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The list of Argonauts, who sailed with Jason, is those given by the Alexandrian author, Apollonius of Rhodes. He gives the most complete account of the quest for the Golden Fleece.
| Jason (Ιασων) | son of Aeson & Alcimede; captain of Argo |
| Argus (´´Αργος) | builder of Argo |
| Aethalides | son of Hermes & Eupolemeia; herald of Argos |
| Tiphys (Τιφυς) | son of Hagnias or Phorbas & Hyrmina, from Boeotia; pilot |
| Ancaeus (pilot) & Erginus | sons of Poseidon & Astypalea, from Miletus |
| Peleus (Πηλεως) & Telamon (Τελαμων) | sons of Aeacus & Endeis or Creüsa, from Phthia and Salamis |
| Castor (Καστωρ) | son of Tyndareus & Leda, (Dioscuri), from Sparta |
| Polydeuces (Πολυδευκους) | son of Zeus & Leda, (Dioscuri), from Sparta |
| Idas (‘´Ιδα) & Lynceus (Λυγκευς) | sons of Aphareus & Arene, from Arene |
| Orpheus (Ορφεως) | son of Oeager & Calliope, from Thrace |
| Meleager (Μελεαγερ) | son of Oeneus or Ares & Althaea, from Calydon |
| Laocoon | uncle of Meleager, from Calydon |
| Heracles (Ηρακλης) | son of Zeus & Alcmene, from Tiryns |
| Polyphemus (Πολυφεμος) | son of Eilatus & Hippea, from Arcadia |
| Hylas | son of Theiodamas & Menodice |
| Ancaeüs | son of Lycurgus & Cleophyle or Eurynome, from Arcadia |
| Aphidamas & Cepheus | sons of Aleus & Neaera, from Arcadia; uncles of Ancaeüs |
| Calais (Καλαις) & Zetes (Ζητης) | sons of Boreas & Oreithyia (Boreades) |
| Euphemus (Ευφημος) | son of Poseidon & Europa, from Taenarus |
| Iphiclus (´Ιφικλος) | son of Phylacus & Clymene, from Phylace |
| Idmon (Ιδμον) | son of Apollo or Abas & Cyrene or Asteria, from Argos; seer |
| Mopsus (Μοψος) | son of Ampycus & Chloris; Lapith seer |
| Acastus | son of Pelias & Anaxibia or Phylomache, from Iolcus |
| Erytus & Echion | sons of Hermes & Antianeira, from Alope |
| Coronus | son of Caenus, a Lapith from Thessaly |
| Admetus | son of Pheres & Periclymene, from Pheres |
| Periclymenus | son of Neleus & Chloris, from Pylus |
| Augeias | son of Poseidon or Phorbas & Hyrmina, from Elis |
| Talaus, Leodocus & Areus | sons of Bias & Pero, from Argos |
| Menoetius | son of Actor & Aegina, from Phocis |
| Clytius & Iphitus | sons of Eurytus, from Oechalia |
| Butes | son of Teleon or Poseidon & Zeuxippe, from Athens |
| Phalerus | son of Alcon, from Athens |
| Eurytion | son of Irus & Demonassa, from Phthia |
| Iphiclus (Ιφικλοιο) | son of Thestius, from Aetolia |
| Phlias | son of Dionysus or Ceisus & Araethyrea |
| Nauplius | son of Clytoneus, from Argos |
| Oïleus | son of Hodoedocus & Agrianome, from Locris |
| Eurydamas | son of Ctimenus, a Dolopian |
| Amphion & Asterius | sons of Hyperasius, from Pallene |
| Canthus | son of Canethus, from Euboea |
| Eribotes | son of Teleon, from Athens |
| Palaemon | son of Hephaestus or Lernus, from Aetolia |
| Iphitus | son of Naubolus, from Phocis |
| Asterion | son of Cometes & Antigone |
Some other writers give different list of Argonauts.
Here is a short list of Argonauts from Pindar, in Pythian Ode IV:
| Jason (Ιασων) | son of Aeson & Alcimede; captain of Argo |
| Heracles (Ηρακλης) | son of Zeus & Alcmene, from Tiryns |
| Castor (Καστωρ) | son of Tyndareus & Leda, (Dioscuri), from Sparta |
| Polydeuces (Πολυδευκους) | son of Zeus & Leda, (Dioscuri), from Sparta |
| Euphemus (Ευφημος) | son of Poseidon & Europa, from Taenarus |
| Periclymenus | son of Poseidon (or Neleus) & Chloris, from Pylus |
| Orpheus (Ορφεως) | son of Oeager & Calliope, from Thrace |
| Erytus & Echion | sons of Hermes & Antianeira, from Alope |
| Calais (Καλαις) & Zetes (Ζητης) | sons of Boreas & Oreithyia (Boreades) |
| Mopsus (Μοψος) | son of Ampycus & Chloris; Lapith seer |
Apollodorus and Hyginus give full list of names, adding few names not included in Apollonius' list.
Here are some of the members not listed in the work by Apollonius of Rhodes. These names came from the Greeks Apollodorus (Library I.9.16), Diodorus Siculus and Pausanias, and the Roman Hyginus.
| Actor | son of Deïon, from Phocis |
| Amphiaraüs (´Αμφιαραους) | son of Oécles, from Argos |
| Ascalaphus | son of Ares, from Orchomenus |
| Autolycus (´Αυτολυκος) | son of Deimachus or Hermes |
| Caeneus (Καινεος) | son of father of Coronus, the Lapith |
| Deileon | son of Deimachus |
| Deucalion (Δευκαλιων) | son of Minos, from Crete |
| Hippalcimus | son of Itonus |
| Iphitus | son of Sthenelus, from Mycenae |
| Laertes | son of Arcreisius & Chalcomedusa, from Argos |
| Leitus | son of Alector & Cleobule |
| Melampus | son of Poseidon, from Pylus |
| Penelaus | son of Hippalcimus, from Boeotia |
| Phanus & Staphylus | sons of Dionysus, from Crete |
| Poeas | father of Philoctetes |
| Atalanta | Arcadian or Boeotian huntress |
There are also list of Argonauts found in the work of Valerius Flaccus, but as of yet, I have not read his version of the Argonautica.
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