of [[Cometes (mythology)|Cometes]] and [[Antigone (mythology)|Antigona]] or of Hyperasius; he was probably conflated by [[Gaius Julius Hyginus|Hyginus]] with Asterius below when saying Asterion as the son of Hyperasius. |- |Asterius or Asterion or Deucalion |β | |β* |β |β | |β !5 |Pellene, Peloponnesus |son of Hyperasius and Hypso or of Hippasus; in the account of [[Gaius Valerius Flaccus|Valerius]], Deucalion was the name of the brother of Amphion instead of Asterius. |- |[[Atalanta]] | |β | | | |β |β !3 |Arcadia |daughter of [[Schoeneus]] or [[Iasus]]; Atalanta is included on the list by Pseudo-Apollodorus, but Apollonius<ref>''Arg.'' 1. 770</ref> claims that Jason forbade her because she was a woman and could cause strife in the otherwise all-male crew. Other sources state that she was asked, but refused. |- |[[Augeas]] |β |β | |β |β |β |β !6 |[[Pisa, Greece|Pisa]], [[Ancient Elis|Elis]] |son of [[Helios]]<ref>[[Scholia]] on Apollonius Rhodius, ''Argonautica'' 1.172; [[Eustathius of Thessalonica|Eustathius]] on [[Homer]] p. 303</ref> and [[Nausidame]],<ref name=":02">Hyginus, ''[[Fabulae]]'' [https://topostext.org/work/206#14.3 14]</ref> or [[Eleius|Eleios]],<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], ''Graeciae Descriptio'' 5.1.9</ref> or [[Poseidon]] or [[Phorbas of Elis|Phorbas]] and [[Hyrmine]]<ref name=":1">Apollodorus, 2.88</ref> |- |- |[[Azorus (mythology)|Azorus]] | | | | | | |β !1 | - | the helmsman of Argo according to [[Hesychius of Alexandria]]<ref>Hesychius s.v. ''AzΕros''</ref> he could be the same as the Azorus mentioned by Stephanus as founder of the city Azorus in [[Pelagonia]].<ref>[[Stephanus of Byzantium]], ''Ethnica'' s.v. ''[https://topostext.org/work/241#A32.16 AzΕros]''</ref> |- |[[Buphagus (mythology)|Buphagus]] | | | | | | |β !1 | - | - |- |[[Butes]] |β |β |β |β |β |β |β !7 |[[Athens]] (Cecropia) |son of [[Coronus (mythology)|Coronus]] |- |[[Caeneus]] | |β | |β | |β |β !4 |[[Gyrton (Thessaly)|Gyrton]] |son of [[Coronus (mythology)|Coronus]] |- |[[Boreads|CalaΓ―s]] |β |β |β |β |β |β |β !7 |[[Thrace]] |son of [[Anemoi|Boreas]] and [[Orithyia|Oreithyia]] |- |[[Canthus (mythology)|Canthus]] |β | |β* |β |β |β |β !6 |[[Chalcis]] or [[Cerinthus (Euboea)|Cerinthus]], [[Euboea]] |son of [[Canethus]] or [[Abas (mythology)|Abas]]; *name appeared in some notes of the book |- |[[Castor and Pollux|Castor]] |β |β |β |β |β |β |β !7 |[[Sparta]] |son of [[Tyndareus]] or Zeus and [[Leda (mythology)|Leda]] |- |[[Cepheus, King of Tegea|Cepheus]] |β |β |β |β |β |β |β !7 |Tegea, Arcadia |son of Aleus and Cleobule |- |Cius | | | | | | |β !1 | - | - |- |[[Clymenus]] | | |β | | | | !1 |Phylace, Thessaly |possibly son of [[Phylacus]] and [[Clymene (mythology)|Clymene]] as the brother of Iphiclus |- |[[Clytius]] |β | | |β | | |β !3 |[[Oechalia (Euboea)|Oechalia]] |son of [[Eurytus, king of Oechalia|Eurytus]] and [[Antiope (Greek mythology)|Antiope]] |- |[[Coronus (Greek mythology)|Coronus]] |β | | |β |β |β |β !5 |Thessaly |son of [[Caeneus]] |- |[[Deucalion (son of Minos)|Deucalion]] | | | |β | | |β !2 |[[Crete]] |son of [[Minos]] and [[PasiphaΓ«|Pasiphae]]<ref>Hyginus, ''[[Fabulae]]'' [https://topostext.org/work/206#14.4 14], this was probably a misinterpretation of the author of a passage by [[Gaius Valerius Flaccus (poet)|Valerius]] in his ''Argonautica'' 1.367: "...and from the sandy shores of Pella [[Deucalion (mythology)|Deucalion]] of the unerring javelin, and [[Amphion]] renowned in the close fight, whom [[Hypso]] at one birth brought forth...", this Deucalion was also called [[Asterius (mythology)|Asterius]] in earlier myths like in Apollonius of Rhodes, ''Argonautica'' 1.176: "... Asterius and Amphion, sons of [[Hyperasius]], came from Achaean Pellene...". This makes sense that this Deucalion who was killed by Theseus was never been encountered by the hero before his exploit in Crete.</ref> |- |[[Echion]] |β | |β |β |β |β |β !6 |[[Alope]] |son of [[Hermes]] and [[Antianeira (daughter of Menelaus)|Antianeira]] or [[Laothoe]] |- |[[Eneus]] | | | | |β | | !1 | |son of Caeneus |- |[[Erginus (Argonaut)|Erginus]] |β |β |β |β |β |β |β !7 |[[Miletus]], [[Caria]] |son of [[Poseidon]] |- |[[Eribotes]] |β | |β |β | | |β !4 |Opus |son of [[Teleon]] |- |[[Eurytus|Erytus]] or Eurytus |β |β |β |β |β | |β !6 |Alope |son of Hermes and Antianeira or Laothoe |- |[[Euphemus]] |β |β |β |β |β |β |β !7 |[[Taenarus (mythology)|Taenarus]], Peloponesse |son of Poseidon and [[Europa (Greek myth)|Europe]] |- |[[Euryalus]] | |β | | | |β |β !3 |Argos |son of [[Mecisteus]] |- |[[Eurydamas]] |β | | |β |β |β |β !5 |[[Ctimene (Thessaly)|Ctimene]], [[Dolopia]] |son of [[Ctimenus]]<ref name="Apollonius">Apollonius Rhodius, ''Argonautica'' [https://topostext.org/work/126#1.65 1.67]</ref> or of [[Irus (mythology)|Irus]] and [[Demonassa]]<ref>Hyginus, ''[[Fabulae]]'' [https://topostext.org/work/206#14.2 14.2]</ref> |- |[[Eurymedon (mythology)|Eurymedon]] | | | |β | | | !1 |[[Phlius]] |son of [[Dionysus]] and [[Ariadne]] |- |[[Eurytion (king of Phthia)|Eurytion]] |β | |β |β |β | |β !5 |[[Opuntian Locris|Opus]] |son of Irus and Demonassa or [[Actor (mythology)|Actor]] |- |[[Glaucus]] | | | | | | |β !1 | - | - |- |[[Heracles]] |β |β |β |β |β |β |β !7 |[[Thebes, Greece|Thebes]] |son of [[Zeus]] and [[Alcmene]] |- |[[Hippalcimus]] | | | |β | | | !1 |Pisa, Elis |son of [[Pelops]] and [[Hippodamia (mythology)|Hippodamia]] |- |[[Hylas]] |β |β |β |β |β |β | !6 |Oechalia or Argos |son of [[Theiodamas]]<ref>Apollonius Rhodius, ''Argonautica'' 1.1213 with scholia on 1.1207; [[Propertius]], ''Elegies'' [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Prop.