The king of the Bebrycians is killed in a boxing match with one of the major characters of this poem.One character in this poem is killed by the shepherd Caphaurus while trying to rustle sheep, and anothercharacter, the swift runner Euphemus, uses a dove to scout out when it is safe to pass the Symplegades.This poem contains an origin myth for the island of Thera and the Libyan colonists originating there,involving a clod of earth gifted by Triton. This poem also explains the flesh-colored pebbles of Elba bysaying it is where the central characters wiped their hands, and why the race of Anaphe is conducted whilecarrying amphorae. A series of foundation myths appears throughout this poem, whose central quest isaided by a priestess of Hecate.
The king of the Bebrycians is killed in a boxing match with one of the major characters of this poem.One character in this poem is killed by the shepherd Caphaurus while trying to rustle sheep, and anothercharacter, the swift runner Euphemus, uses a dove to scout out when it is safe to pass the Symplegades.This poem contains an origin myth for the island of Thera and the Libyan colonists originating there,involving a clod of earth gifted by Triton. This poem also explains the flesh-colored pebbles of Elba bysaying it is where the central characters wiped their hands, and why the race of Anaphe is conducted whilecarrying amphorae. A series of foundation myths appears throughout this poem, whose central quest isaided by a priestess of Hecate. For 10 points, name this Callimachean epic written by Apollonius of Rhodesabout the voyage to Colchis to retrieve the Golden Fleece by Jason.
The king of the Bebrycians is killed in a boxing match with one of the major characters of this poem.
the Argonautica