The Penguin book of classical myths
What were the twelve labors of Herakles? Why did Zeus turn himself into a shower of gold? What was the name of the guard-dog of the Underworld? Which two-faced Roman god gave his name to the month January? What is the answer to the riddle of the Sphinx? This book answers these questions.
1 online resource (xxiii, 590 pages, [8] pages of color plates) : illustrations, maps
9780141920597, 0141920599
760410271
Creation
The gods
The first humans
The quest for the golden fleece
Io and Argos
Heroes and monsters
Herakles
Theseus, Athens and Crete
The Theban saga
The Trojan war
Odysseus and his odyssey
The house of Pelops
Dangerous women
Aeneas and the destiny of Rome
The foundation of Rome
Metamorphoses
Myths of love and death
Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2008