The text contains a wide variety of faithfully translated passages from Greek and Latin sources, including Homer, Hesiod, all the Homeric Hymns, Pindar, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Herodotus, Plato, Lucian, Lucretius, Vergil, Ovid, and ...
A prime example is Sony Computer Entertainment's God of War (three installments for PlayStation, 2005–12). Written by David Jaffe, GOW tracks the career of a former Spartan general, Kratos (Greek for “power” and also the name of the ...
Its coverage of comparative and interpretative approaches as well as evidencefrom art and archeology is expanded in this edition.
Classical Mythology
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Morford and Lenardon's best-selling introduction to classical mythology is a comprehensive survey focusing on the literary tradition of Greek and Roman mythology.
The Meridian Handbook of Classical Mythology. New York: New American Library, 1974. A reprint of Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology (1970), an especially useful and trustworthy dictionary of classical mythology.
The myths of the Classical world have inspired generations of painters and poets, and this beautiful encyclopedia is illustrated with a wealth of imagery created over a period of fifteen centuries; both fine art paintings and specially ...
Classical Mythology: Images and Insights approaches the study of myths through complete works of Greco-Roman literature, including six complete Greek dramas and generous excerpts from the narratives of Homer, Hesiod, Virgil, and Ovid, and ...
From Zeus to Europa, to Pan and Prometheus, the myths of ancient Greece and Rome continue to pervade the numerous facets of our existence.
Whether you wish only to explore the narratives or do research on a specific aspect of the whole, this handbook is the best available guide to an extraordinary cast of characters, to the fascinating world in which they play out their fates, ...
Classical Mythology
Classical Mythology: A Dictionary of the Tales, Characters and Traditions of Classical Mythology
Beautifully illustrated with dramatic scenes from master artists of the 16th through to the 19th century, this elegant collection contains more than 40 fascinating tales retold by a variety of expert storytellers.
Provides an introduction to classical myths placing the addressed topics within their historical context, discussion of archaeological evidence as support for mythical events, and how these themes have been portrayed in literature, art, ...
On the Middle Ages, see Classical Myths and Legends in the Middle Ages and Renaissance: A Dictionary by H. David Brumble (London: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1998). Of wider scope and detail is the monumental The Classical Tradition, ...
An illustrated dictionary of the gods, heroes, and legends of the Greek and Roman peoples, with genealogies of the gods
The central figures of classical mythology are described by expert Arthur Cotterell in Classical Mythology with wit and authority, and ancient legends are re-told as spell-binding narratives that offer intriguing...
A retelling of the stories of classical mythology by folklorist and historian, Helene Adeline Guerber.
" So writers H. A. Guerber in Classical Mythology, a colorful and comprehensive retelling of classic myths that for centuries have influenced our literature and arts.