# Absyrtus — The Argonautica character guide

> Absyrtus in The Argonautica by Apollonius of Rhodes.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0003-book-iv

## Snapshot

Aeëtes's young son and heir, whose existence guarantees that Medea's betrayal of her family can never be quietly forgiven or undone.

## Who they are

Absyrtus is the boy at the center of Colchis's royal house—the son whose claim to his father's throne makes Medea's flight with a foreign hero an act of dynastic treason, not just romance. He is young, sheltered, and largely unaware of the forces gathering around his sister. His presence shadows every choice Medea makes, and his fate will become the story's darkest reckoning.

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