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The golden fleece, was the skin of a winged ram, a holy ram of the god zeus, on which the children of king athamas, phrixus and helle, were saved thanks to zeus intervention. It figures in the tale of the hero jason and his crew of argonauts, who set out on a quest for the fleece. Click download or read online button to jason and the golden fleece the argonautica book pdf for free now. It is in the story of jason and his group of argonauts. Apollonius of rhodes was a librarian at the library of alexandria, and is best known for his epic poem the argonautica, which tells the mythological story of jason and the argonauts quest for the golden fleece. The argonautica oxford worlds classics apollonius of rhodes, richard hunter i teach a classics in translation course at the university of washington and i have had a few students who buy this edition of jason and the golden fleece through. Originally published in 1928, this book contains the ancient greek text of the third book of the argonautica of apollonius of rhodes, in which medea falls in love with the hero jason and determines to help him win the golden fleece. Jason and the golden fleece the argonautica and over 2 million other. The only extant greek epic poem to bridge the gap between homer and late antiquity, it is a major product of the brilliant world of the ptolemaic court at alexandria, written by apollonius of rhodes in the 3rd century bc. The only extant greek epic poem to bridge the gap between homer and late antiquity, it is a major product o. The argonautica of apollonius of rhodes, composed in the third century bc and the only extant greek epic between homer and the later roman empire, tells of jasons successful expedition with the argonauts to recover the golden fleece from colchis on the black sea. Jason and the golden fleece the argonautica oxford worlds classics by apollonius of rhodes. Apollonius of rhodes jason and the golden fleece argonautica summary by michael mcgoodwin, prepared 2002.
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