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About the book DOŽIVLJAJI ARGONAUTA
Doživljaji Argonauta helenistički je ep pjesnika Apolonija Rođanina, iz III. st. prije Kr., o bajoslovnoj plovidbi pedesetorice grčkih junaka s Jasonom na čelu na lađi "Argi" ("Brza") - po njoj nazvanih Argonautima - iz Grčke u Kolhidu, zemlju u Zakavkazju (dan. Gruzija), po "zlatno runo" i njihovu obilaznom putu natrag u domovinu. (...)
Uz obilje raznovrsnih događaja koji prate uzbudljivu, neizvjesnu i vrlo često pogibeljnu plovidbu Argonauta, Apolonijev je ep prava riznica prastarih, ali i novijih legenda i mitova, koji su učenom helenističkom čitatelju, željnu povijesnih zanimljivosti bili osobito dragi pa pjesnik koristi svaku priliku da njima, makar samo i ponekom natuknicom, obogati i začini svoje izlaganje. Evo nekoliko primjera: Orfej pjeva o postanku svemira i prvim bogovima prije Zeusa; u ljubavi s Apolonom Nimfa Kirena rađa Aristeja, boga stočarstva i zemljoradnje; Kronov preljub s Filirom, majkom Kentaura Hirona; kako je Kadmo ubio zmaja i osnovao Tebu, a od posijanih zmajskih zubi nastali Kadmovi podanici; mit o Dionisovoj dojilji Makridi; Dipsak, bitinijski junak, ugostio Frkisa na putu u Kolhidu; legenda o Dejmahovim sinovima, Heraklovim sudionicima u pohodu na Amazonke; dva mita o postanku jantara, itd.
Otuda česta pjesnikova posezanja u daleku prošlost, a povremeno i u budućnost, u odnosu na radnju epa: smrt Borejevih sinova Kalaida i Zeta, koje je ubio Heraklo po povratku Argonauta.