Publisher's Synopsis
Orphei Poetarvm Vetustissimi Argonauticon Opus Graeci est carmen heroicum Graecum, quod a poeta Orpheo scriptum est. In hoc opere, Orpheus fabulam Argonautarum narrat, qui navem Argo conscenderunt ut aureum vellus ab Aea, regina Colchidis, auferrent. Poema quinque libris constat, quorum primus de expeditione Argonautarum, secundus de navigio Argo, tertius de adventu in Colchidem, quartus de certamine cum Colchidibus, et quintus de reditu Argonautarum agit. Hoc opus poeticum inter antiquissima Graecorum carmina numeratur et multos alios poetas Graecos, ut Apollonium Rhodium et Valerium Flaccum, influentiam exercuit. Editio princeps huius libri anno 1523 a Zacharia Calliergo Venetiis impressa est.This Book Is In Latin.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
