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Apollonius Rhodius' Argonautica, composed in the third century BCE, is an epic retelling of Jason's quest for the golden fleece. It greatly influenced Roman authors such as Catullus, Virgil, and Ovid, and was imitated by Valerius Flaccus

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Apollonius, Rhodius (Author)
Other Authors:	Race, William H., 1943- (Editor, Translator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English Ancient Greek
Published:	Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2014 Cambridge, MA : 2014
Series:	Loeb Classical Library ; 1 Loeb classical library ; 1
Subjects:	Jason > (Mythological character) > Poetry Medea, > consort of Aegeus, King of Athens (Mythological character) > Poetry Jason > (Mythological character) Medea, > consort of Aegeus, King of Athens (Mythological character) Argonauts (Greek mythology) > Poetry Epic poetry, Greek > Translations into English Jason (Greek mythology) > Poetry Medea (Greek mythology) > Poetry Argonauts (Greek mythology) in literature Argonauts (Greek mythology) Epic poetry, Greek Greek poetry Jason (Greek mythology) in literature Jason (Greek mythology) Medea (Greek mythology) Poetry

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Summary:	Apollonius Rhodius' Argonautica, composed in the third century BCE, is an epic retelling of Jason's quest for the golden fleece. It greatly influenced Roman authors such as Catullus, Virgil, and Ovid, and was imitated by Valerius Flaccus
Physical Description:	1 online resource : maps
Format:	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Bibliography:	Includes bibliography and index
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