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Argonautica
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The Argonautica is a Greek epic poem written by Apollonius Rhodius in the 3rd century BC. The only entirely surviving Hellenistic epic, the Argonautica tells the myth of the voyage of Jason and the Ar
Jason and the Argonauts Arriving at Colchis, by Charles de La Fosse. The poem Argonautica was written specifically for Ptolemaic Alexandria, but it ha
Jason and the Argonauts Arriving at Colchis, by Charles de La Fosse. The poem Argonautica was written specifically for Ptolemaic Alexandria, but it has long been a resource for other dynasties seeking to illustrate their power and ambitions. This painting is located in the Château de Versailles.
Athena helps build the Argo; Roman moulded terracotta plaque, first century AD.
Athena helps build the Argo; Roman moulded terracotta plaque, first century AD.
In Medea, a conflicted Medea is shown mixing a potion for an incantation, c. 1867 by Frederick Sandys
In Medea, a conflicted Medea is shown mixing a potion for an incantation, c. 1867 by Frederick Sandys
Argonauts
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The Argonauts were a band of heroes in Greek mythology, who in the years before the Trojan War accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece. Their name comes from their ship, Ar
Argonautica
…Hellenistic epic (though Callimachus's Aetia is substantially extant through fragments), the Argonautica tells the myth of the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts to retrieve the Golden Fleece from remote Colchis. Their heroic adventures and Jason's relationship with the Colchian princess/sorceress Medea were…
Gathering of the Argonauts, Attic red-figure krater, 460–450 BC (Louvre G 341)
Gathering of the Argonauts, Attic red-figure krater, 460–450 BC (Louvre G 341)
Pelias recognises young Jason by his missing sandal (fresco from Pompeii, 1st-century AD)
Pelias recognises young Jason by his missing sandal (fresco from Pompeii, 1st-century AD)
Escape of the Argonauts from Colchis (c. 1500–1530), painting by Lorenzo Costa
Escape of the Argonauts from Colchis (c. 1500–1530), painting by Lorenzo Costa
Hylas and the nymphs, Gallo-Roman mosaic (3rd century)
Hylas and the nymphs, Gallo-Roman mosaic (3rd century)