Background
Not much is known about his life. He was a native of Alabanda.
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Jason and the Golden Fleece: (The Argonautica) (Oxford World's Classics)
(The Argonautica is the dramatic story of Jason's quest fo...)
The Argonautica is the dramatic story of Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece and his relations with the dangerous princess Medea. The only surviving Greek epic to bridge the gap between Homer and late antiquity, this epic poem is the crowning literary achievement of the Ptolemaic court at Alexandria, written by Appolonius of Rhodes in the third century BC. Appollonius explores many of the fundamental aspects of life in a highly original way: love, deceit, heroism, human ignorance of the divine, and the limits of science, and offers a gripping and sometimes disturbing tale in the process. This major new prose translation combines readability with accuracy and an attention to detail that will appeal to general readers and classicists alike.
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The Voyage of Argo: The Argonautica (Penguin Classics)
(Written in the third century BC in Alexandria, this is th...)
Written in the third century BC in Alexandria, this is the only full surviving account of Jason's legendary quest for the Golden Fleece. It describes the thrilling adventures of the Argonauts on their voyage to Colchis to plead with king Aeetes for the fleece, his greatest treasure - and the Eros-inspired passion felt by his daughter, the beautiful witch-princess Medea, for the scheming Jason. Chronicling a journey that sees Jason and his crew traverse perilous seas, negotiate the treacherous Cyanean Rocks, and confront the lure of the Sirens' song, The Voyage of Argo is a masterful depiction of distinctly human heroism and betrayal caused by love. An eloquent marriage of romance and realism, it tells the definitive version of one of the greatest legends of the classical age: an epic tale of bravery, prophecy and magic. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Apollonius Molon
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also known as
Molo of Rhodes
Education
Apollonius was a pupil of Menecles.
Career
Apollonius settled at Rhodes, where he opened a school of rhetoric.
Prior to that, he twice visited Rome as an ambassador from Rhodes.
Marcus Tullius Cicero studied with him during his trip to Greece in 79-77 BC, as did Gaius Julius Caesar a few years later.
Perhaps it is at least partially due to Apollonius Molon's instruction that Caesar, and Cicero especially, achieved fame as orators in the Roman Republic.
Molon wrote on Homer and endeavored to moderate the florid Asiatic style of rhetoric.
According to Josephus, in Against Apion, Apollonius Molon slandered the Jews.
He died in Rhodes, Greece.
Achievements
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Apollonius Molon was a Greek rhetorician who is reputed to have quoted Demosthenes in telling his pupils that the first three elements in rhetoric were "Delivery, Delivery and Delivery. " He had a stellar reputation in Roman Law courts, and was even invited to address the Roman Senate in Greek - an honor not usually bestowed upon foreign ambassadors.
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The Voyage of Argo: The Argonautica (Penguin Classics)
(Written in the third century BC in Alexandria, this is th...)
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Jason and the Golden Fleece: (The Argonautica) (Oxford World's Classics)
(The Argonautica is the dramatic story of Jason's quest fo...)
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The Voyage of Argo: The Argonautica (Penguin Classics)
