How to Use this Map
Guide for a Safe Navigation
This map displays locations, populations, gods, and rituals linked to religious activity in Apollonius’ Argonautica. Here, the original voyage is overlaid on a modern world map. Locations are marked with pins and ancient names. Clicking a pin opens a box with text and images about that site or related events in Apollonius’ poem. The pins are grouped by theme and color. You can select individual thematic layers separately in the left-hand side column.
A Guide to Understanding Individual Thematic Layers
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The Argonauts’ Places: The stops made by the Argonauts during their journey are marked with a boat-shaped icon and are color-coded based on the book in which they appear (Book 1 = purple, Book 2 = green, Book 3 = orange, Book 4 = pink); all other references to specific locations are marked with a simple pinpoint.
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The Argonauts’ Route: The routes to and from Colchis are distinguished with different colors (TO = orange, FROM = blue);
A tip for beginner sailors: Start your journey from the location named Iolcus - Gulf of Pagasae, and follow the line from there.
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Epiphanies: These icons indicate the specific locations where divine epiphanies happen in the poem.
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Local gods: These icons mark the Argonauts' encounters with local (epichoric) deities.
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Muses: These spots refer to Apollonius' mentions of the Muses, especially in connection with particular locations.
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Religious and Ritual Activity: These icons indicate where religious and ritual activities occur in the Argonautica; red pins mark purification rituals.
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Apollonius & Hellenistic Egypt: These are locations connected to the poet's life and significant sites of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt.
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Peoples: All the populations mentioned in the poem are listed here.