person
Tiphys
The steersman of the Argo on the voyage for the Golden Fleece.
Reading notes
- The Art of Love §1.1 Tiphys
Helmsman of the Argo, the first ship; the type of the master steersman.
- The Heroides §6 Tiphys
The helmsman of the Argo.
- Letters from the Black Sea §1.4 Tiphys as helmsman
Tiphys, the steersman of the Argo; Ovid had no such skilled guide for his voyage into exile.
- Sorrows §4.3 Tiphys
The helmsman of the Argo; 'your art lies idle if there is no wave' — virtue shows only in adversity.