Argonautas (Argo sailors or Argonauts)

Ao atingir a maioridade Jasão, exilado na Tessália onde vivia com o Centauro Quiron, reclamou o trono de Éson, seu pai. Seu tio Pélia, no poder, enviou-o à Cólquida (Geórgia) à procura do 'velo de oiro'. Partiu com vários companheiros no navio Argo e foi bem sucedido. Isaac Newton calculou que a viagem se terá efectuado no ano 939 aC.


Upon reaching adulthood Jason, exiled in Thessaly where he lived with the Centaur Chiron, claimed the throne of Aeson, his father. His uncle Pelias, in power, sent him to Colchis (Georgia) in search of the 'golden fleece'. Jason left with several companions in the ship Argo and was successful. Isaac Newton estimated that the trip must have been accomplished in the year 939 BC.

Underworld painter-'Jason bringing Pelias the golden fleece'-(red-figure)-calix krater-apulian-(340-330 BC) Paris-Musée du Louvre (K 127)

Douris-'Jason being regurgitated by the snake who kips the golden fleece'-(red-figure)-cup-Cerveteri-(480-470 BC) Città del Vaticano-Museo Gregoriano Etrusco

Lorenzo Costa (ca 1460-1535)-'Argo'-tempera on wood-ca 1530 Padova-Museo Civico

Biagio d'Antonio da Firenze (1446-1516)-'scenes from the story of the Argonauts'-ca 1465 New York-Metropolitan Museum of Art

Master of the Argonauts (15th century)-'scenes from the story of the Argonauts'-ca 1465 New York-Metropolitan Museum of Art