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Apollonius Rhodius . A Greek poet who wrote in Alexandria and Rhodes during
the third century B.c. Apollonius is known only for his long poem Argonautica ,
which tells in great detail the story of the voyage of the Argo . Apsyrtides . Islands
at ...
Apollonius Rhodius . A Greek poet who wrote in Alexandria and Rhodes during
the third century B.c. Apollonius is known only for his long poem Argonautica ,
which tells in great detail the story of the voyage of the Argo . Apsyrtides . Islands
at ...
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given for his abandonment . Other writers claimed that Heracles reached Colchis
on foot from Mysia ; that he sailed there , and even that he , not Jason , was the
leader of the Argonauts . ( Apollonius Rhodius 1.1153-1362 ; Apollodorus 1.9.19
. ) ...
given for his abandonment . Other writers claimed that Heracles reached Colchis
on foot from Mysia ; that he sailed there , and even that he , not Jason , was the
leader of the Argonauts . ( Apollonius Rhodius 1.1153-1362 ; Apollodorus 1.9.19
. ) ...
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Apollonius Rhodius speaks in the Argonautica of a river that leads northward to
the ocean through the “ Hercynian land , " an ancient name for the mountainous
southern part of Germany . Although he does not give the river a name , he
seems ...
Apollonius Rhodius speaks in the Argonautica of a river that leads northward to
the ocean through the “ Hercynian land , " an ancient name for the mountainous
southern part of Germany . Although he does not give the river a name , he
seems ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology A Meridian book Crowell reference book |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Crowell, 1970 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 Jul 2011 |
| ISBN | 069022608X, 9780690226089 |
| Length | 631 pages |
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