THE ARGONAUTICA -
Jason, The Argonauts &
The Golden Fleece by
Apollonius Rhodius - FULL
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Greatest Audio Books - The Argonautica (also
Argonautika) (
Greek: Ἀργοναυτικά) is a Greek epic poem written by Apollonius Rhodius in the
3rd century BC. The only surviving
Hellenistic epic, the Argonautica tells the myth of the voyage of
Jason and the Argonauts to retrieve the
Golden Fleece from remote
Colchis. Their heroic adventures and Jason's relationship with the Colchian princess/sorceress
Medea were already well known to Hellenistic audiences, which enabled
Apollonius to go beyond a simple narrative, giving it a scholarly emphasis suitable to the times. It was the age of the great
Library of Alexandria and his epic incorporates his researches in geography, ethnography, comparative religion and
Homeric literature. However, his main contribution to the epic tradition lies in his development of the love between hero and heroine -- he seems to have been the first narrative poet to study "the pathology of love". His Argonautica had a profound impact on
Latin poetry. It was translated by
Varro and imitated by
Valerius Flaccus. It influenced
Catullus and
Ovid and it provided
Virgil with a model for his
Roman epic, the Aeneid. (Summary from
Wikipedia.org)
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Chapter listing and length:
00 -
Introduction -- 00:11:17
Read by
Leni
01 -
Book 1, part 1 -- 00:22:06
Read by Leni
02 - Book 1, part 2 -- 00:26:38
Read by
Cynthia Moyer
03 - Book 1, part 3 -- 00:24:04
Read by
Jacob Paine
04 - Book 1, part 4 -- 00:23:01
Read by Jacob Paine
05 - Book 2, part 1 -- 00:20:43
Read by
Chiquito Crasto
06 - Book 2, part 2 -- 00:19:25
Read by MGreenberg
07 - Book 2, part 3 -- 00:20:42
Read by MGreenberg
08 - Book 2, part 4 -- 00:15:08
Read by MGreenberg
09 - Book 3, part 1 -- 00:26:33
Read by Cynthia Moyer
10 - Book 3, part 2 -- 00:25:31
Read by DJRickyV
11 - Book 3, part 3 -- 00:20:02
Read by MorganScorpion
12 - Book 3, part 4 -- 00:19:41
Read by MorganScorpion
13 - Book 3, part 5 -- 00:11:56
Read by MorganScorpion
14 - Book 4, part 1 -- 00:39:41
Read by Cynthia Moyer
15 - Book 4, part 2 -- 00:15:38
Read by Chiquito Crasto
16 - Book 4, part 3 -- 00:16:19
Read by MrKyle
17 - Book 4, part 4 -- 00:12:22
Read by MorganScorpion
18 - Book 4, part 5 -- 00:21:34
Read by Chiquito Crasto
19 - Book 4, part 6 -- 00:19:39
Read by Chiquito Crasto
Total running time: 6:52:00
In addition to the readers, this audio book was produced by:
Book
Coordinator: Leni
Dedicated Proof-Listener:
Britannia
Meta-Coordinator/Cataloging: Leni
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- published: 01 Apr 2013
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