Argo

Argo

(ar -goh) (Argo Navis; Ship) A former very extensive unwieldy constellation in the southern hemisphere subdivided in the mid-18th century into the constellations Carina, Puppis, Vela, and Pyxis. Its stars are still identified by a single set of Bayer letters (see stellar nomenclature), the brightest being Canopus or Alpha (α) Carinae.

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Argo

[′är·gō]

(astronomy)

The large Ptolemy constellation; a southern constellation, now divided into four groups (Carina, Pupis, Vela, and Pyxis Nautica). Abbreviated Arg. Also known as Ship.

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Argo

Jason’s galley, on which the Argonauts sailed in search of the Golden Fleece. [Gk. Myth.: Benét, 47]

See: Quest

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Argo

swift, magic ship of the Argonauts. [Gk. Myth.: Avery, 145]

See: Swiftness

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