In another adventure, Heracles defended the Argo against six-armed giants who attacked the ship while the others were on land. Heracles persuaded the other Argonauts to return to the ship and their journey continued. This was Heracles (known as Hercules by the Romans), a hero known for his physical strength. The women received the Argonauts with great hospitality, and the heroes began to forget their quest however, one of the Argonauts stood firm. As a result of a dispute between husbands and wives, the women had killed all the men. The Argonauts' first adventure happened on Lemnos, an island populated only by women. After assembling a group of fifty heroes, Jason set off. Jason ordered a ship, the Argo, to be built and sent messengers throughout Greece to ask others to join him in his quest for the Golden Fleece. The fleece was hung on a tree in a grove sacred to Ares, guarded by a serpent that never slept. There he sacrificed the ram to Zeus (pronounced ZOOS). Her brother Phrixus reached Colchis safely. The area where she fell became known as Hellespont. As the ram carried them to safety, Helle fell into the sea and drowned. The children's lives were endangered by their stepmother. The Golden Fleece was the hide of a golden ram sent by the gods to save Phrixus (pronounced FRIK-suhs) and Helle (pronounced HEL-ee), two royal children of the land of Iolcus. Pelias agreed to give it to him if he first found and brought back the Golden Fleece from the Kingdom of Colchis, which Pelias knew to be an almost impossible task. Later Jason returned to Iolcus to claim the throne. When Aeson was overthrown by his brother Pelias, he sent Jason to be raised by the wise centaur (half-man, half-horse) called Chiron (pronounced KYE-ron). The Quest for the Fleece Jason was the son of Aeson, the king of Iolcus (pronounced ee-AHL-kuhs).
According to some sources, one of the Argonauts was a woman, the huntress Atalanta (pronounced at-uh-LAN-tuh). Among the Argonauts were the sons of kings and of gods. Their journey took them on numerous adventures and required the assistance of many different gods. In Greek mythology, the Argonauts (pronounced AHR-guh-nawts) were a band of heroes who sailed with Jason in his quest for the Golden Fleece.
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