Apollonius of Rhodes: Argonautica Book III

by Apollonius of Rhodes and de Rhodes Apollonios

Book Overview

Composed in the third century B.C., the Argonautica is the only extant Greek epic between Homer and the later Roman Empire. It tells of Jason's successful expedition with the Argonauts to recover the Golden Fleece from Colchis on the Black Sea. Medea, a young Colchian princess, falls in love with Jason and helps him survive the ordeals imposed by her father. The description of Medea's emotional suffering exercised a profound influence on subsequent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521312361
• ISBN13: 9780521312363
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"