"The Argonautika", the only surviving epic of the Hellenistic era, is a retelling of the tale of Jason and the Golden Fleece, probably the oldest extant Greek myth. Jason, a young prince, is sent on a perilous expedition but comes through various ordeals with the aid of the king's daughter, Medeia, [...]
The "Argonautika," the only surviving epic of the Hellenistic era, is a retelling of the tale of Jason and the Golden Fleece, probably the oldest extant Greek myth. Jason, a young prince, is sent on a perilous expedition but comes through various ordeals with the aid of the king's daughter, Medeia, [...]
Die Autorin untersucht intertextuelle Anspielungen auf die Epen Homers in den Argonautika des hellenistischen Dichters Apollonios Rhodios: Der Sachbereich 'Kampf und Krieg' ist fur Homer vor allem innerhalb der Ilias typisch und stellt ein wesentliches Kriterium fur die Charakterisierung der Heldenf[...]
"The Argonautika, " the only surviving epic of the Hellenistic era, is a retelling of the tale of "Jason and the Golden Fleece, "probably the oldest extant Greek myth. Peter Green's lively, readable verse translation captures the swift narrative movement of Apollonios's epic Greek. This expanded pap[...]