Argonaut

[ ahr-guh-nawt, -not ]

/ ˈɑr gəˌnɔt, -ˌnɒt /

Classical Mythology. a member of the band of men who sailed to Colchis with Jason in the ship Argo in search of the Golden Fleece.

(sometimes lowercase) a person in quest of something dangerous but rewarding; adventurer.

a person who moved to California during the gold rush of 1849.

(lowercase) paper nautilus.

Origin of Argonaut

< Latin Argonauta < Greek Argonaútēs crewman of the ship Argo; see nautical

Ar·go·nau·tic, adjective

It was the name of the ship that Jason and the Argonauts sailed in to liberate the Golden Fleece against impossible odds.

The True Story Behind Operation ‘Argo’ to Rescue Americans From Iran |Antonio Mendez, Matt Baglio |September 17, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The other Argonauts married such maids as were left unmarried, and they did well to do so.

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XII, No. 29. August, 1873. |Various
And where in all Greece could he find one stronger or more famous than the chief of the Argonauts?

Medea of Euripides |Euripides
It was a journey of Argonauts, one of the thousands of journeys that made picturesque a whole epoch.

A History of American Literature Since 1870 |Fred Lewis Pattee

He was physician to the Argonauts in their famous expedition to Colchis.

1000 Mythological Characters Briefly Described |Edward S. Ellis
If I were to tell you all the adventures of the Argonauts, it would take me till nightfall, and perhaps a great deal longer.

Tanglewood Tales |Nathaniel Hawthorne

Argonaut

/ (ˈɑːɡəˌnɔːt) /

Greek myth one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in quest of the Golden Fleece

a person who took part in the Californian gold rush of 1849

another name for the paper nautilus

Argonautic, adjective

C16: from Greek Argonautēs, from Argō the name of Jason's ship + nautēs sailor

Argonauts

[ (ahr-guh-nawts) ]

In classical mythology, the companions of Jason in the quest for the Golden Fleece. Their ship was the Argo.

Naut means “sailor” in Greek and is the root of our word nautical. Today, the word is used to coin terms such as astronaut and aquanaut.