Along with his contemporaries callimachus and theocritus, apollonius refashioned greek poetry to meet the interests and aesthetics of a hellenistic audience, especially that of alexandria in the ptolemaic period following alexanders death. Chronicling a journey that sees jason and his crew traverse perilous seas, negotiate the treacherous cyanean rocks, and confront the lure of the sirens song, the voyage of argo is a masterful depiction of distinctly human heroism and betrayal caused by love. Book iv tells the story of the argonauts return to greece with the golden fleece, their nightmarish trips through the uncharted rivers of central europe and the desert wastes. The poet apollonius is best remembered for the epic myth of jason and the argonauts quest for the golden fleece. The argonautica by apollonius of rhodes 1998, ukpaperback, reprint at the best online prices at ebay. Jason and the argonauts by apollonius of rhodes books on. It is essentially books 2 and 3 of the four book epic. Argonautika is a greek epic poem written by apollonius rhodius in the 3rd century bc. A lifesize clay version created in 1803 is considered to be the artists first great work. Apollonius was royal librarian under ptolemy ii philadelphus during the central years of his reign perhaps c. Jason and the golden fleece apollonius of rhodes oxford. He had seen and been served by medeas magical powers. The only extant greek epic poem to bridge the gap between homer and late antiquity, it is a major product of the brilliant world of the ptolemaic courtat alexandria, written by apollonius of rhodes in the 3rd century bc.
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