Jason and the Argonauts,  Apollonius of Rhodes
Jason and the Argonauts,  Apollonius of Rhodes
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Jason and the Argonauts

Author: Apollonius of Rhodes

Narrator: David Timson

Unabridged: 6 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/12/2019


Synopsis

Under the order of King Pelias, Jason embarks on a perilous journey to steal the Golden Fleece from the Land of Colchis. Far from heroic, Jason is the typical everyman. He is given to intense bouts of nervousness and anxiety, and is saved on more than one occasion by the sorceress Medea, Jason's love interest, and his band of heroes: Castor and Pollux, Heracles, the musician Orpheus and the flying brothers Zetes and Calais. They encounter clashing rocks at the Bosphorus; an all-female parliament at Lemnos, where the women have slaughtered the men; harpies who plague the prophet Phineas; King Amycus, a champion boxer; an army of men who spring from the ground; and, of course, the never-sleeping dragon who guards the Golden Fleece. Often compared with Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Jason and the Argonauts is the only surviving poem from the Hellenistic period and was hugely influential on later literature, especially the Roman poetry of Virgil and Ovid.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mattia on April 24, 2019

Video review It's like Home Alone, but with Heracles instead of Macaulay Culkin, and an entirely different plot, setting, concept and theme.......more

Goodreads review by Wee on July 29, 2023

Aww, Media and Jason are sweet. I sure hope things work out for those crazy kids.......more

Goodreads review by Petruccio on November 12, 2022

Let’s be honest with ourselves here. Apollonius of Rhodes is no Homer. Hell, he’s even miles away from being a Virgil. This 4 book rendition of Jason and the Argonauts is probably the strangest epic poem you will ever encounter. How Apollonius depicts his heroes is astonishing and complex on many le......more

Goodreads review by David on November 02, 2015

A Mythological Pirate Raid 3 November 2015 Well, here I am sitting at home, on a public holiday, writing a review of a book that I have just finished. Well, maybe I should be out doing something else, but sometimes just sitting at home with a hot cup of tea is just as enjoyable. Anyway, apparently th......more

Goodreads review by Diamond on January 13, 2023

This is a great Greek mythological story of Jason who sets sail with sailers on the argo-ship to find the illusive golden fleece. His trip is raught with hair raising adventures. I highly recommend this book.......more