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Apollonius of Rhodes

Author of The Argonautica

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Works by Apollonius of Rhodes
The Argonautica 1,839 copies, 20 reviews
Argonautica [in translation] 179 copies, 2 reviews
Jason and the Argonauts 167 copies, 2 reviews
Jason and Medea 123 copies, 6 reviews
Argonautica (Greek) 74 copies
The Argonautica, book 3 69 copies
Jason and the Golden Fleece (Penguin Epics) 52 copies
The Argonautica, book 4 9 copies
Argonautiques, Chants I-II 7 copies
Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautika, Book 3(Greek Commentaries Series) 5 copies
Les Argonautiques 4 copies
The Story of Medea (Argonautica, Bk. III & Bk. IV, 1-211) [Greek text] 4 copies
Wyprawa argonautów po złote runo (Argonautiká) 3 copies
Argonauticorum libri quatuor / Priorum editorum et interpretum notis… 3 copies
Complete Works of Apollonius of Rhodes (Delphi Ancient Classics Book 40) 3 copies
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Date of birth
3rd Century BCE
Date of death
after 246 BCE
Burial location
Gender
male
Nationality
Egypt
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Birthplace
Alexandria, Egypt
Naucratis, Egypt
Place of death
Rhodes, Greece
Alexandria, Egypt
Cause of death
Places of residence
Rhodes, Greece
Alexandria, Egypt
Education
Occupations
poet
librarian (Library of Alexandria)
Relationships
Callimachus (teacher)
Organizations
Library of Alexandria (director)
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Apollonius of Rhodes was a librarian at the Library of Alexandria, and is best known for his epic poem the "Argonautica", which tells the mythological story of Jason and the Argonauts' quest for the Golden Fleece.
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