This poem isThe Argonautica, an epic poem about Jason and the Argonauts’ search for the Golden Fleece (available in a very readable translation,Jason and the Golden Fleece (The Argonautica) (Oxford World’s Classics) ). Its author was a rather intriguing poet named Apollonius of Rhodes. This...
The Argonautica is the dramatic story of Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece and his relations with the dangerous princess Medea. The only surviving Greek epic to bridge the gap between Homer and late antiquity, this epic poem is the crowning literary achievement of the Ptolemaic court at Alexa...
The Argonautica is the dramatic story of Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece and his relations with the dangerous Colchian princess, Medea. The only extant Greek epic poem to bridge the gap between Homer and late antiquity, it is a major product of the brilliant world of the Ptolemaic court...
ARGONAUTICA, OR, THE QUEST OF JASON FOR THE GOLDEN FLEECE, THE EPIC POEM FIRST SET DOWN IN THE ANCIENT GREEK TONGUE BY APOLLONIUS. Translated by Edward P. Coleridge; with a Preface by Moses Hadas, Illustrations by A. Tassos.Apollonius
Jason had to complete several tasks to win the Golden Fleece. He had to harness a pair of fire-breathing bulls and use them to plow the Field of Ares. He then had to plant dragon teeth in the field, and slay the army of soldiers that grew from the teeth. What is the myth of Jaso...
The Argonautica‚ written by Apollonius of Rhodes‚ is one of the most famous Greek Tragedies ever written. The epic poem highlights the heroJason‚ and his quest for the Golden Fleece. According to the myth‚Jasonand fifty other renowned members of Greece set out for the fleece so tha...
Contemporary Improvised Music Methodologies, Modes of Reading, and Hybridity of Notation in Burr Van Nostrand鈥檚 Voyage in a White Building I andAe.M/Four... Voyage in a White Building I is a 1969 composition by California native Burr Van Nostrand. A setting of Hart Crane's 1922 poem Voya...
Jason was a hero, leading the Argonauts on a quest to find the Golden Fleece. National Jason Day Activities Host a costume party There are plenty of dress-up options for a National Jason Day celebration. For example, you could choose to show up as the masked Jason Voorhees or Jason Lee ...
The Greek epic poem,Argonautica, 3rdcentury BCE, tells of the dangerous voyage of Jason and the Argonauts to the remote kingdom of Colchis to retrieve the fleece of a winged ram with golden hair, symbol of authority and kingship. Along the way they battle hybrids and monsters, including Tal...
Contemporary Improvised Music Methodologies, Modes of Reading, and Hybridity of Notation in Burr Van Nostrand鈥檚 Voyage in a White Building I andAe.M/Four... Voyage in a White Building I is a 1969 composition by California native Burr Van Nostrand. A setting of Hart Crane's 1922 poem Voya...