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The Argonautika
The Argonautika, the only surviving epic of the Hellenistic era, is a retelling of the tale of Jason and the Golden Fleece, probably the oldest extant Greek myth. Jason, a young prince, is sent on a perilous expedition but comes through various ordeals with the aid of the king's daughter, Medeia, winning the golden fleece and carrying off Medeia herself. He is a very modern figure, not at all Achillean: almost an anti-hero. Along the way, the story incorporates vivid accounts of early exploration and colonizing ventures. Peter Green's lively, readable verse translation captures the swift narrative movement of Apollonios's epic Greek.
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- "The Argonautika, the only surviving epic of the Hellenistic era, is a retelling of the tale of Jason and the Golden Fleece, probably the oldest extant Greek myth. Jason, a young prince, is sent on a perilous expedition but comes through various ordeals with the aid of the king's daughter, Medeia, winning the golden fleece and carrying off Medeia herself. He is a very modern figure, not at all Achillean: almost an anti-hero. Along the way, the story incorporates vivid accounts of early exploration and colonizing ventures. Peter Green's lively, readable verse translation captures the swift narrative movement of Apollonios's epic Greek."@en
- "The epic tale of Jason and his argonauts on their search for the Golden Fleece."@en
- "The story of Jason and the Argonauts. This epic tale of gods and goddesses, mythical beasts, thrilling adventures, and narrow escapes found its most complete and compelling account in a version written in the third century B.C. by the Greek scholar and grammarian Apollonius Rhodius. This new translation from the Greek by Peter Green captures the timeless magic and quiet humor of the ancient legend, revealing Jason as an all-too-human Everyman with one real talent: making women fall in love with him."@en