“Nothing shall part us in our love till Thanatos (Death) at his appointed hour removed us from the light of day.””
Quotes by Rhodius Apollonius
“With these words of prayer he threw the barley-grains. The two heroes responsible for the oxen, might Ankaios and Herakles, girded themselves in preparation. The latter crashed his club down on the middle of the forehead of one ox; in one movement its heavy body fell to the ground. Ankaios cut the other's broad neck with his bronze axe, slicing through the tough tendons; it fell sprawling over its two horns. Their comrades quickly slaughtered and flayed the oxen, chopping and cutting them up and removing the thigh pieces for sacrifice These they covered all over with a thick layer of fat and burnt them on spits, while the son of Aison poured libations of unmixed wine. Idmon rejoiced as he gazed at the flame, which burnt brightly all around the sacrifices, and the favourable omen of the murky smoke, darting up in dark spirals.””
Jason and the Golden Fleece
“si es que tú también eres de la raza de las criaturas humanas, a las que el velocísimo pensamiento en fugaces locuras las desliza hacia la loca perdición. Así cayó apasionado mi corazón, y no por necedad””
The Argonautics of Apollonius Rhodius Translated: With Notes and Observations, Critical, Historical, and Explanatory; In Four Volumes, Vols. I-II
Rhodius ApolloniusRhodius Apollonius was an ancient Greek poet best known for his epic poem, 'The Argonautica,' which recounts the mythological journey of Jason and the Argonauts as they seek the Golden Fleece. This wo...