The Argonautica is the dramatic story of Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece and his relations with the dangerous Princess Medea. "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned."

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 Alexandria, written by Appolonius of Rhodes in the third century B.C.

Apollonius explores many of the fundamental aspects of life in a highly original way: love, deceit, heroism, human ignorance of the divine, and the limits of science, and offers a gripping and sometimes disturbing tale in the process. The charm of the poem lies in the strange, dreamlike athmosphere.

Overall for a translation, it's not the best, and it is fairly confusing to read. And I was disappointed that the story abruptly ends when Jason succeeds in sowing the serpent's teeth and defeating the earthbound creatures who sprung forth.

Book Details:

Title Jason and the Golden Fleece (Penguin Epics)
Author Apollonius
Reviewed By Purplycookie ( )