The Argonautika: The Story of Jason and the Quest for the Golden Fleece
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780520076860 (0520076869)
Publish date: November 30th 1997
Publisher: University of California Press
Pages no: 480
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Adventure,
Novels,
Academic,
School,
Humanities,
Literature,
Epic,
Cultural,
Poetry,
Greece,
Ancient,
Classical Studies,
Epic Poetry
Series: Loeb Classical Library 0 (#1)
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