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The building of the ship Argo: Athena (on the left) adjusts the sail; Tiphys (centre) holds the yard; Argos (on the right) sits across the stern. [ Terracotta relief, Roman artwork, probably 1st century AD. ]
The Symplegades or Clashing Rocks, also known as the Cyanean Rocks, were, according to Greek mythology, a pair of rocks at the Bosphorus that clashed together whenever a vessel went through. They were defeated by Jason and the Argonauts, who
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Colchis is known in Greek mythology as the destination of the Argonauts, as well as the home to Medea and the Golden Fleece. It was also described as a land rich with gold, iron, timber and honey that would export its resources mostl
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Hylas and the Nymphs Hylas meanwhile, with bronze pitcher, had left his comrades in search of some spring's hallowed flow, to draw water enough for supper, make all else ready, briskly and in good order, against Herakles' comin
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book info excerpt: The legend of the Argonauts is among the earliest known to the Greeks. It certainly goes back to the early part of the Dark Ages—that is, the ninth or tenth century B.C. One archaeologist has even suggested that i
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The Argonautica ( 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
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source The name was derived from the Ancient Greek word “Bosporos,” meaning “cattle strait” or “ox ford.” The name has its origin from the Greek legend of Io, one of Zeus’ lovers. To hide her from his wife, Zeus turned Io into a cow. How
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