Description: Apollonius Rhodius's Argonautica, composed in the third century BC, is the Greek epic account of Jason's quest for the golden fleece. It greatly influenced Roman authors such as Catullus, Virgil, and Ovid, and was imitated by Valerius Flaccus.
Brief description: William H. Race is Paddison Professor of Classics, Emeritus, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.