Golden Fleece (eBook)

Poet, playwright, and a key figure in the Irish Literary Renaissance, Padraic Colum (1881–1972) was a prolific writer. Best known for his adaptations of Celtic tales, and particularly those for younger readers, he also addressed himself to a wider audience. In addition to his work as an illustrator of classics, Hungarian-born artist Willy Pogány (1882–1955) served as an art director on several Hollywood films, including Fashions of 1934 and Dames. He was also an author and teacher whose instructive manuals include Dover's Drawing Lessons.

Part One. The Voyage to Colchis  I. The Youth Jason  II. King Pelias  III. The Golden Fleece  IV. The Assembling of the Heroes and the Building of the Ship  V. The Argo    The Beginning of Things  VI. Polydeuces' Victory and Heracles' Loss  VII. King Phineus  VIII. King Phineus's Counsel; the Landing in Lemnos  IX. The Lemnian Maidens    Demeter and Persephone    Atalanta's Race  X. The Departure from Lemnos    The Golden Maid  XI. The Passage of the Symplegades  XII. The Mountain Caucasus    PrometheusPart Two. The Return to Greece  I. King Æetes  II. Medea the Sorceress  III. The Winning of the Golden Fleece  IV. The Slaying of Apsyrtus  V. Medea Comes to Circe  VI. In the Land of the Phæacians  VII. They Come to the Desert Land  VIII. The Carrying of the Argo    The Story of Perseus  IX. Near to Iolcus AgainPart Three. The Heroes of the Quest  I. Atalanta the Huntress  II. Peleus and His Bride from the Sea  III. Theseus and the Minotaur  IV. The Life and Labors of Heracles    The Battle of the Frogs and Mice  V. Admetus  VI. How Orpheus the Minstrel Went Down to the World of the Dead  VII. Jason and Medea