The Jason Voyage
Author : Timothy Severin
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 45,20 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Author : Timothy Severin
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 45,20 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 30,92 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Argonauts (Greek mythology)
ISBN :
Author : Jason Colavito
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 48,53 MB
Release : 2014-04-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1476615667
The story of Jason and the Argonauts is one of the most famous in Greek myth, and its development from the oldest layers of Greek mythology down to the modern age encapsulates the dramatic changes in faith, power and culture that Western civilization has seen over the past three millennia. From the Bronze Age to the Classical Age, from the medieval world to today, the Jason story has been told and retold with new stories, details and meanings. This book explores the epic history of a colorful myth and probes the most ancient origins of the quest for the Golden Fleece--a quest that takes us to the very dawn of Greek religion and its close relationship with Near Eastern peoples and cultures.
Author : Mary Zimmerman
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 10,98 MB
Release : 2013-04-30
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0810126060
As in her Tony Award–winning Metamorphoses, Mary Zimmerman transforms Greek mythology—here the story of Jason and the Argonauts—into a mesmerizing piece of theater. Encountering an array of daunting challenges in their “first voyage of the world,” Jason and his crew illustrate the essence of all such journeys to follow—their unpredictability, their inspiring and overwhelming breadth of emotion, their lessons in the inevitability of failure and loss. Bursts of humor and fantastical creatures enrich a story whose characters reveal remarkable complexity. Medea is profoundly sympathetic even as the seeds are sown for the monstrous life ahead of her, and the brute strength of Hercules leaves him no less vulnerable to the vicissitudes of love. Zimmerman brings to Argonautika her trademark ability to encompass the full range of human experience in a work as entertaining as it is enlightening.
Author : Timothy Severin
Publisher : Random House (UK)
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 24,90 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Aegean Sea
ISBN : 9780099461807
Author : Ken Catran
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,4 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Adventure stories
ISBN : 9781894965439
The legend of Jason and Hercules and all the argonauts who dared the unknown seas for gold and glory.
Author : Timothy Severin (Reiseschriftsteller, Grossbritannien, Irland)
Publisher :
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 23,25 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Boats, Prehistoric
ISBN :
Author : Timothy Severin
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 31,24 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Aegean Sea
ISBN :
When Jason and the Argonauts set out in search of the Golden Fleece, their journey took them from present-day Greece across the Aegean Sea, through the Dardanelles and the Sea of Marmara; then via the Bosphorus, into the Black Sea, and along the north coast of Turkey to Georgia. The author proves that the journey could have been made in an oared galley. Along the route he investigates many of the adventures attributed to the Argonauts.
Author : Jeff Limke
Publisher : Graphic Universe ™
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 31,30 MB
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0822587920
Jason was born a prince of the kingdom of Argos. But when Jason was a child, his uncle Pelias stole the throne and sent Jason into hiding. Now a young man, Jason returns to claim his birthright. But Pelias only sneers. He demands that Jason prove himself by retrieving the priceless, magical Golden Fleece from the far-off land of Colchis. Jason accepts the challenge and gathers a ship full of Greek war heroes to aid him. But what deadly trials has Aeetes, King of Colchis, set for Jason? And what plans does the beautiful witch Medea have for the seeker of the Golden Fleece?
Author : Ken Catran
Publisher : Lothian Children's Books
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 36,38 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
The story of Jason and his quest for the Golden Fleece remains a favorite with children. Ken Catran's version of the tale takes a slightly different tack from previous authors. Pylos, an apprentice shipbuilder, is rescued by Hercules from his cruel master and accompanies the Argonauts as the ship's boy and narrates the exciting events that happen during the three-year voyage: the sea battle with the Trojans, the harrowing passage through the clashing rocks, Jason's ill-fated romance with Medea, and the palace intrigue and royal rivalries that threaten to destroy the mission. Ken Catran's colorful characters, vivid dialogue, and dramatic narrative make this award winner a compulsively readable version of the classic myth.