Pelion! The mountain of gods and demigods! It has been chosen by the 12 gods of Olympus for their summer vacation and rises from the highest peak reaching 1.624m, imposing and green, northwest of the town of Volos.
           Magnesia was among the first areas in Greece to be inhabited. Archaeologists have brought to light Mesolithic finds from the Sarakinos cave, Neolithic settlements such as Dimini and Sesklo, as well as forgotten Mycenaean cities that played an important role during the Bronze Age. All these discoveries prove that distinguished cities were found in the district around present day Volos and hat they reached their peak during the Mycenaean era. Among them there was the legendary Iolkos, capital of Mycenaean Thessaly and site of today΄s Volos. Some of the most important pages of the Greek mythology are devoted around the area of Magnesia. The patriarch of this area has been Magnis, son of Aiolos (God of the wind), who has settled in Pelion. The Centaurs were monstrous creatures have been residing in Pelion, and were created after the poetic coupling of Iksionas and Nefeli.
           The legends, myths and the traditions excite the imagination and add to its natural beauty their own stroke of the brush, challenging the visitors to initiate to the ancient world of the Centaurs. According to the mythology, Pelion is the home of the Centaurs (with body of a horse from the waist and down and with the body of a man from the waist and up). Most well-known Centaur was the wise Centaur Chiron teacher of Iolkos-Jason. The richness of the mountain in therapeutical herbs from the ancient times until today is combined with the myth of the Centaur Chiron (son of Kronos) who was teaching Asklipios the Art of Medicine. Today Asklipios is considered the father of medicine. Chiron intervened for the marriage of Pileas and Thetida, which took place in Pelion. During this marriage and because of the apple of discord the Trojan War has begun. Other students amongst well known were Hercules, Achilleas and Jason that started off his expedition to find the Golden Fleece with the boat "Argo" made from the ancient trees of mount Pelion. It is this mountain that Paris gave to the most beautiful woman the apple of discord, that became the reason for the start of the Trojan war and this is the place that the marriage of King Pileas with the Goddess Thetida that Homer and Pindaros have sang for them and brought very close the mortals with the 12 Gods for the first time.
           The Argonautic expedition, which has started from Magnesia, is historically relevant with the very start of processing of the gold in Greek area. The Myth says that when Jason decides to bring the Golden Fleece he asks all the bravest of his times for their companion in this great adventure. He sends preachers everywhere to rouse them and that is how the myth of Argonautic expedition starts. It was from here that the "Argo" set off with Jason and the Argonauts for the distant shores of the Black Sea in quest of the "Golden Fleece". One result of this campaign was to strengthen the maritime empire of that region, the Minyans, the other was to broaden the naval horizons of the period. The area of Volos, ancient Magnesia, constitutes one of the oldest settlements of the Greek area. The first known settlements of population, date around the 7th millennium B.C while the cultural presence in the area continues without gaps.

The ship was built with the help of Athene. The ship's constructor was Argos from whom the name Argo was taken. At the same time Argo meant quick. The wood which Argo was built was from was pine-trees from Pelion and from the speaking Oak tree of Dodoni, that is why this ship had the charisma of the speech .