Having just read the Odyssey for the umpteenth time and the Argonautica for the first time, I had noticed these differences, too. However, not having had the benefit of reading Dee Clayman's book yet, I didn't perceive the Pyrrhonian influence on Apollonius. Thanks for pointing this out! BTW, you might have an interest in an epic poem I've started composing about Pyrrho: https://stpeter.im/writings/pyrrho/
I wonder if the problem isn't so much the desire for knowledge, or the exposure to it, but rather the mistake of thinking you know something for certain. That's where the ruinous mistakes come from.
"The desire for knowledge tends towards excess. Firm commitment to what is believed to be knowledge invites ruin."
Having just read the Odyssey for the umpteenth time and the Argonautica for the first time, I had noticed these differences, too. However, not having had the benefit of reading Dee Clayman's book yet, I didn't perceive the Pyrrhonian influence on Apollonius. Thanks for pointing this out! BTW, you might have an interest in an epic poem I've started composing about Pyrrho: https://stpeter.im/writings/pyrrho/
I wonder if the problem isn't so much the desire for knowledge, or the exposure to it, but rather the mistake of thinking you know something for certain. That's where the ruinous mistakes come from.
"The desire for knowledge tends towards excess. Firm commitment to what is believed to be knowledge invites ruin."
Great read! :)