The Voyage of Argo

This third-century BC Greek epic follows Jason and the Argonauts as they sail from Iolcus to Colchis for the Golden Fleece. The crew includes Heracles, Orpheus, and other named heroes. Episodes treat the women of Lemnos, the loss of Hylas, the boxing king Amycus, Phineus and the Harpies, and the Clashing Rocks. In Colchis, Medea's aid lets Jason yoke the fire-breathing bulls and take the fleece; the return becomes a long, wandering flight. The poem is a learned quest epic, not a tragedy of Medea's later life in Greece.

Bound in light blue cloth blocked with a picture in black, white and gold. Map endpapers printed black and red on white. Multicoloured slipcase printed with a wrap-around design.