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Apollonius of Rhodes

Apollonius of Rhodes (Greek/Egyptian Scholar and Poet, 3rd Century BCE)

“Our shameless actions drive us to still more shameless actions.”

  • From Apollonius of Rhodes’ epic poem, Argonautica (Book 4, approximately line 410), based on the myth of Jason and the Argonauts. The translation is by Aaron Poochigian (Penguin Classics, 2014).

 

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