Jason and the Argonauts

The first new Penguin Classics translation of the Argonautica since the 1950s Now in a riveting new verse translation,  Jason and the Argonauts  (also known as the Argonautica ) is the only surviving full account of Jason’s voyage on the Argo in quest of the Golden Fleece aided by the sorceress princess Medea. Written in the third century B.C., this epic story of one of the most beloved heroes of Greek mythology, with its combination of the fantastical and the real, its engagement with