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The poem Argonautica was written specifically for Ptolemaic Alexandria, [1] but it has long been a resource for other dynasties seeking to illustrate their power and ambitions. [2] This painting is located in the Château de Versailles.
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 ...
The Argonautica is an epic poem probably intended to be in eight books (though intended totals of ten and twelve books, the latter corresponding to Virgil's Aeneid, an important poetic model, have also been proposed) written in traditional dactylic hexameters, which recounts Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece. [4]
The first complete account of the Argonauts encounter with Hypsipyle on Lemnos is given in Apollonius of Rhodes' Argonautica. According to Apollonius of Rhodes' version of the story, when the Argonauts first arrive, Hypsipyle and the women, fearing that the Argonauts' were Thracians coming to attack them, put on armour and rush to the beach, to ...
Argus' parentage is debated, but most often he is referred to be the son of Arestor.The latter was a member of the Argive royal house, [3] is given as his father by Apollonius Rhodius [4] and John Tzetzes, [5] but Hyginus says Argus' parents were Polybus and Argia [6] or Danaus to be his father.
Apollonius of Rhodes: Argonautica Book III (Cambridge, 1989) The 'Argonautica' of Apollonius: literary studies (Cambridge, 1993) Theocritus and the Archaeology of Greek Poetry (Cambridge, 1996) Studies in Heliodorus (Cambridge, 1998) Theocritus. A Selection (Cambridge, 1999) Theocritus: Encomium of Ptolemy Philadelphus (Berkeley, 2003)
Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica translated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853-1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912. Online version at the Topos Text Project. Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica. George W. Mooney. London. Longmans, Green. 1912. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
However, the Argonautica [8] and Valerius Flaccus [9] relate that Sinope was abducted to the site by Zeus, who, in his passion, swore to fulfil her dearest wish. [10] Sinope declared she wished to remain a virgin. Sinope later tricked Apollo and the river Halys in the same fashion and remained a virgin all her life.