BOOK II.
SUMMARY 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; arrival at the abode of Phineus (98-177) .-- History of Phineus and the Harpies, who are chased by Zetes and Calais, sons of Boreas (178-300) .-- Prediction of Phineus and return of the sons of Boreas (301-447) .-- Episode of Paraebius (448-499) .-- Origin of the Etesian winds (500-527) .-- Argo passes between the Symplegades by the aid of Athena (528-647) .-- Arrival at the isle Thynias; apparition of Apollo, to whom they pay honour (648-719) .-- Arrival among the Mariandyni, where King Lycus welcomes them (720-814) .-- Deaths of Idmon and Tiphys: Ancaeus chosen pilot (815-910) .-- The Argonauts pass Sinope and the Cape of the Amazons, and reach the Chalybes (911-1008) .-- Customs of the Tibareni and Mossynoeci (1009-1029) .-- Contest with the birds of the isle Aretias, where they meet with the sons of Phrixus, shipwrecked on their way to Hellas (1030-1225) .-- Arrival in Colchis (1226-1285)..