Argonautica facts for kids

Athena helps to build the Argo

Argonautica is a Greek epic poem by Apollonius of Rhodes. It was written in the 3rd century BC. It tells the story of Jason and the Golden Fleece.

Images for kids

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  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.

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  Map showing the route taken by the Argo. "Lake Triton," the departure point from Libya, may be further east, near Cyrene.

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  Map interpreting the voyage according to Apollonius Rhodius' Argonautica, reprint of Ortelius' Parergon, 1624

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  In Medea, a conflicted Medea is shown mixing a potion for an incantation, c. 1867 by Frederick Sandys

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In Spanish: Argonáuticas (Apolonio de Rodas) para niños