After that they pass by the shameless land of Mossynoeci. Next they pass the iron mines of Chalybes, and then the Tibareni, where husbands share the pangs of labor with their wives. The passage describes the river Thermodon, the Doeantian plain, and the three tribes of Amazons. Soon they picked up the three sons of Deimachus, and sailed near the land of Amazons. He died helping Heracles fight the Amazons, and his spirit appeared to the Argonauts, who honored the fallen hero. This passage recounts several adventures of the Argonauts not long after they had abandoned Heracles but before they arrived at Colchus.Īfter they sail pass the Calichorus River and the Aulion Cave, sacred to Dionysus, they came upon the grave of Sthenelus, son of Actor. The next six episodes are the culmination of all the previous ones, including Heracles, Theseus, and the Argonauts, but focusing mainly on the Amazons, the fearsome daughters of Ares. Legendary Passages #0043 - The Daughters of Ares -Īmazons and the Island of Ares, from Apollonius Rhodius' Argonautica.
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