The argonautica

 Table of contents

 Introduction

 Book i invocation of phoebus and cause of the expedition (1-22). - catalogue of the argonauts (23-233). - march of the heroes to the port: farewell of

 Book ii fight between polydeuces and amycus, king of the bebrycians defeat and death of amycus (1-97). - victory of the argonauts over the bebrycians

 Book iii invocation of the muse, erato (1-5). - hera and athena, after consultation, visit cypris to ask the aid of her son eros on behalf of the argo

 Book iv invocation of the muse (1-5). - grief of medea, who flies from the palace during the night and joins the argonauts (6-91). - by the aid of med