Argo
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- proper noun
- The area of the Argo constellation was known for its beautiful and bright stars in the southern sky.
- Argo Navis, the ship
Examples
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Northern observers usually don't pay much attention to the constellations that once made up Argo Navis, the Ship of the Argonauts.
Academic text (2006) -
A fleet arose to greet the constellation of the Argo encrusted on Jason's head in the stars.
Fiction book (1997) -
The Argo was a remarkable constellation that included the sails of the ship in its expanse.
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In ancient astronomy, the Argo represented the ship that carried Jason and the Argonauts on their adventures.
Synonyms
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A very large old group of stars that appears as four parts named Carina, Puppis, Vela and Pyxis
Compounds
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A very large old group of stars that appears as four parts named Carina, Puppis, Vela and Pyxis
- Specialized
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A sea animal like an octopus whose female makes a thin spiral shell
Surface Forms
Etymology
Argo is the name of Jason's famous ship in Greek myth, and it likely comes from the Greek word argos meaning 'swift' or 'bright'. That's why the large group of stars was called Argo, because people imagined the stars as the ship sailing across the sky.