Apollonios of Rhodes

Apollonius of Rhodes was an ancient Greek poet and scholar who lived in the third century BCE and served as head of the Library of Alexandria, one of the greatest centres of learning in the ancient world. His epic poem Jason and the Argonauts, also known as the Argonautica, tells the mythological story of Jason's quest to retrieve the Golden Fleece, sailing with a crew of heroes including Heracles, Orpheus and the twins Castor and Pollux aboard the ship Argo. The poem is the most complete surviving account of the Argonaut myth from antiquity and has influenced literature from ancient Rome through the Renaissance to the present day. Apollonius's telling of the story is notable for its psychological depth, particularly in its portrayal of Medea's internal struggle as she falls in love with Jason, a passage that influenced Virgil's depiction of Dido in the Aeneid. The Argonautica stands alongside Homer's epics as one of the foundational works of Western literature. This audiobook brings the ancient adventure to life for modern listeners, making one of the greatest stories of classical mythology accessible through skilled narration.