Argo/Definition

A ship from Greek mythology which carried the hero Jason to Colchis in search of the Golden Fleece. Jason was accompanied by many of the great heroes of the time. Source: Elizabeth Vandiver, Classics scholar, authority on Greek mythology and Greek tragedy, including the Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, Homer, and Virgil. This definition is based on her course Classical Mythology for The Teaching Company.