Centuries after Jason mythed the boat, another team has a go

Going by educated guess they are creating a really cool boat. Curious how this project is shaping up.

[quote]Centuries after Jason mythed the boat, another team has a go
By Deborah Kyvrikosaios, Volos
April 24, 2006


Apostolos Kourtis shows off a model of the Argo, which was believed to be used by Jason’s warriors more than 3000 years ago.
Photo: Reuters

Shipbuilders with handmade tools and methods used long ago are re-creating the Argo, the legendary vessel of Jason and the Argonauts.

“It’s extremely laborious work,” said builder Stelios Kalafatidis in the small port of Volos. “We don’t have large, proper, modern tools, only our hands and wooden mallets and chisels.”

In one of the most popular tales of Greek mythology, Jason and his handpicked crew of Argonauts sailed from Volos, named Iolcos in ancient times, to retrieve the Golden Fleece from the ancient city of Colchis, in modern Georgia.

Aided by heroes such as Herakles and Orpheus, Jason overcame monsters and hostile kings to snatch the fleece of the sacred golden ram from the dragon guarding it.

The Naudomos Institute, a group of shipbuilders and historians heading the project, is using ancient Greek tools and techniques to build the new Argo. Once the ship is ready, they plan to retrace the mythical journey.

The team had to ignore everything they knew about modern boatbuilding and use the same wood and tools used by Jason’s warriors more than 3000 years ago.

In Greek myth, 50 Argonauts built the Argo in three months with the aid of the goddess Athena, who placed a magical piece of timber in the prow, which could speak and prophesy.

The three modern-day builders say they could use some divine help in recreating the 14th-century BC vessel. In 15 months of hard work, they have built only a quarter of the 28-metre ship.(more at link)
The Age.com[/quote]

Mythed the boat ? Does the writer have a lythp ?