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Apollonius Rhodius

Also known as The Argonautica

by Apollonius Rhodius, Robert Cooper Seaton (Translator) & Apollonius, Rhodius|* Apollonius Rhodius

  • First published:
  • 16th century
  • Languages: English, French, Georgian, German, Ancient Greek, Greek, Italian, Latin, Multiple languages
  • Content type: Fiction
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"The Argonautica" by Apollonius Rhodius is a Greek epic poem written in the 3rd century BC. It recounts Jason and the Argonauts' voyage to retrieve the Golden Fleece from distant Colchis. The poem focuses on their heroic adventures and Jason's relationship with Medea, a Colchian princess and sorceress. Apollonius pioneered the study of love's emotional complexity in narrative poetry, incorporating scholarly research in geography, ethnography, and religion while reimagining Homeric epic for Hellenistic audiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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  • Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

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The Argonautica

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with Greek and English translation on opposite pages; London: W. Heinemann; New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1919

1919———Public digitized item

"The Argonautica" of Apollonius Rhodius

1889George BellEnglish—Public

The Argonautica

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2004-11-08Project GutenbergEnglish—Public domain (USA)

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Cataloging notes

  • Contributing institution: Kelly - University of Toronto
  • Digitization sponsor: MSN
  • Open Library reports 97 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Original print publication date and source edition are absent from Project Gutenberg metadata.
  • Scanner: scribe23
  • Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): PA3872 .A1 1919
  • The Online Books Page bibliographic note: with Greek and English translation on opposite pages; London: W. Heinemann; New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1919
  • Translators: Seaton, R. C. (Robert Cooper)
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