Project Gutenberg 2004-11-08 Public domain in the USA. 107 Apollonius, Rhodius Apollonius, of Rhodes Rhodius, Apollonius Seaton, R. C. (Robert Cooper) 1853 1915 Seaton, Robert Cooper The Argonautica Reading ease score: 71.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Ted Garvin, Aaron A. Reed and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net "The Argonautica" by Apollonius Rhodius is an epic poem that dates back to the 3rd century BC. This classic work recounts the legendary voyage of Jason and the Argonauts as they embark on a perilous quest to retrieve the Golden Fleece, encountering numerous challenges, mythical creatures, and moments of romance along the way. The opening of this ancient epic establishes the backdrop of the journey, beginning with the invocation of the god Phoebus and the fate of King Pelias, who seeks Jason’s downfall. It introduces us to Jason, who is destined to sail the Argo with a band of heroes that includes notable figures like Heracles, Orpheus, and many others. The text details their preparations, emotional farewells, and the initial stages of their voyage, providing insight into the camaraderie and ambitions of these ancient heroes as well as forecasts of the trials ahead. The introduction deepens the reader's awareness of the motivations behind the quest while foreshadowing personal and external conflicts that will arise throughout the journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Argonauts (Greek mythology) Jason -- (Mythological character) Medea, consort of Aegeus, King of Athens (Mythological character) PA Text Classical Antiquity Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature 446741 446609 2024-10-06T10:43:48.076251 2023-10-06T11:19:52.228954 text/html text/html 446734 446602 2024-10-06T10:43:48.360294 2023-10-06T11:19:52.414979 text/html text/html 235246 2024-10-06T10:43:56.642238 application/epub+zip 241240 2024-10-06T10:43:51.402231 application/epub+zip 225646 2024-10-06T10:43:50.183278 application/epub+zip 424320 2024-10-06T10:44:00.694227 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401101 2024-10-06T10:43:55.877236 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374411 2022-09-07T13:56:00.903003 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407975 407894 2024-10-06T10:43:47.664270 2023-10-06T11:19:51.935971 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 407801 2020-12-18T15:03:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 154340 2020-12-18T15:03:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 407796 2020-12-18T15:03:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 154256 2020-12-18T15:03:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21951 2024-10-06T10:44:00.832186 application/rdf+xml 14138 2024-10-06T10:43:50.731250 image/jpeg 3520 2024-10-06T10:43:50.456277 image/jpeg 233553 2024-10-06T10:43:48.399286 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia