083: Hellenistic Literature - Apollonius of Rhodes and the "Argonautica"

The “Argonautica”, written by the third century poet Apollonius of Rhodes, is the only surviving epic poem from the Hellenistic period. Recounting the travels of the hero Jason and his crew of Argonauts as they searched for the Golden Fleece, Apollonius managed to pay homage to the works of Homer while also reinventing the genre to better reflect the scholarship coming out of Alexandria. Episode Notes: (https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/2023/03/04/083-hellenistic-literature-apollonius-of-rhodes-and-the-argonautica/) Episode Transcript: (https://hellenisticagepodcast.files.wordpress.com/2023/03/083-hellenistic-literature-apollonius-of-rhodes-and-the-argonautica-transcript.pdf) Social Media: Twitter (https://twitter.com/HellenisticPod) Facebook (www.facebook.com/hellenisticagepodcast/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/hellenistic_age_podcast/) Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/hellenisticagepodcast) Show Merchandise: Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/HellenisticAgePod) Redbubble (https://www.redbubble.com/people/HellenisticPod/shop?asc=u) Donations: Ko-Fi (https://ko-fi.com/hellenisticagepodcast) Amazon Book Wish List (https://tinyurl.com/vfw6ask)