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The New Student's Reference Work/Jason

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Jason (jā′sŭn), the hero who commanded the Argonauts and sailed on a long voyage into unknown seas. Homer, the Greek poet, makes use of the story. It is the tale of the Argonauts (q. v.). Jason dedicated the Argo to Neptune, the god of the sea.