The Voyage of Argo by Apollonius Rhodes Paperback Book 9780140440850

Written in the third century BC in Alexandria this is the only full surviving account of Jasons legendary quest for the Golden Fleece It describes the thrilling adventures of the Argonauts on their voyage to Colchis to plead with king Aeetes for the fleece his greatest treasure and the Erosinspired passion felt by his daughter the beautiful witchprincess Medea for the scheming Jason Chronicling a journey that sees Jason and his crew traverse perilous seas negotiate the treacherous Cyanean Rocks and confront the lure of the Sirens song The Voyage of Argo is a masterful depiction of distinctly human heroism and betrayal caused by love An eloquent marriage of romance and realism it tells the definitive version of one of the greatest legends of the classical age an epic tale of bravery prophecy and magic