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Jason was one of the heroes of Greek mythology, son of Aeson, married to Medea, leader of the Argonauts, a band of heroes famous for their quest to find the Golden Fleece in Colchis (now Georgia).

Their name Argonauts - that in Greek means 'sailors of Argo'- comes from their ship, the Argo, which took its name by its builder, Argus.

[in Greek: Αργοναύτες pronounced: Arghonaftes (naftes=sailors)]

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Argonauts is a collective name for the Greek heroes who sailed with Jason on the Argo in guest of the Golden Fleece. It appears that there were 50 in all. Among them were such heroes as Heracles, Meleager, Castor and Polydeuces, Theseus, Pelius, Nestor, Orpheus, Admetus and Asclepius,

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The argonauts were the men led by Jason on the boat Argo, built by Argos with the help of Athena. The argonauts help Jason acquire the golden fleece so that he may become king.

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