The episode of the Sirens in Apollonius of Rhodes’ Argonauts: Comic enrichment and metapoetic aspects

Just as in the Odyssey the hero on his return journey must resist the charm of the Sirens, in Argonauts the heroes must also overcome them on their return to Hélade. Although bibliographic studies note a change in tone between the Homeric model and the Apollonian text (from sinister to humorous and...