The oracle of Dodona was centered on an old sacred oak tree. Initially there may have been a grove of oak trees, but Zeus was believed to reside in one roots of a particular one. Sophocles call it “the oak of many tongues”, since Zeus communicated with mortals through the rustling of the leaves and the sound of the sacred spring near the roots. The Greek sophist Philostratus described the oak as festooned with garlands. The wood of this oak tree was also believed to possess magical qualities. The prow of the “Argo”, the ship on which Jason sailed to retrieve the Golden Fleece, was made from wood cut from this oak by goddess Athena, and had the ability to speak and guide the Argonauts.