# The Jewels of Aptor — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Jewels of Aptor by Samuel R. Delany.

- [Epigraph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jewels_of_aptor_se/chapters/epigraph.md): The epigraph presents the opening lines from 'The Galactica' by the one-armed poet Geo, an epic poem about the conflicts between Leptar and Aptor, setting a poetic and mythic tone for the book.
- [The Jewels of Aptor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jewels_of_aptor_se/chapters/the-jewels-of-aptor.md): The chapter introduces the setting and the crew's journey toward the island of Aptor. Key characters are established, including Geo, Urson, Snake, and the captain. Tensions arise as the captain and mate discuss the myste
- [Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jewels_of_aptor_se/chapters/prologue.md): A teacher shows a young girl a film of a horrific event involving a boy being tortured. He uses the lesson to discuss the nature of reason, history, and the duality of experience, referencing Cellini, the Mona Lisa, and 
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jewels_of_aptor_se/chapters/i.md): The chapter opens with the captain and mate Jordde discussing the loss of ten men at Aptor and the strange survival of a priestess. Meanwhile, Geo, Urson, and a four-armed boy named Snake are recruited by the priestess, 
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jewels_of_aptor_se/chapters/ii.md): Geo meets with the priestess, who reveals herself as Argo Incarnate. She explains the history of Aptor's invasions, the significance of the three jewels, and the kidnapping of her sister. She tasks Geo and his companions

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- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jewels_of_aptor_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jewels_of_aptor_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jewels_of_aptor_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jewels_of_aptor_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jewels_of_aptor_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jewels_of_aptor_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jewels_of_aptor_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jewels_of_aptor_se/chapters/x.md)
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jewels_of_aptor_se/chapters/xi.md)
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jewels_of_aptor_se/chapters/xii.md)

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