The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles

by Padraic Colum

EN·~6 hours·28 chapters

Chapters

28 total

I. THE YOUTH JASON

12:03

II. KING PELIAS

2:34

III. THE GOLDEN FLEECE

7:38

IV. THE ASSEMBLING OF THE HEROES AND THE BUILDING OF THE SHIP

9:25

V. THE ARGO

21:18

VI. POLYDEUCES' VICTORY AND HERACLES' LOSS

10:18

VII. KING PHINEUS

9:43

VIII. KING PHINEUS'S COUNSEL; THE LANDING IN LEMNOS

8:37

IX. THE LEMNIAN MAIDENS

34:29

X. THE DEPARTURE FROM LEMNOS

18:51

Description

There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #37881

Details

Language

Duration

~6 hours (396K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Dianne Bean. HTML version by Al Haines.

Release date

2000-11-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Mythology, Greek -- Juvenile literature Argonauts (Greek mythology) -- Juvenile literature

About the author

Padraic Colum

1881–1972

An Irish poet, playwright, and storyteller, he helped shape the Irish Literary Revival and became especially loved for retelling myths, folktales, and classic stories for younger readers. His work moves easily between lyric poetry, drama, and folklore, with a warm feeling for rural life and oral tradition.

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