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Hello Χαίρετε
Have you ever heard of Apollonios of Rhodes?
B.C. The only surviving work of the poet, who lived in the 3rd century, is Argonautika. The poet, who was born in Alexandria, is called a Rhodesian because he spent most of his life in Rhodes. He is one of the directors of the Library of Alexandria, which has collected the most important works of human history (approximately 150 thousand volumes of manuscripts).
I believe that those who are interested in Mythology and Greek History should definitely read it. I do not recommend it to those who have never read mythology because it may be heavy. The book, which consists of four books and a total of 5835 lines, tells the adventures of fifty young people who set out to sea to capture the Golden Fleece. I would like to thank Ari Çokona for translating this work, which is the only epic from the Hellenistic period to date, from its Greek original.
“The gods distribute unpredictable troubles to mortals.”
“Aison's brave son cut off the corpse's hands and feet, and licked the dead boy's wound three times and spat out his blood three times, as murderers do to cleanse themselves of their treacherous murders. Next..."
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