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Classical mythology

Print Book, English, ©1999
Longman, New York, ©1999
xvii, 636 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
9780801319532, 9780195143386, 0801319536, 0195143388
39189848
Myths of creation
Zeus' rise to power : the creation of mortals
The twelve Olympians : Zeus, Hera, and their children
Anthropomorphism and Greek humanism
Poseidon, sea deities, group divinities, and monsters
Athena
Aphrodite and Eros
Artemis
Apollo
Hermes
Dionysus, Pan, Echo, and Narcissus
Demeter and the Eleusinian mysteries
Views of the afterlife : the realm of Hades
Orpheus and orphism : mystery religions in Roman times
The Theban saga
The Mycenaean saga
The Trojan saga and the Iliad
The returns and the Odyssey
Perseus and the legends of Argos
Heracles
Theseus and the legends of Attica
Jason, Medea, and the Argonauts
Myths of local heroes and heroines
The nature of Roman mythology
The survival of classical mythology in literature and art
Classical mythology in music and film