The Argonauts and the quest for the Golden Fleece (1963)

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Or Jason and the Argonauts (1963) see full credits at IMDb http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057197/ Jason and the Argonauts is a 1963 British Columbia Pictures fantasy Greek Mythology feature film starring Todd Armstrong as the titular mythical Greek hero in the great legend in mythical story about his quest for the Golden Fleece. Directed by Don Chaffey in collaboration with stop motion animation expert Ray Harryhausen, the film is noted for its stop-motion creatures, and particularly the iconic fight with the skeletons. The score was composed by Bernard Herrmann, who also worked on other fantasy films with Harryhausen, such as Mysterious Island and The 7th Voyage of Sinbad. The working title was Jason and the Golden Fleece. The Argonauts - from Ancient Greek lore: Ἀργοναῦται Argonautai) were a band of heroes in Greek mythology, who in the years before the Trojan War, accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece. They are also associated with the god(s) of olympus and often compared to them. However, in their name is the original heroic tale. Their name comes from their ship, the Argo, named after its builder, Argus. "Argonauts" literally means "Argo sailors". They were sometimes called Minyans, after a prehistoric tribe in the area. Jason and the Argonauts (1963) In Greek mythology, Argo (/ˈɑrɡoʊ/; in Greek: Ἀργώ, meaning 'swift') was the ship on which Jason and the Argonauts sailed from Iolcos to retrieve the Golden Fleece. She was named after her builder, Argus. The Argo was constructed by the shipwright Argus, and its crew were specially protected by the goddess Hera. The best source for the myth is the Argonautica by Apollonius Rhodius. According to a variety of sources of the legend, Argo was said to have been planned or constructed with the help of Athena. According to other legends she contained in her prow a magical piece of timber from the sacred forest of Dodona, which could speak and render prophecies. After the successful journey, Argo was consecrated to Poseidon in the Isthmus of Corinth. She was then translated into the sky and turned into the constellation of Argo Navis. Several authors of antiquity (Apollonius Rhodius, Pliny, Philostephanus) discussed the hypothetical shape of the ship. Generally she was imagined like a Greek warship, a galley, and authors hypothesized that she was the first ship of this type that had gone out on a high-sea voyage. There success and safe return of the Argonauts from military and hunting campaigns at sea is most likely a more plausible account as to the why they were considered Heroes and later gods who with the Goddess Athena's help fed and protected the people is most likely why the legend remains with us steadfast. Jason and the Argonauts is a 1963 British Columbia Pictures all rights reserved by Angelcraft Crown Entertainment. Jason and the Argonauts is a 1963 is property of God's Holy Spirit, Principe Jose Maria Chavira M.S. - Adagio I and Angelcraft Crown Media Holdings Partners and Acquisitions and Angelcraft Crown Entertainment all rights reserved.