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Argonautica

by Apollonius of Rhodes

Reading #38 ("Metamorphoses II", 2026)

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Abstract

Jason, a prince of Thessaly, quests to return the legendary golden fleece from the ends of the earth, alongside a crew of heroes and god descendants in their ship, the Argo.

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authors Apollonius of Rhodes
literary form poetry
genres epic, etiology
subjects mythology, fate, duty, youth, honor, love
period Hellenistic Period, heroic age
language Ancient Greek, Attic Greek
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