The argonautica is a greek epic poem written by apollonius rhodius in the 3rd century bc. This is a pre1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Papathomopoulos, apollonii rhodii argonauticorum concordantia. Apollonius rhodius apollonius, rhodius a wikipedia article about this author is available apollonius, rhodius. Apollonii rhodii argonautica by apollonius of rhodes. Apollonius rhodius argonautica 4 and the epic gaze nottingham. Apollonii rhodii argonauticorum libri quatuor book. The only surviving hellenistic epic, the argonautica tells the myth of the voyage of jason and the argonauts to retrieve the golden fleece from remote colchis. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Seaton 1 now do thou thyself, goddess muse, daughter of zeus, tell of the labour and wiles of the colchian maiden.
The third book of apollonius argonautica opens with a remarkable scene that captures its. Callimachus, for example, composed a book of verses dealing with aitia, the mythical origins. Apollonius in more depth, by focusing on book 4 and its continuities and diver. Apollonius rhodius, argonautica book 1 theoi classical. The project gutenberg ebook of the argonautica, by apollonius rhodius this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the united states and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. This work has been selected by scholars as being cult. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Apollonius rhodius, argonautica book 4 theoi classical. Apollonius rhodius, argonautica loeb classical library. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks. Seaton 1 beginning with thee, o phoebus, i will recount the famous deeds of men of old, who, at the behest of king pelias, down through the mouth of pontus and between the cyanean rocks, sped wellbenched argo in quest of the golden fleece. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
The argonautica by apollonius rhodius originally written in ancient greek sometime in the 3rd century b. This is a reissue of the authoritative 1961 critical edition of apollinius of rhodes argonautica, the greatest epic poem of the alexandrian period. Apollonii rhodii argonautica 1872 latin edition apollonius, merkel, r. Full text of the argonautica of apollonius rhodius internet archive.
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