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ARGONAUT
ARGONAUT, codename for the Allied conference at Yalta in the Crimea which was held from 4 to 11 February 1945 to discuss future strategy (see Grand Alliance) and the division of post-war Germany. Present were Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin, and their diplomatic and military advisers, totalling 700 people. ARGONAUT was also the codename for preliminary meetings held by Edward Stettinius, Anthony Eden, and the Combined Chiefs of Staff in Malta from 30 January to 3 February, and where Churchill and Roosevelt also met twice.
The military topics discussed included the strategy of the western allies in the final phase of the battle for Germany; their liaison with Soviet forces during the course of this campaign; and how the occupation of Germany and Austria would be arranged (see Allied Control Commissions). The first topic was covered at the Malta meetings; the other two were discussed at Yalta. But apart from agreeing to an Allied Control Commission for Germany, and that France should be one of the occupying powers, little was achieved. Unlike earlier summit conferences, where military strategy predominated, the three leaders were primarily involved in diplomatic negotiations on the shape of the post-war world (see consequences of the war). A secret agreement was reached, without Churchill's knowledge, that covered Soviet demands in return for entering the war against Japan. Although Chinese interests were affected by this agreement, Chiang Kai-shek was not informed of them. They included the preservation of the status quo of Mongolia, the return of the southern part of Sakhalin Island to the USSR, and the acquisition by the USSR of the Kurile Islands. The most difficult discussions centred on the Polish government (see Lublin Committee) and Poland's frontiers (see Oder–Neisse Line). However an agreement, if only temporary, was reached; voting rights in the United Nations (see San Francisco conference), which the Dumbarton Oaks conference had failed to resolve, were settled; affirmation was given to an agreement that all nationals accused of being deserters or traitors should be returned to their countries of origin (see Soviet exiles); and the Declaration on Liberated Europe was issued. See also diplomacy. |
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I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "ARGONAUT." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "ARGONAUT." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-ARGONAUT.html I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "ARGONAUT." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-ARGONAUT.html |
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Argonauts
Argonauts, in Greek legend a band of 50 heroes who undertook a sea expedition to bring back the Golden Fleece from Colchis on the farther shore of the Euxine (Black) Sea. It was led by Jason, who had the task imposed upon him by his uncle Pelias and sailed in the Greek equivalent of a longship called the Argo, which in the legend was built by Argos, the son of Phrixus. She was constructed of pine cut from Mount Pelion which was supposed to have the property of never rotting, and was pierced for 50 oars, one for each of the 50 heroes who manned her. It was recorded that her construction was supervised by the goddess Athene, who inserted a piece of the holy oak from Dodona into the prow so that she would never lose her way. Her bows were painted vermilion, and she was said to be the largest ship in the world.
The voyage of the Argonauts is one of the best known and oldest of mythological tales, but as a voyage to open up the Euxine Sea to Greek trade and colonization it may well have an element of truth about it. Certainly there were Greek settlements on the southern shores of the Euxine Sea as early as the 6th century bc. The legend of the Golden Fleece may also possibly have a basis in fact because of the practice of the inhabitants of Colchis of pegging down the skins of sheep in the rivers to catch in the wool the particles of gold washed down by the force of the streams. Among the more notable of the Argonauts under Jason's command were Asclepius (Aesculapius), son of Apollo and doctor to the crew, Castor and Pollux, twin sons of Zeus (Jupiter), their brother Heracles (Hercules), Orpheus, to charm the crew with his lute, and Tiphys, the pilot. Another member of the crew was Atalanta, daughter of Schoeneus, disguised in a man's dress. |
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"Argonauts." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Argonauts." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-Argonauts.html "Argonauts." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-Argonauts.html |
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Argonauts
Argonauts In Greek legend, 50 heroes, including Heracles, Orpheus, and Castor and Pollux, who sailed the ship Argo to Colchis, a kingdom at the e end of the Black Sea, in search of the Golden Fleece. Their leader was Jason, husband of Medea.
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"Argonauts." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Argonauts." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Argonauts.html "Argonauts." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Argonauts.html |
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argonaut
argonaut in zoology: see paper nautilus . |
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"argonaut." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "argonaut." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-argonaut.html "argonaut." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-argonaut.html |
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Argonauts
Argonauts see Jason ; Argo ; Golden Fleece . |
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"Argonauts." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Argonauts." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Argonaut.html "Argonauts." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Argonaut.html |
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Argonaut
Argonaut
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•cohort • backcourt • Port Harcourt
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•afterthought • worrywart
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"Argonaut." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Argonaut." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Argonaut.html "Argonaut." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Argonaut.html |
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