Customer Reviews
Shorter, sweeter and varied in theme - By: Farz_B, 11 Mar 2006 
Having seen the Jason London movie many years earlier, his face stuckin my mind as the hero for most part of reading this book. This beats the classical mythology canonin Apollonius' shorter, less convoluted & more modern plot, being written some 700 years after Homer. Although the actual mythological plotline is a much older tale than the story of Troy.
I enjoyed this story immensely, & wrote my final essay on the book. It reads much like an adventure/travel story among the hero & his friends, on a voyage to locate/redeem the Golden Fleece. They travel through the Mediterranean & ancient parts of Greece, Europe & Africa, emerging from obstacles & dangers, including the famous crashing rocks. Not withstanding the story's ancience & style of writing, it could easily be adapted to a modern movie setting, or children's flick like 'The Treasure Planet'.
The fourth & final chapter, with the entrance of Medea & her falling for Jason is a classical love story of its times. Read Euripides' 'Medea' to get the more gory, alternative ending to this mythological (happier) tale when Medea & Jason get married, some 10 years down the line.
Take a trip to Colchis.... - By: A. Chapman, 07 Feb 2005 
I bought this book out of curiosity after having been a big fan of the Ray Harryhausen 'Jaon & the Argonauts' movie for many years. It's surprisingly readable & provides a whole host of mythological wonders & scenarios for the heroes to overcome. The introduction & notes are excellent. The references to Greek mythology & culturein this text are great, but they're more than adequetely explained by the notes (you do need to keep your thumbin the back section as you're reading). I read this purely for interestin Mythology, but I was surprised to find the story becomes quite gripping, particularly toward the end. Overall, a big thumbs up to both Apollonius & Richard Hunter.
