Argonauts

Jason and the Argonauts

The Argonauts were a team (often called a band) of adventurers and heroes commanded by the heir to the throne of Iolcos, Jason. They were first assembled by Jason to aid him in his quest to retrieve the Golden Fleece in order to restore him to the throne of Iolcus instead of his uncle Pelias. Their name derives from the ship they sailed on; the Argo.

The Argo

Members

Accounts and lists of members vary as the illustrious privilege of having an Argonaut ancestor enhanced the pedigrees of many families.

The constellation Argo Navis

Crew	Sources			Abode	Parentage and Notes
Names	Apollonius	Pseudo-Apollodorus	Argonautica Orphica
Beginning of Journey
Acastus	✓	✓	✓	Pherae or Iolcus	son of Pelias and Anaxibia or Phylomache; he joined the Argonauts as a volunteer and at his own accord
Actor		✓		Pellene, Peloponnesus	son of Hippasus
Admetus	✓	✓	✓	Pherae	son of Pheres and Periclymene; his flocks they say were pastured by Apollo
Aethalides	✓		✓	Larissa, Thessaly	son of Hermes and Eupolemeia
Amphiaraus		✓		Argos	son of Oicles and Hypermnestra; *he could fit the description of Hyginus "...Thestius' daughter, an Argive." which could be interpreted as Amphiaraus, son of Oicles and Hypermnestra, Thestius' daughter and an Argive.
Amphidamas or Iphidamas	✓		✓	Tegea, Arcadia	son of Aleus and Cleobule
Amphion	✓		✓	Pellene, Peloponnesus	son of Hyperasius and Hypso or of Hippasus
Ancaeus	✓		✓	Parthenia or Samos	son of Poseidon and Astypalaea or Althaea
Ancaeus	✓	✓	✓	Tegea, Arcadia	son of Lycurgus and Eurynome or Cleophyle; he went clad in the skin of a Maenalian bear and wielded a huge two-edged battleaxe
Areius	✓		✓	Argos	son of Bias and Pero
Argus	✓		✓	Argos	son of Arestor or Polybus and Argia or Danaus; builder of Argo
Armenus				Armenium, Thessaly	-
Ascalaphus		✓		Orchomenus	son of Ares and Astyoche; later one of the Suitors of Helen and led the Orchomenians in the Trojan War.
Asclepius				Tricca	son of Apollo and Coronis or Arsinoe
Asterion or Asterius	✓	✓	✓	Peiresiae, Thessaly	son of Cometes and Antigona or of Hyperasius; he was probably conflated by Hyginus with Asterius below when saying Asterion as the son of Hyperasius.
Asterius or Asterion or Deucalion	✓		✓	Pellene, Peloponnesus	son of Hyperasius and Hypso or of Hippasus; in the account of Valerius, Deucalion was the name of the brother of Amphion instead of Asterius.
Atalanta		✓		Arcadia	daughter of Schoeneus or Iasus; Atalanta is included on the list by Pseudo-Apollodorus, but Apollonius claims that Jason forbade her because she was a woman and could cause strife in the otherwise all-male crew. Other sources state that she was asked, but refused.
Augeas	✓	✓	✓	Pisa, Elis	son of Helios and Nausidame, or Eleios, or Poseidon or Phorbas and Hyrmine
Azorus				-	the helmsman of Argo according to Hesychius of Alexandria he could be the same as the Azorus mentioned by Stephanus as founder of the city Azorus in Pelagonia.
Buphagus				-	-
Butes	✓	✓	✓	Athens (Cecropia)	son of Coronus
Caeneus		✓		Gyrton	son of Coronus
Calaïs	✓	✓	✓	Thrace	son of Boreas and Oreithyia
Canthus	✓		✓	Chalcis or Cerinthus, Euboea	son of Canethus or Abas; *name appeared in some notes of the book
Castor	✓	✓	✓	Sparta	son of Tyndareus or Zeus and Leda
Cepheus	✓	✓	✓	Tegea, Arcadia	son of Aleus and Cleobule
Cius				-	-
Clymenus				Phylace, Thessaly	possibly son of Phylacus and Clymene as the brother of Iphiclus
Clytius	✓			Oechalia	son of Eurytus and Antiope
Coronus	✓		✓	Thessaly	son of Caeneus
Deucalion				Crete	son of Minos and Pasiphae
Echion	✓		✓	Alope	son of Hermes and Antianeira or Laothoe
Eneus			✓		son of Caeneus
Erginus	✓	✓	✓	Miletus, Caria	son of Poseidon
Eribotes	✓			Opus	son of Teleon
Erytus or Eurytus	✓	✓	✓	Alope	son of Hermes and Antianeira or Laothoe
Euphemus	✓	✓	✓	Taenarus, Peloponesse	son of Poseidon and Europe
Euryalus		✓		Argos	son of Mecisteus
Eurydamas	✓		✓	Ctimene, Dolopia	son of Ctimenus or of Irus and Demonassa