+1.20&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0067:boo=0:chapter=0&highlight=Theiodamantean 1.20.6]</ref> and [[Menodice]]<ref name=":02"/> |- |[[Ialmenus]] | |β | | | | |β !2 |[[Orchomenus (Boeotia)|Orchomenus]] |son of [[Ares]] and [[Astyoche]] |- |[[Idas]] |β |β |β |β |β |β |β !7 |[[Messinia|Messenia]] |son of [[Aphareus of Messenia|Aphareus]] and [[Arene (mythology)|Arene]] |- |[[Idmon (Argonaut)|Idmon]] |β | |β |β |β |β |β !6 |Argos |son of Apollo or Abas or by [[Cyrene (mythology)|Cyrene]] or Antianeira or of [[Asteria (mythology)|Asteria]] or of [[Ampyx|Ampycus]] |- |[[Iolaus]] | | | |β | | |β !2 |Argos |son of [[Iphicles]] and [[Automedusa (mythology)|Automedusa]] |- |[[Iphiclus (mythology)|Iphiclus]] |β | |β |β |β | |β !5 |Phylace, Thessaly |son of Phylacus and Clymene |- |Iphiclus |β |β | |β | |β |β !5 |[[Aetolia]] |son of [[Thestius]] and [[Leucippe]] |- |[[Iphis (mythology)|Iphis]] | | |β | | |β | !2 |[[Mycenae]] |son of [[Sthenelus (son of Andromeda and Perseus)|Sthenelus]] |- |Iphis | | | | | | |β !1 |Argos |son of [[Alector]] |- |[[Iphitus of Oechalia|Iphitos]] |β | | |β | | |β !3 |Oechalia |son of Eurytus and Antiope |- |[[Iphitos]] |β |β |β |β |β | |β !6 |[[Phocis (ancient region)|Phocis]] or Peloponnesse |son of [[Naubolus (mythology)|Naubolus]] or Hippasus |- |[[Jason]] |β |β |β |β |β |β |β !7 |Iolcus |son of [[Aeson]] and [[Alcimede (mother of Jason)|Alcimede]]<ref>Hyginus, ''[[Fabulae]]'' [https://topostext.org/work/206#14 14]</ref> |- |[[Laertes (father of Odysseus)|LaΓ«rtes]] | |β | | | |β |β !3 |[[Cephalonia]] |son of [[Arcesius]] and Chalcomedusa, father of [[Odysseus]] |- |[[LaocoΓΆn (mythology)|Laocoon]] |β | | |β | | |β !3 |[[Calydon]] |son of Porthaon and half-brother of [[Oeneus]]; tutor of Meleager |- |[[Leitus]] | |β | | | | |β !2 |[[Boeotia]] |son of Alector (Alectryon)<ref>[[Diodorus Siculus]], ''[[Bibliotheca historica]]'' 4.67.7</ref> and [[Polybule]]<ref>[[Tzetzes]], ''Allegoriae Iliadis'' Prologue 534</ref> or of [[Lacritus (mythology)|Lacritus]] and [[Cleobule]]<ref name="Hyginus, Fabulae, 97">Hyginus, ''[[Fabulae]]'' [https://topostext.org/work/206#97 97]</ref> or an [[Autochthon (ancient Greece)|earthborn]], thus a son of [[Gaia|Gaea]]<ref>[[Euripides]], ''[[Iphigenia in Aulis]]'' 259</ref> |- |[[Leodocus]] or [[Laodocus]] |β | |β | |β | |β !4 |Argos |son of Bias and Pero |- |[[Lynceus (Argonaut)|Lynceus]] |β |β |β |β |β |β |β !7 |Messenia |son of Aphareus and Arene |- |[[Melampus]] | | | | | |β | !1 |Pylos |son of Poseidon |- |[[Meleager]] |β |β |β |β |β |β |β !7 |Calydon |son of [[Oeneus]] and [[Althaea (mythology)|Althaea]] |- |[[Menoetius (mythology)|Menoetius]] |β |β |β |β |β | |β !6 |Opus |son of Actor |- |[[Mopsus (Argonaut)|Mopsus]] |β | |β |β |β |β |β !6 |Titaressa |son of [[Ampyx]] and [[Chloris]] or [[Aregonis]] |- |[[Nauplius (mythology)|Nauplius]] |β | |β |β |β |β |β !6 |[[Nafplio|Nauplia]] |son of [[Clytoneus]]<ref>Apollonius of Rhodes, ''Argonautica'' [https://books.google.com/books?id=O5ANAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA11 1.133β138]; Scholia ad Apollonius of Rhodes, ''Argonautica'' 4.1091</ref> or of Poseidon and [[Amymone]] |- |[[Neleus]] | | | |β | | |β !2 |[[Pylos]] |son of Poseidon or [[Hippocoon]] |- |[[Nestor (mythology)|Nestor]] | | |β | | | |β !2 |Pylos |son of Neleus and Chloris |- |[[Oileus]] |β | |β |β |β |β |β !6 |Narycea, Opus |son of Hodoedocus (Leodocus) and