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: ''For other uses of this term, see Argonaut .'' In , accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest for the Golden Fleece . Their name comes from their ship, the Argo which in turn was named after its builder Argus . They were sometimes called Minyans , after a Prehistoric tribe of the area. STORY After the death of King Cretheus, the Aeolian , not knowing that Hera had put those words in his mouth. Jason learned later that Pelias was being haunted by the ghost of Phrixus , who had fled from Orchomenus riding on a divine ram to avoid being sacrificed, and took refuge in Colchis where, on his death, had been denied proper burial. According to an oracle, Iolcus would never prosper unless his ghost were taken back in a ship, together with the golden ram's fleece. This fleece now hung from a tree in the grove of the Colchian Ares, guarded night and day by a dragon that never slept. Pelias swore before Zeus that he would give up the throne at Jason's return, while expecting that Jason's attempt to steal the Golden Fleece would be a fatal enterprise. Hera, however, would act on Jason's favour during this perilous journey. Jason was accompanied by some of the principal heroes of Ancient Greece . The number of Argonauts varies, but usually totals between 40 and 55; traditional versions of the story place their number at 50. Some have hypothesised that the legend of the Golden Fleece was based on a practice of the Black Sea tribes of placing a lamb's fleece at the bottom of a stream to entrap particles of gold being washed down from upstream. This practice was still in use in recent times, particularly in the Svaneti region of Georgia . The Argonauts ( Jason and Medea are sometimes not counted) were: , an Etruscan ritual vessel. Villa Borghese , Rome (Digitally enhanced for visibility)]] # Acastus # Admetus # Aethalides # Amphion # Argus # Ascalaphus # Atalanta (others claim Jason forbade her because she was a woman) # Autolycus # Butes # Calais # Canthus # Castor # Cytissorus # Echion # Erginus # Euphemus # Euryalus # Heracles # Hylas # Idas # Idmon # Iolaus # Jason # Laertes # Lynceus # Melas # Meleager # Oileus # Orpheus # Palaemon # Peleus # Philoctetes # Phrontis # Poeas # Polydeuces # Polyphemus # Poriclymenus # Talaus # Telamon # Theseus (others claim he was still in the underworld at the time) # Tiphys # Zetes SPOKEN-WORD MYTHS — AUDIO FILES THE ARGONAUTS ON FILM Two movies titled ''Jason and the Argonauts'' have been made. '' Jason And The Argonauts '' (1963), directed by Don Chaffey, shows Jason hosting Olympics-like games and selecting his crew from among the winners. Jason is very satisfied with his crew. A Hallmark presentation TV movie, '' Jason And The Argonauts '' (2000), on the other hand, shows Jason having to settle for men with no sailing experience. This includes a thief who says "Who better than a thief to grab the Golden Fleece?" SEE ALSO
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