100 Books in 2018

33/ jason and medea by apollonius of rhodes

read: 29.04.18

book: Jason and Medea

author: Apollonius of Rhodes

blurb: 'The Argonauts were terrified at the sight. But Jason planting his feet apart stood to receive them, as a reef in the sea confronts the tossing billows in a gale.'

The tragic, epic love affair that allowed Jason to get the Golden Fleece. [Penguin Little Black Classics No. 18]

review: I actually really loved this story and its made me want to read the whole epic of Argonautica because it was so exciting and full of interesting concepts. I love the concept of Greek Gods so this story really fulfilled all my interests in a Greek epic, and the main story itself was so interesting. The translation made this all very descriptive and exciting as well, and I really felt the emotions of Medea while she was madly in love with Jason.

The final scene was very cool, and I could picture it so clearly in my imagination because it was truly epic. Bronze bulls, magic potions, a bit of sowing teeth - what's not to love? I think this would be such a great, very accessible snippet to read if you're like me and wanting to read some Greek epics. The only thing I would say is that the names can get quite confusing but there are only really a few key names you need to remember.

rating: 8/10