Argonautica

Argonautica is a Greek epic poem by Apollonius of Rhodes. It was written in the 3rd century BC. It tells the story of Jason getting the Golden Fleece. Argonautica inspired other writers, such as Catullus and Virgil.[1]

Athena helps to build the Argo

References

Race, W.H. Apollonius Rhodius. p. xiv.

Ancient Greece: Arts and Culture
Sculpture	Artemision Zeus • Charioteer of Delphi • Colossus of Rhodes • Elgin Marbles • Hellenistic art • Hermes and the Infant Dionysos • Phidias • Praxiteles • Riace Warriors • Statue of Zeus at Olympia • Venus de Milo • Winged Victory of Samothrace •
Painting and pottery	Carpenter Painter • Epiktetos • Kleophrades Painter • Kottabos (Kleophrades Painter) • Singing Reveler (Epiktetos) •
Sports and Games	Boxing • Gymnasium • Heraia • Kleomedes of Astypalia • Kottabos • Milo of Croton • Olympic Games • Palaestra • Pankration • Theogenes • Wrestling •
Architecture	Acropolis of Athens • Corinthian order • Doric order • Palaestra at Olympia • Parthenon • Temple of Artemis • Temple of Hera at Olympia • Temple of Zeus at Olympia •
Theater	Aeschylus • Aristophanes • Comedy • Euripides • Greek chorus • Satyr play • Sophocles • Theatre of ancient Greece • Tragedy •
Literature	Aesop • Apollonius of Rhodes • Argonautica • Epic poem • Hesiod • Homer • Iliad • Ode • Odyssey • Pindar • Sappho • Theogony
Places	Athens • Corinth • Delphi • Macedonia • Mount Parnassus • Olympia • Sparta • Thebes
People	Alcibiades • Aristotle • Galen • Herodotus • Hippocrates • Pausanias (geographer) • Pericles • Plato • Plutarch • Socrates • Xenophon
Miscellanea	City-state • Democracy • Greek homosexuality • Greek mythology • Labors of Herakles • Oracle of Delphi • Satyr •

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