Definitions for: Argo


[n] formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross; now divided into Carina and Pyxis and Puppis and Vela



Webster (1913) Definition: Ar"go, n. [L. Argo, Gr. ?.]
1. (Myth.) The name of the ship which carried Jason and his
fifty-four companions to Colchis, in quest of the Golden
Fleece.

2. (Astron.) A large constellation in the southern
hemisphere, called also Argo Navis. In modern astronomy
it is replaced by its three divisions, Carina, Puppis, and
Vela.

See Also: Carina, constellation, Puppis, Pyxis, Vela

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