Eurymedon				Phlius	son of Dionysus and Ariadne
Eurytion	✓		✓	Opus	son of Irus and Demonassa or Actor
Glaucus				-	-
Heracles	✓	✓	✓	Thebes	son of Zeus and Alcmene
Hippalcimus				Pisa, Elis	son of Pelops and Hippodamia
Hylas	✓	✓	✓	Oechalia or Argos	son of Theiodamas and Menodice
Ialmenus		✓		Orchomenus	son of Ares and Astyoche
Idas	✓	✓	✓	Messenia	son of Aphareus and Arene
Idmon	✓		✓	Argos	son of Apollo or Abas or by Cyrene or Antianeira or of Asteria or of Ampycus
Iolaus				Argos	son of Iphicles and Automedusa
Iphiclus	✓		✓	Phylace, Thessaly	son of Phylacus and Clymene
Iphiclus	✓	✓		Aetolia	son of Thestius and Leucippe
Iphis				Mycenae	son of Sthenelus
Iphis				Argos	son of Alector
Iphitos	✓			Oechalia	son of Eurytus and Antiope
Iphitos	✓	✓	✓	Phocis or Peloponnesse	son of Naubolus or Hippasus
Jason	✓	✓	✓	Iolcus	son of Aeson and Alcimede
Laërtes		✓		son of Arcesius and Chalcomedusa	father of Odysseus
Laocoon	✓			Calydon	son of Porthaon and half-brother of Oeneus; tutor of Meleager
Leitus		✓		Boeotia	son of Alector (Alectryon) and Polybule or of Lacritus and Cleobule or an earthborn, thus a son of Gaea
Leodocus or Laodocus	✓		✓	Argos	son of Bias and Pero
Lynceus	✓	✓	✓	Messenia	son of Aphareus and Arene
Melampus				Pylos	son of Poseidon
Meleager	✓	✓	✓	Calydon	son of Oeneus and Althaea
Menoetius	✓	✓	✓	Opus	son of Actor
Mopsus	✓		✓	Titaressa	son of Ampyx and Chloris or Aregonis
Nauplius	✓		✓	Nauplia	son of Clytoneus or of Poseidon and Amymone
Neleus				Pylos	son of Poseidon or Hippocoon
Nestor				Pylos	son of Neleus and Chloris
Oileus	✓		✓	Narycea, Opus	son of Hodoedocus (Leodocus) and Agrianome
Orpheus	✓	✓	✓	Bistonian Pieria, Thrace	son of Calliope and Oeagrus
Palaemon or Palaimonius	✓	✓	✓	Olenus, Aulis or Calydon	son of Hephaestus or Lernus or Aetolus
Peleus	✓	✓	✓	Phthia	son of Aeacus and Endeis. Father of Achilles
Peneleos		✓		Boeotia	son of Hippalmus and Asterope
Periclymenus	✓	✓	✓	Pylos	son of Chloris and Neleus, son of Poseidon
Phalerus	✓		✓	Athens, Attica	son of Alcon
Phanus		✓		Crete	son of Dionysus and Ariadne
Philoctetes				Meliboea	son of Poeas and Methone or Demonassa
Phlias	✓		✓	Araethyrea, Phlius	son of Dionysus and Ariadne
Phocus				Magnesia	son of Caeneus and brother of Priasus
Pirithous				Larissa	son of Ixion or Zeus by Dia
Poeas		✓		Meliboea	son of Thaumacus and father of Philoctetes
Pollux	✓	✓	✓	Sparta	son of Zeus and Leda
Polyphemus	✓	✓	✓	Larisa	son of Elatus and Hippea; one of the Lapiths
Priasus				Magnesia	son of Caeneus and brother of Phocus
Staphylus		✓		Phlius or Crete	son of Dionysus and Ariadne
Talaus	✓		✓	Argos	son of Bias and Pero
Telamon	✓	✓	✓	Salamis	son of Aeacus and Endeis. Father of Ajax the Great and Teucer
Thersanon				Andros	son of Helios and Leucothea/Leucothoe
Theseus		✓		Troezen	son of Poseidon or Aegeus by Aethra; slayer of the Minotaur; other Theseus myths preclude his joining the Argonauts
Tiphys	✓	✓	✓	Thespia, Boeotia or Elis	son of Hagnias or of Phorbas and Hyrmine
Tydeus				Calydon	son of Oeneus and father of Diomedes
Zetes	✓	✓	✓	Thrace	son of Boreas and Oreithyia
TOTAL	55	46	51
During or After the Journey
Argus				Colchis	sons of Phrixus and Chalciope; they joined the crew only after being rescued by the Argonauts: the four had been stranded on a desert island not far from Colchis, from where they initially sailed with an intent to reach their father's homeland. However, Argus is not to be confused with the other Argus, son of Arestor or Polybus, constructor and eponym of the ship Argo and member of the crew from the beginning.
Cytissorus
Melas
Phrontis
Autolycus	✓			Thessaly	sons of Deimachus
Demoleon or Deileon	✓
Phlogius	✓
Phronius
Medea	✓	✓	✓	Colchis	daughter of Aeetes; joined when the Fleece was recovered

• Jason (leader)
• Heracles
• Nestor
• Philoctetes
• Peleus
• Telamon
• Castor
• Pollux
• Atalanta
• Euphemus
• Argos
• Admetus
• Asclepius
• Augeas
• Bellerophon
• Castor and Pollux
• Iolaus
• Laertes
• Meleager
• Mopsus
• Orpheus
• Persus
• Theseus