Jason and the Argonauts
Series: Penguin Classics
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: October 28, 2014
Language: eng
Translated from: grc
Translation of: Ἀργοναυτικά
Format: eBook
ISBN-13: 9781101616802
Copyright date: 2014
Description: Now in a riveting new verse translation, <i>Jason and the Argonauts</i> (also known as the <i>Argonautica</i>) is the only surviving full account of Jason’s voyage on the Argo in quest of the Golden Fleece aided by the sorceress princess Medea. Written in the third century B.C., this epic story of one of the most beloved heroes of Greek mythology, with its combination of the fantastical and the real, its engagement with traditions of science, astronomy and medicine, winged heroes, and a magical vessel that speaks, is truly without parallel in classical or contemporary Greek literature and is now available in an accessible and engaging translation.