Argonautai

Japanese: Argonautai
Argonautai

…the Argonauts are a collective term for the group of heroes who participated in the expedition undertaken by the hero Jason to obtain the Golden Fleece in Greek mythology, and mean the crew of the ship Argo. The story of their adventure is called the Argonautica (the Tale of the Argonauts), and is an ancient legend that even Homer mentions as a well-known tale. Two other epic poems with this title have been handed down, including one by Apollonius of Rhodes in the Hellenistic period.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Argonautai" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…アルゴナウタイArgonautaiとは,ギリシア神話で金羊毛を獲得するために英雄イアソンが企てた遠征に参加した一群の英雄の総称で〈アルゴ船の乗組員たち〉の意。彼らにまつわる冒険譚が《アルゴナウティカ(アルゴナウタイ物語)》といわれ,ホメロスさえ周知の物語として言及する古い伝説で,ヘレニズム時代のロドスのアポロニオスの作品をはじめ,ほかに2編この表題の叙事詩が伝存する。…

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