Editing Argo (section)

=== 1963 film ===
[[File:Honor Blackman Jason and the Argonauts.jpg|thumb|upright|Honor Blackman as Hera in the 1963 movie. Her face was used as a model for the head on the stern of the ship.]]
The version of the ''Argo'' that appears in the 1963 film ''[[Jason and the Argonauts (1963 film)|Jason and the Argonauts]]'' was modeled after a Greek warship, with shields lining the side of the boat. On either side of the boat are rowers, who are directed how to row through the drumbeat of a leader. A red sail with the head of the golden ram marks the goal of their journey. Besides its practical purposes, the ship is also decorated with ancient motifs, such as eyes on the front of the ship at the water level.
The sacred oak of the ship is here represented as the head of a woman with partial extending wings making up the stern of the ship. The painted head is modeled on the goddess Hera in the movie (played by [[Honor Blackman]]) and has the ability to speak to Jason throughout the movie. Argus, the ship builder, said he was inspired to add that feature to the boat when creating it. Filmmakers gave this head the [[practical effect]] of being able to open and close its eyes when speaking to Jason.<ref>Chaffey, Don, director. ''Jason and the Argonauts''. Columbia Pictures, 1963.</ref>