{"product_id":"the-argonautica","title":"The Argonautica","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if the quest that makes you a hero is meant to send you to your death?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJason must bring back the Golden Fleece from the edge of the known world. Pelias, king of Iolcus, expects him never to return. In The Argonautica, the Greek epic poem by Apollonius of Rhodes, a young leader who doubts his own strength sails with famous heroes while the gods quarrel and scheme above him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe voyage carries the Argonauts past Lemnos and through the Clashing Rocks toward Colchis, where King Aeetes guards the fleece. There, Medea faces a struggle between her family and her love. In hexameter verse, sea adventure meets the uncertainty of a hero who needs help, and a woman pulled between duty and desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA hero who needs others\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Jason as he leads great heroes without great strength or cunning of his own.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA sea full of danger\u003c\/strong\u003e – Approach the Clashing Rocks, where a dove tests the narrow passage before the ship.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedea between love and family\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet a priestess skilled in magic, caught between loyalty to her family and love.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMusic aboard the Argo\u003c\/strong\u003e – Discover Orpheus, whose singing keeps the rowers in time and calms quarrels aboard.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA king's deadly challenge\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enter Colchis, where Aeetes sets Jason a trial that puts his life at stake.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love myth, sea voyages, and the roots of Western adventure, or know Jason and Medea from other works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and join Jason as a king's dangerous errand becomes an epic voyage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534604337500,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/00932_en_ebook-front_c22.jpg?v=1792174946","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/products\/the-argonautica","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}