Artifacts, The Argo

The Argo was the ship on which Jason and the Argonauts sailed from Iolcos to retrieve the Golden Fleece. It was named the after its builder, Argus.

Legend

The Argo was built by the shipwright Argus, and its crew were specially protected by the goddess Hera. The Argo was said to have been planned or constructed with the help of Athena. Contained in its prow a magical piece of timber from the sacred forest of Dodona, which could speak and render prophecies. After the successful journey, the Argo was consecrated to Poseidon in the Isthmus of Corinth.

A Greek warship, a galley, it was the first ship of this type that had gone out on a high-sea voyage.

Relics & Rituals: Olympus

© 2004 White Wolf Publishing, Inc. Distributed for Sword and Sorcery Studios by White Wolf Publishing, Inc.

By W. Jason Peck, Aaron Rosenberg, Christina Stiles and Relics & Rituals: Olympus team

This enchanted longboat was built at Argos under the direction of the goddess Athena, and is said to be the first ship of its design. Its prow is made of oak from Dodona, near the oracle of Zeus, and its figurehead has the powers of speech and of prophecy. Once each day, the captain can draw on the power of the boat to cast know direction and haruspicy (this last spell does require animal entrails). The vessel can also cast billowed sails and mystic anchor upon command. The Argo is dedicated to Athena, and has all the benefits of a consecrated area. Its oars are all oars of prodigious strength.