The scenes which Athene embroidered on the cloak which Jason wears in Argonautica 1 revolve around one central scene, that of the Taphian cattle raiders, which illustrates a particular, Iliadic mode of action, that of violence and frontal attack. The other scenes illustrate alternatives to this traditionally epic mode of action, all involving the combination of violence and strength with some other attribute, particularly those involving some specialised skill or knowledge.