Agrianome |- |[[Orpheus]] |β |β |β |β |β |β |β !7 |[[Bistones|Bistonian]] [[Pieria (regional unit)|Pieria]], [[Thrace]] |son of [[Calliope]] and [[Oeagrus]] |- |[[Palaemon (Greek myth)|Palaemon]] or Palaimonius |β |β | |β |β |β |β !6 |[[Olenus (Achaea)|Olenus]], Aulis or Calydon |son of [[Hephaestus]]<ref>Apollonius of Rhodes, ''Argonautica'' 1.204; Apollodorus, 1.9.16</ref> or [[Lernus]]<ref>Apollonius of Rhodes, ''Argonautica'' 1.202β203; Hyginus, ''[[Fabulae]]'' [https://topostext.org/work/206#14.4 14.4]</ref> or [[Aetolus (mythology)|Aetolus]]<ref name=":0">Apollodorus, 1.9.16</ref> |- |[[Peleus]] |β |β |β |β |β |β |β !7 |[[Phthia]] |son of [[Aeacus]] and [[EndeΓ―s|Endeis]]. Father of [[Achilles]] |- |[[Peneleos]] | |β | | | |β |β !3 |Boeotia |son of [[Hippalmus]] and [[Asterope (Greek myth)|Asterope]] |- |[[Periclymenus]] |β |β |β |β |β |β |β !7 |Pylos |son of Chloris and Neleus, son of Poseidon |- |[[Phalerus]] |β | |β |β |β |β |β !6 |Athens, Attica |son of [[Alcon (mythology)|Alcon]] |- |[[Phanus (mythology)|Phanus]] | |β | | | |β |β !3 | Crete |son of Dionysus<ref name=":0"/> and Ariadne |- |[[Philoctetes]] | | |β |β | | |β !3 |[[Meliboea (Magnesia)|Meliboea]] |son of Poeas and [[Methone (Greek myth)|Methone]]<ref>Eustathius ''ad Horn.'' p. 323</ref> or Demonassa<ref>Hyginus, ''[[Fabulae]]'' [https://topostext.org/work/206#102 102]</ref> |- |[[Phlias]] |β | |β |β |β | |β !5 |[[Araethyrea (Argolis)|Araethyrea]], Phlius |son of Dionysus and Ariadne |- |[[Phocus]] | | | |β | | |β !2 |Magnesia |son of Caeneus and brother of Priasus |- |[[Pirithous]] | | | |β | | |β !2 |Larissa |son of [[Ixion]] or Zeus by [[Dia (mythology)|Dia]] |- |[[Poeas]] | |β | | | |β |β !3 |Meliboea |son of [[Thaumacus (mythology)|Thaumacus]]<ref>Eustathius ''ad Hom.'' p. 329.6; Stephanus of Byzantium, ''Ethnica'' s.v. ''[https://topostext.org/work/241#Th307.3 Thaumakia]''</ref> and father of Philoctetes |- |[[Castor and Pollux|Pollux]] |β |β |β |β |β |β |β !7 |Sparta |son of Zeus and Leda |- |[[Polyphemus (Argonaut)|Polyphemus]] |β |β |β |β |β |β |β !7 |Larisa |son of [[Elatus]] and [[Hippea]]; one of the [[Lapiths]] |- |[[Priasus]] | | | |β | | |β !2 |Magnesia |son of Caeneus and brother of Phocus |- |[[Staphylus (son of Dionysus)|Staphylus]] | |β | | | |β |β !2 |Phlius or Crete |son of Dionysus and Ariadne |- |[[Talaus]] |β | |β | |β | |β !4 |Argos |son of Bias and Pero |- |[[Telamon]] |β |β |β |β |β | |β !6 |Salamis |son of Aeacus and Endeis. Father of [[Ajax the Great]] and [[Teucer]] |- |[[Thersanon]] | | | |β | | | !1 |[[Andros]] |son of [[Helios]] and [[Leucothea]]/[[Leucothoe (daughter of Orchamus)|Leucothoe]] |- |[[Theseus]] | |β | |β | | |β !3 |[[Troezen]] |son of Poseidon or Aegeus by Aethra; slayer of the [[Minotaur]]; other Theseus myths preclude his joining the Argonauts<ref>For example, the chronology of the group's encounters with [[Medea]]; Theseus is frequently depicted meeting Medea early in his adventures, yet many years after the Argonauts completed their adventure. Medea, by that time, was not only abandoned by Jason, but also bore a child from Aegeus. [[Roger Lancelyn Green]], in his ''Tales of the Greek Heroes'', gets round this problem by suppressing the name of the witch-wife who Theseus encountered in his early life. Alternatively, Apollonius claims that Theseus and [[Pirithous]] were trapped by [[Hades]] and unable join the Argonauts.