Jason and the Argonauts by Apollonius Of Rhodes
Thank you for checking out this book by Theophania Publishing. We appreciate your business and look forward to serving you soon. We have thousands of titles available, and we invite you to search for us by name, contact us via our website, or download our most recent catalogues. The Argonautica (also Argonautika) is a Greek epic poem written by Apollonius Rhodius in the 3rd century BCE. The only surviving Hellenistic epic, the Argonautica tells the myth of the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts to retrieve the Golden Fleece from the mythical land of Colchis. Another, much less known Argonautica, using the same body of myth, was composed by Valerius Flaccus during the time of Vespasian. In the Argonautica, Jason is impelled on his quest by King Peleas, who receives a prophecy that a man with one sandal would be his nemesis. Jason, a hero in training, loses a sandal in a river, arrives at the court of Peleas, and the epic is set in motion. So Peleas sends Jason off on the ultimate scavenger hunt for 'The Golden Fleece.' Jason assembles a group of Greek heroes, including Odysseus, Orpheus, Heracles and dozens of others. They journey in a great ship, the Argo, to the eastern end of the Black Sea to the ends of the earth.
Apollonius of Rhodes: - Apollonius of Rhodes was one of the great poets and scholars to serve at the Alexandrian Library in Ptolemaic Egypt, sometime in the 3rd Century BCE. His most famous work is the epic poem Argonautica, which tells of Jason and the Argonauts and their quest to find the Golden Fleece.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780146001635 |
| ISBN 10 | 014600163X |
| Title | Jason and the Argonauts |
| Author | Apollonius Of Rhodes |
| Series | Penguin Classics 60s S |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 1996-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 64 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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