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Rhodius Apollonius
Best known for the Argonautica, this Hellenistic poet turned the story of Jason and the Golden Fleece into one of the few ancient Greek epics still read in full today. He was also closely tied to the scholarly world of Alexandria, where poetry and learning went hand in hand.
3 Audiobooks
The Argonautica
by Rhodius Apollonius
The Argonautica
by Rhodius Apollonius
The Tale of the Argonauts
by Rhodius Apollonius
About the author
Writing in the first half of the 3rd century BC, Apollonius Rhodius was an ancient Greek poet and scholar. He is chiefly remembered for the Argonautica, a four-book epic about Jason and the Argonauts that helped reshape heroic storytelling for a more literary, reflective age.
Ancient traditions connect him with Alexandria and the Library of Alexandria, and he is often described as both a grammarian and a learned poet. That blend of scholarship and imagination shows in his work, which draws on older myth while giving special attention to character, emotion, and atmosphere.
Although much about his life remains uncertain, his reputation has lasted because the Argonautica survived and continued to influence later writers. For many readers, he offers a vivid glimpse of Hellenistic literature at its most adventurous and polished.