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Overview

The voyage of Jason and the Argonauts and their hunt for the Golden Fleece is one of the most enduringly popular of all of the Ancient Greek heroic myths. Accepting the quest in order to regain his kingdom, Jason assembled a crew of legendary heroes, including Hercules, Orpheus, Atalanta, and the twins Castor and Polydeuces. With this band of warriors and demi-gods, Jason set sail in the Argo on a journey across the known world. During their quest, the Argonauts faced numerous challenges including the Harpies, the Clashing Rocks, the Sirens, Talos, the bronze giant, the sleepless dragon that guarded the fleece, and, of course, the fickle will of the gods of Olympus. Filled with magic, monsters, sword fights, and sacrifice, this ancient adventure story is given new life by Neil Smith who also examines its historical context, its classical sources and its enduring legacy.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781472801012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 03/20/2013
Series: Myths and Legends , #1
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 80
File size: 17 MB
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Age Range: 12 - 17 Years

About the Author

Neil Smith is a freelance writer living in Virginia, USA. He earned his undergraduate degree in Classics and Medieval History from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1996, then moved to the United States where he studied for his Master's Degree in History at the University of Georgia. After working in student-advising for six years, Neil left to pursue his PhD in History. He achieved that goal in March 2011. Along the way, Neil has written business school case studies and has over 65 wargaming articles to his credit.

Jose Daniel Cabrera Peña is a Spanish painter, born in Granada in 1978. He studied Architecture at university and has worked as a cover artist and illustrator for historical publications. Since 2011, when he started working in an animation studio, his professional career has been divided between published works and mainstream films.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Book I: The Journey Begins
The Man with One Sandal
The Argo
The Quest Begins
Into the Storm
Interlude on Lemnos
The Monstrous Sacrifice
The Mount of Bears
The Loss of Heracles

Book II: The Voyage to Colchis
The Bebrycian Boxing Match
Phineas and the Harpies
The Clashing Rocks
Apollo and Lycus
Disaster Strikes
The Birds of Ares
Colchis

Book III: The Golden Fleece
Medea
Aeëtes
Lively Debate
The Treacherous King
The Trials of Jason
The Golden Fleece 

Book IV: The Journey Home
The Wrathful King
Jason's Shameful Act
Divine Punishment
Circe
Sirens
Scylla and Charybdis
Return of the Colchins
The Endless Desert
The Deaths of Canthus and Mopsus
The Tritonian Lake
Darkness and Light
The Return to Iolcus

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