Argonautica /

• Main Author: Valerius Flaccus, Gaius άκμ. 1ος αιώνας (συγγραφέας.)
• Other Authors: Mozley, J. H. (John Henry) (μεταφραστής.)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English; Latin
• Published: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 1936.
• Edition: Revised edition
• Series: Loeb Classical Library 286.
• Subjects: Μήδεια (Μυθολογία); Ιάσων (Μυθολογία) > Ποίηση.; Αργοναύτες (Μυθολογία) > Ποίηση.; Ηλεκτρονικά βιβλία; Επική ποίηση, Λατινική

Valerius Flaccus flourished c. 70-90 BCE and composed an incomplete epic Argonautica in eight books, on the quest for the golden fleece. Valerius effectively rehandles the story already told by Apollonius Rhodius, recalls Virgilian language and thought, displays learning, and alludes to contemporary...