Argo (disambiguation) — NOTOC The name Argo refers primarily to: * Argo, the ship of Jason and the Argonauts in Greek mythologybut has been used secondarily for:cience* Argo Navis, a constellation representing the mythological ship Argo * Argo (oceanography), a science… … Wikipedia
Argo Navis — (or simply Argo) was a large southern constellation representing the Argo , the ship used by Jason and the Argonauts in Greek mythology. The abbreviation was Arg and the genitive was Argūs Navis .It is the only one of Ptolemy s list of 48… … Wikipedia
Argo (oceanography) — Argo is an observation system for the Earth s oceans that provides real time data for use in climate, weather, oceanographic and fisheries research. [ [http://www.aip.org/pt/vol 53/iss 7/p50.html Physics Today: Argo Begins Systematic Global… … Wikipedia
Argo Navis (magazine) — Argo Navis is a chilean scientific journal of popular science, centred on astronomy, focused on amateur astronomers of Hispanic speech. Its first issue was published in April of 2005, and it continues being published of two monthly basis.… … Wikipedia
Argo — [är′gō] n. [L < Gr Argō] 1. Gr. Myth. the ship on which Jason sails to find the Golden Fleece 2. former name for a large S constellation between Canis Major and Crux; the Ship: now subdivided into the constellations Carina, Puppis, Pyxis, and… … English World dictionary
ship — [ship] n. [ME < OE scip, akin to Ger schiff, ON skip < IE * skeib < * skei , to cut, separate (> L scindere, to cut), extension of base * sek , to cut (> SAW1): basic sense “hollowed out tree trunk”] 1. any water vehicle of… … English World dictionary
Argo — Ar go, n. [L. Argo, Gr. ?.] 1. (Myth.) The name of the ship which carried Jason and his fifty four companions to Colchis, in quest of the Golden Fleece. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) A large constellation in the southern hemisphere, called also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Argo Navis — Argo Ar go, n. [L. Argo, Gr. ?.] 1. (Myth.) The name of the ship which carried Jason and his fifty four companions to Colchis, in quest of the Golden Fleece. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) A large constellation in the southern hemisphere, called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Argo — name of the ship in which Jason and his companions sought the Fleece in Colchis, in Greek, lit. The Swift, from argos swift (adj.), an epithet, lit. shining, bright (see ARGENT (Cf. argent); Cf. also Skt. cognate rjrah shining, glowing, bright,… … Etymology dictionary
Argo — In Greek mythology, the Argo (Ἀργώ) was the ship on which Jason and the Argonauts sailed from Iolcus to retrieve the Golden Fleece. LegendryThe Argo was built by the shipwright Argus, and its crew were specially protected by the goddess Hera. The … Wikipedia
