Argo

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Argo, ūs, f. (gen. Argūs, Prop. 3, 22, 19; acc. Argo, Varr. ap. Charis. p. 94 P.; Argon, Prop 1, 20, 17 Müll.; dat. and abl. prob. not used),

= Ἀργώ, the name of the ship in which the Greek heroes , under the guidance of Jason , sailed to Colchis in quest of the golden fleece , Enn. ap. Auct. ad Her. 2, 22 (Trag. v. 284 Vahl.); Verg. E. 4. 34 al. Later placed by Minerva as a constellation in heaven (cf. Hyg. Fab. 14), Cic. Arat. 126; also id. N. D. 2, 44, 114, Col. 11, 2, 66: decimo Cal. Octobr. Argo navis occidit: tempestatem significat, interdum pluviam, id. 11, 2, 24.—Acc. to the first signif., Argō-us , a, um, adj., = Ἀργῶος, pertaining to the Argo , and in gen. to the Argonauts , Prop. 4, 22, 13; Hor. Epod. 16, 57; Val. Fl. 5, 436; 6, 116; 7, 573; 8, 294.

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