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Heroes & Villains

THE ARGONAUTS

Across the centuries, poets and mythographers have placed aboard the Argo dozens of men drawn from every walk of Greek mythology. Below is a listing of the Argonauts as given in the various ancient authors. Most are largely anonymous. I have provided biographical pages for some of the more prominent or noteworthy Argonauts, linked in the list of Apollonius below. An ominibus discussion of most of the others can be found here.





The Argonauts
According to Apollonius of Rhodes

Jason
Acastus, Admetus, Aethalides, Amphidamas, Amphion, Ancaeus, Ancaeus (2), Argus, Arius, Asterion, Asterius, Augeas, Butes, Calais, Canthus, Castor, Cepheus, Clytius, Coronus, Echion, Erginus, Eribotes, Euphemus, Eurydamas, Eurytion, Eurytus, Heracles, Hylas, Idas, Idmon, Iphiclus, Iphiclus, Iphitus, Iphitus (2), Laocoon, Leodocus, Lynceus, Meleager, Menoetius, Mopsus, Nauplius, Oileus, Orpheus, Palaemon, Peleus, Periclymenus, Phalerus, Phlias, Polydeuces (Pollux), Polyphemus, Talaus, Telamon, Tiphys, Zetes.


The Argonauts
According to Valerius Flaccus

Jason
Acastus, Admetus, Aethalides, Amphidamas, Amphion, Ancaeus, Argus, Asterion, Asterius, Butes, Calais, Canthus, Castor, Cepheus, Clymenus, Deucalion, Echion, Erginus, Eribotes, Euphemus, Eurytion, Eurytus, Heracles, Hylas, Idas, Idmon, Iphiclus, Iphis, Iphitus, Leodocus, Lynceus, Meleager, Menoetius, Mopsus, Nauplius, Nestor, Oileus, Orpheus, Peleus, Periclymenus, Phalerus, Philctetes, Phlias, Polydeuces, Polyphemus, Talaus, Telamon, Tiphys, Tydeus, Zetes.


The Argonauts
According to Apollodorus

Jason
Acastus, Actor, Admetus, Amphiarus, Ancaeus, Argus, Ascalaphus, Asterius, Atalanta, Augeas, Autolycus, Butes, Caeneus, Calais, Castor, Cepheus, Erginus, Euphemus, Euryalus, Eurytus, Heracles, Hylas, Ialmenus, Iphiclus, Iphitus, Laertes, Leitus, Lynceus, Meleager, Menoetius, Orpheus, Palaemon, Peleus, Peneleus, Periclymenus, Phanus, Poeas, Polydeuces, Polyphemus, Staphylus, Telamon, Theseus, Tiphys, Zetes.


The Argonauts
According to Hyginus’ Fabulae

Jason
Acastus, Actor, Admetus, Aethalides, Amphidamas, Amphion, Ancaeus, Ancaeus, Argus, Asclepius, Asterion, Asterius, Augeas, Butes, Caeneus, Caeneus (2), Calais, Castor, Cepheus, Clytius, Coronus, Deucalion, Echion, Erginus, Eribotes, Euphemus, Eurydamas, Eurymedon, Eurytion, Eurytus, Heracles, Hippalcimus, Hylas, Idas, Idmon, Iolaus, Iphiclus, Iphiclus (2), Iphitus, Iphitus, Laocoön, Lynceus, Meleager, Menoetius, Mopsus, Nauplius, Neleus, Oileus, Orpheus, Palaemonius, Peleus, Periclymenus, Perithous, Phaleros, Philoctetes, Phliasus, Phocus, Pirithous, Pollus (Pollux), Polyphemus, Priasus, Telamon, Theseus, Tiphys, Zetes.

Plus three whose names are partially or wholly missing:

[Missing text]thersanon, son of Helios and Leucothoe
[Missing text], Thestius’ daughter
[Missing text]ixition, of Cerinthus


The Argonauts
According to the Orphic Argonautica

Jason
Acastus, Admetus, Aethalides, Amphidamas, Amphion, Ancaeus, Argus, Arius, Asterion, Asterius, Augeas, Butes, Calais, Canthus, Castor, Cepheus, Coronus, Echion, Erginus, Euphemus, Eurydamas, Eurytion, Eurytus, Heracles, Hylas, Idas, Idmon, Iphiclus, Iphiclus (2), Iphitus, Leodocus, Lynceus, Meleager, Menoetius, Mopsus, Nauplius, Oileus, Orpheus, Palaemon, Peleus, Periclymenus, Phalerus, Phlias, Polydeuces (Pollux), Polyphemus, Talaus, Telamon, Tiphys, Zetes. 


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