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The most reliable information we have about ancient poets is largely drawn from their own works. Unfortunately, Apollonius of Rhodes reveals nothing about himself. [4] Most of the biographical material comes from four sources: two are texts entitled Life of Apollonius found in the scholia on his work (Vitae A and B); a third is an entry in the 10th-century encyclopaedia the Suda; and fourthly ...
Francis Fawkes, The Argonautics of Apollonius Rhodius (1780) William Preston, The Argonautics of Apollonius Rhodius (1803) Arthur S. Way, The Tale of the Argonauts (1901) John Gardner, Jason and Medeia (1973) [Not a translation but a retelling in verse] Peter Green, The Argonautika by Apollonios Rhodios (1997; expanded in 2008)
Though some of the episodes of Jason's story draw on ancient material, the definitive telling, on which this account relies, is that of Apollonius of Rhodes in his epic poem Argonautica, written in Alexandria in the late 3rd century BC. Another Argonautica was written by Gaius Valerius Flaccus in the late 1st century AD, eight books in length.
Characters in the Argonautica (3rd century BC) by Apollonius of Rhodes. Subcategories. ... Jason (2 C, 8 P) M. Medea (2 C, 12 P) P. Poseidon (10 C, 13 P) S. Selene (3 ...
The old story of Alcimede's son Jason and the quest for the golden fleece is most familiar from a late version, the Argonautica of Apollonius of Rhodes.. A hint of matrilineal descent in archaic times among the Boeotian Minyans of Greece is in Apollonius' aside concerning Jason's heritage:
The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles is a children's book by Padraic Colum, a retelling of Greek myths.The book, illustrated by Willy Pogany, was first published in 1921 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1922. [1]
daughter of Schoeneus or Iasus; Atalanta is included on the list by Pseudo-Apollodorus, but Apollonius [12] claims that Jason forbade her because she was a woman and could cause strife in the otherwise all-male crew. Other sources state that she was asked, but refused.
In later versions of the story, the ram is said to have been the offspring of the sea god Poseidon and Themisto (less often, Nephele or Theophane). The classic telling is the Argonautica of Apollonius of Rhodes, composed in the mid-third century BC Alexandria, recasting early sources that have not survived