Myths of Creation M. Morford, R. Lenardon - Classical Mythology (2003)

M. Morford, R. Lenardon - Classical Mythology (2003)

• Plates, Maps, and Figures
• Preface
• About the Authors
  
• Part. 01: The Myths of Creation: The Gods
• Interpretation and Definition of Classical Mythology Appendix to Chapter 1: Sources for Classical Mythology
• Historical Background of Greek Mythology
• Myths of Creation
• Zeus' Rise to Power: The Creation of Mortals. Additional Reading: Parallels in Myths of Greece and the Ancient Near East
• The Twelve Olympians: Zeus, Hera, and Their Children
• The Nature of the Gods
• Poseidon, Sea Deities, Group Divinities, and Monsters
• Athena
• Aphrodite and Eros
• Artemis
• Additional Reading: Selections from Euripides' Hippolytus
• Apollo. Additional Reading: The Homeric Hymn to Pythian 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
• Part. 02: The Greek Sagas. Greek Local Legends. Introduction
  
• The Theban Saga
• The Mycenaean Saga. Additional Reading: Orestes and the Three Electras
• The Trojan Saga and the Iliad. Appendix to Chapter 19: Meleager and the Calydonian Boar Hunt
• The Returns and the Odyssey
• Perseus and the Legends of Argos. Appendix to Chapter 21: Bellerophon
• Heracles
• Theseus and the Legends of Attica
• Jason, Medea, and the Argonauts. Additional Reading: Jason and Medea in Euripides
• Greek and Roman Legends in Ovid's Poetry
• Part. 03: The Nature of Roman Mythology
• Roman Mythology and Saga
• Part. 04: The Survival of Classical Mythology
• Classical Mythology in Literature and Art
• Classical Mythology in Music, Dance, and Film

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