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• Foreign and deprecated words defined • Author biography • List of author’s other works The Argonautica is an epic poem that tells the story of Jason and the Argonauts’ quest to retrieve the Golden Fleece from the distant land of Colchis. Aided by a band of Greek heroes, Jason undertakes a perilous voyage aboard the ship Argo, encountering various challenges. In Colchis, he is aided by the sorceress Medea, who falls in love with him and uses her magic to help him succeed. Apollonius was a Homeric scholar, and was obviously inspired by Homer’s work; but Apollonius expanded on the ancient Greek epic poetry, and may have been the first poet to explore romance in his work. The Argonautica is perhaps most remembered for the passion between Jason and Medea, and was believed to have influenced later Roman poet-authors Valerius Flaccus, Catullus, Ovid and Virgil. Black & Gold House of Books strives to provide the best quality literature at a fair price. All of our publications provide the original text, edited for grammar and spelling, with foreign and deprecated words defined in footnotes, a brief author biography, and a list of the author’s other works. Most titles are available in paperback, hardcover and ebook formats.