In Search of the Argonauts: The Remarkable History of Jason and the Golden Fleece

Cover page\nHalftitle page\nSeries page\nTitle page\nCopyright page\nDedication\nContents\nIllustrations\nAcknowledgements\nVersions, Texts and Abbreviations\n1 Back-stories and Beginnings\n	The shape of the Argonaut tradition\n	Myth and reception\n	Eight landmark versions\n	Beginnings\n	The Argonauts Assemble\n	Itinerary\n2 Femininity and Sexuality\n	Atalanta the Argonaut\n	Lemnian horror\n	Abducting Hylas\n	Redeeming Medea\n	Conclusions\n3 Masculinity and Leadership\n	Hercules and the Argonauts\n	Mutiny and leadership\n	Amycus and antagonists\n	Conclusion\n4 Entertainment and the Marvellous\n	Phineus and the Harpies\n	The Clashing Rocks\n	Representing gods: Hera and Athena\n	Monsters and the monstrous\n5 Ethnicity and Otherness\n	Aeetes, the Colchians, Otherness and ethnicity\n	Black Colchians\n	Ethnography and travel\n	Conclusion\n6 Heroism and Betrayal\n	Bulls and Earthborns\n	Defeating the dragon\n	Betraying Apsyrtus\n	Conclusion\n7 Quest and Fleece\n	Rationalizing the voyage\n	Voyage as symbol\n	Rationalizing the Golden Fleece\n	Golden Fleece as symbol\n	Conclusion\n8 Findings and Endings\nNotes\nReferences\nIndex