(''Arg''. 1. 100)</ref> |- |[[Tiphys]] |β |β |β |β |β |β |β !7 |[[Thespiae|Thespia]], Boeotia or Elis |son of [[Hagnias]] or of [[Phorbas (son of Lapithes)|Phorbas]] and [[Hyrmine]] |- |[[Tydeus]] | | |β | | | | !1 |Calydon |son of Oeneus and father of [[Diomedes]] |- |[[Boreads|Zetes]] |β |β |β |β |β |β | !6 |Thrace |son of Boreas and Oreithyia |- !'''TOTAL''' !55 !46 !51* !66* !51 !50 !85 ! ! ! |- | colspan="11" |'''''During or After the Journey''''' |- |[[Argus (Argonaut)|Argus]] | | | |β | | | !1 | rowspan="4" |Colchis | rowspan="4" |sons of [[Phrixus]] and [[Chalciope]]; they joined the crew only after being rescued by the Argonauts: the four had been stranded on a desert island not far from Colchis, from where they initially sailed with an intent to reach their father's homeland.<ref>''Arg.'' 2. 1193</ref> However, Argus is not to be confused with the other Argus, son of Arestor or [[Arestor|Polybus]], constructor and [[eponym]] of the ship Argo and member of the crew from the beginning.<ref>''Argonautica'' 1.112; Hyginus, ''[[Fabulae]]'' 14</ref> |- |[[Cytissorus]] | | | |β | | | !1 |- |[[Melas (mythology)|Melas]] | | | |β | | | !1 |- |[[Phrontis]] | | | |β | | | !1 |- |[[Autolycus, son of Deimachus|Autolycus]] |β | |β |β | | | !3 | rowspan="4" |Thessaly | rowspan="4" |sons of [[Deimachus (mythology)|Deimachus]] |- |[[Demoleon]] or [[Deileon]] |β | |β |β | | | !3 |- |[[Phlogius (mythology)|Phlogius]] |β | |β |β | | | !3 |- |[[Phronius]] | | | |β | | | !1 |- |[[Medea]] |β |β |β |β |β | | !5 |Colchis |daughter of Aeetes; joined when the Fleece was recovered |} In [[Pindar|Pindar's]] [[Pindar's First Pythian Ode|Pythian Odes]], the following heroes are either named or implied as part of the Argonauts: Jason, Heracles, Castor, Polydeuces, Euphemus, Periclymenus, Echion, Erytus, Orpheus, Zetes, Calais and Mopsus. Several more names are discoverable from other sources: *Amyrus (son of [[Poseidon]]), eponym of a Thessalian [[Amyrus|city]], is given by [[Stephanus of Byzantium]] as "one of the Argonauts";<ref>Stephanus of Byzantium, ''Ethnica'' s.v. ''[https://topostext.org/work/241#A88.1 Amyros]''</ref> he is otherwise said to have been a son of [[Poseidon]] and to have given his name to the river Amyrus.<ref>[[Scholia]] on Apollonius Rhodius, ''Argonautica'' 1.596. The Argonauts are reported to have sailed past this river by both Apollonius (1. 596) and Valerius Flaccus (2. 11)</ref> *[[Philammon]], son of Apollo was also reported one of the Argonauts.<ref>Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, ''Argonautica'' 1.23</ref>
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