# Endnotes explained — The Argonautica

> Chapter companion for The Argonautica by Apollonius of Rhodes.

## What happens

The endnotes provide brief annotations referencing a saying attributed to someone and a satirical allusion to Apollonius's birthplace by the Nile.

## Key lines

> To him is attributed the saying, “A great book is a great evil.”

Someone is credited with the proverb that a large book is a great misfortune.

_This note attributes a famous saying about large books to an unspecified person._

> “The Bird of the Nile” in satirical allusion to Apollonius’ birthplace being beside that river.

The phrase 'The Bird of the Nile' is a satirical reference to Apollonius being born near the Nile.

_This note explains a satirical nickname for Apollonius based on his birthplace._

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