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The Tale of the Argonauts

The Tale of the Argonauts

by Apollonius, Rhodius

BookID: 64235

Language:English

Editor:Gollancz, Israel, 1864-1930

Translator:Way, Arthur S. (Arthur Sanders), 1847-1930

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 68.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Jason -- (Mythological character) -- PoetryMedea, consort of Aegeus, King of Athens (Mythological character) -- PoetryArgonauts (Greek mythology) -- Poetry

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"The Tale of the Argonauts" by Rhodius Apollonius is a Greek epic poem written in the 3rd century BC. It tells the myth of Jason and the Argonauts as they voyage to remote Colchis to retrieve the Golden Fleece. Their heroic adventures intertwine with Jason's relationship with Medea, a Colchian princess and sorceress. The poem incorporates scholarly research in geography, ethnography, and religion, while pioneering the exploration of romantic love in epic poetry. This influential work helped shape the romance novel genre and profoundly impacted later Latin poets. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature

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