Who's who in Classical MythologyWho's Who in Classical Mythology is the most complete and detailed reference book of its kind. It offers scholarly, yet accessible accounts of those mythological tales surrounding such gods as Apollo, Zeus, Athena and Dionysus, and mortals such as Achilles, Odysseus, Jason, Aeneas, Romulus and Remus and Tarquin. |
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Whos who in classical mythology | 1 |
Genealogical Trees | 551 |
List of Greek and Latin writers referred to in the dictionary | 560 |
Maps | 565 |
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