The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles
Book by Padraic Colum
The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles is a children's book by Padraic Colum, a retelling of Greek myths. The book, illustrated by Willy Pogany, was first published in 1921 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1922.[1] The central myth retold is that of Jason and the Argonauts in their quest for the Golden Fleece and the aftermath. Woven into it are other myths, including the myths of Persephone and Prometheus, told by the poet Orpheus during the voyage.[2]
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External links
- Online text of The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles
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Jason and the Argonauts
and topics
- Aeson (father)
- Alcimede (mother)
- Medea (spouse)
- Creusa of Corinth (2nd wife)
- Argus
- Aeëtes (father-in-law)
- Pelias (uncle)
- Phineus (oracle)
- Cheiron (trainer)
- Argo (ship)
- Golden Fleece
- Clashing Rocks
- Talos (protector of Crete)
- Herakles
- Laertes (father of Odysseus) (father of Odysseus)
- Iolaus (friend of Herakles)
- Castor and Pollux
- Nestor (younger years)
- Orpheus (legendary musician)
- Medea by Euripides
- Argonautica by Apollonius of Rhodes
- Medea by Seneca
- Argonautica (Latin) by Gaius Valerius Flaccus
- Orphic Argonautica
- Jason and the Argonauts (1963 film)
- Medea (1969 film)
- Young Hercules (1998)
- Jason and the Argonauts (2000 miniseries)
- Atlantis (2013)
- Epic Tails (2023 animated film)
- Giasone (1649)
- La toison d'or (1789)
- The Golden Fleecing (comic book story)
- Jason with the Golden Fleece (sculpture)
- Jason et Médée (ballet)
- Jason and Medea (painting)
- Rise of the Argonauts (video game)
- The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles
- Jason in popular culture
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