Anthology Of Classical Myth

by Trzaskoma, Stephen M.; Smith, R. Scott; Brunet, Stephen; Palaima, Thomas G.

• ISBN13: 9780872207219
• ISBN10: 0872207218
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-12-10
• Publisher: Hackett Pub Co Inc

Summary

This volume is designed as a companion to the standard undergraduate mythology textbooks or, when assigned alongside the central Greek and Roman works, as a source-based alternative to those textbooks. In addition to the complete texts of the Homeric Hymns and Hesiod's Theogony, this collection provides generous selections from over 50 texts composed between the Archaic Age and the fourth century ad. Ancient interpretation of myth is represented here in selections from the allegorists Heraclitus, Cornutus and Fulgentius, the rationalists Palaephatus and Diodorus of Sicily, and the philosophers and historians Plato, Herodotus and Thucydides. Appendices treat evidence from inscriptions, papyri and Linear B tablets and include a thematic index, a mythological dictionary, and genealogies. A thoughtful Introduction supports students working with the primary sources and the other resources offered here; an extensive note to instructors offers suggestions on how to incorporate this book into their courses.

Table of Contents

Preface	xiii
Acknowledgments	xv
A Note to Students	xvi
What's in This Book?	xvi
Sources and Problems	xix
Final Advice	xx
Organization and Layout	xxi
Symbols Found in Texts	xxii
A Note to Instructors	xxiv
Material for Background and Comparison	xxv
Ancient Approaches to Myth	xxvi
Myth and History	xxvii
Philosophical, Rationalizing, and Allegorical Approaches to Myth	xxvii
Religion and Myth	xxviii
Gender and Sexuality	xxix
Myth as a Source of Inspiration	xxx
Material for Modern Interpretation and Classification of Myth	xxx
Practical Considerations	xxxi
Final Remarks	xxxii
Maps	xxxiii
Genealogical Charts	xlii
Timelines	liv
SELECTIONS
Acusilaus, fragments	1	(1)
23 Phoroneus, the First Mortal	1	(1)
39 Aphrodite and the Trojan War	1	(1)
Aelian, Historical Miscellany, excerpts	2	(3)
3.22 Aineias and the Fall of Troy	2	(1)
5.21 Medeia's Children	2	(1)
8.3 Sacrifices at Athens	2	(1)
13.1 Atalante	3	(2)
Aeschylus, fragments	5	(3)
70 Daughters of Helios. Zeus Is Everything	5	(1)
99 The Carians (or Europa). Europa Tells Her Story	5	(1)
161 Niobe. Thanatos	6	(1)
193 Prometheus Freed. Prometheus Describes His Punishment	6	(2)
Andron, fragment	8	(1)
10 Origins of the Custom of Cremation	8	(1)
Antoninus Liberalis, Collection ofMetamorphoses, selections	9	(8)
1 Ctesylla	9	(1)
2 The Meleagrides	10	(1)
4 Cragaleus	10	(1)
6 Periphas	11	(1)
10 The Minyades	12	(1)
17 Leucippos	12	(1)
26 Hylas	13	(1)
27 Iphigeneia	13	(1)
28 Typhon	13	(1)
34 Smyrna	14	(1)
36 Pandareos	14	(1)
41 The Fox	15	(2)
Apollodorus, Library, excerpts	17	(41)
A The Early Gods, the Rise of Zeus, and the Titanomachy (1.1.1-1.2.6)	17	(2)
B The Children of Zeus, Other Genealogies and Tales (1.3.1-1.4.5)	19	(1)
C The Rape of Persephone (1.5.1-1.5.3)	20	(1)
D The Gigantomachy and Typhon (1.6.1-1.6.3)	21	(2)
E Prometheus and Humanity (1.7.1-1.7.3)	23	(1)
F Oineus, Meleagros, and the Calydonian Boar Hunt (1.8.1-1.8.3)	23	(2)
G Jason and the Argonauts; Medeia (1.9.16-1.9.28)	25	(5)
H Io (2.1.3)	30	(1)
I Bellerophontes (2.3.1-2.3.2)	30	(1)
J Acrisios, Danae, and Perseus (2.4.1-2.4.5)	31	(2)
K Heracles (2.4.8-2.7.7)	33	(12)
L Europa and Her Cretan Children (3.1.1-3.1.4)	45	(1)
M Cadmos and Thebes (3.4.1-3.7.7)	46	(8)
N Theseus (3.15.6-E.1.19)	54	(4)
Archilochus, fragments (trans. by A. Miller)	58	(1)
122 Zeus and the Eclipse	58	(1)
130 All Things Are Easy for the Gods	58	(1)
177 Zeus and Justice	58	(1)
Arrian, Anabasis, excerpt	59	(2)
4.10.5-4.11.8 Worship of Alexander the Great	59	(2)
Babrius, Fables, selections	61	(2)
20 The Gods Help Those Who Help Themselves	61	(1)
68 The Preeminence of Zeus	61	(1)
70 The Marriage of Polemos and Hubris	61	(1)
117 We Are Ants to the Gods	62	(1)
Bacchylides, selections (trans. by A. Miller)	63	(10)
Ode 5 Meleagros and Heracles	63	(6)
Dithyramb 17 Theseus and Minos	69	(4)
Bion, Lament for Adonis	73	(3)
Callimachus, Hymns, selections	76	(8)
5 Hymn to Athena	76	(4)
6 Hymn to Demeter	80	(4)
Cleanthes, Hymn to Zeus	84	(2)
Conon, Stories, selections	86	(3)
24 Narcissos	86	(1)
27 Deucalion	86	(1)
34 Diomedean Necessity	87	(1)
37 Cadmos	87	(1)
40 Andromeda	88	(1)
Cornutus, Compendium of the Traditions of Greek Theology, excerpts	89	(3)
2-3 The Real Natures of Zeus and Hera	89	(1)
20 Athena	90	(1)
30 Dionysos	90	(2)
Critias, Sisyphos, fragment	92	(2)
Diodorus of Sicily, Historical Library, excerpts	94	(8)
2.45-2.46 The Amazons	94	(1)
3.56 Ouranos	95	(1)
4.25 Orpheus	96	(1)
5.66-5.73 A Euhemerizing Account of the Origin of the Gods	96	(6)
Eratosthenes, Constellation Myths, selections	102	(5)
7 Scorpios (Scorpio)	102	(1)
9 Parthenos (Virgo)	102	(1)
10 Didymoi (Gemini)	103	(1)
11 Carcinos (Cancer)	103	(1)
12 Leon (Leo)	104	(1)
14 Tauros (Taurus)	104	(1)
19 Crios (Aries)	105	(1)
21 Ichthyes (Pisces)	105	(1)
26 Hydrochoos (Aquarius)	105	(1)
27 Aigoceros (Capricorn)	106	(1)
28 Toxotes (Sagittarius)	106	(1)
Euripides, fragments	107	(4)
286 Bellerophontes. Bellerophontes on the Gods	107	(1)
473 The Cretans. Pasiphae Defends Herself	108	(1)
660 The Captive Melanippe. Melanippe in Defense of Women	109	(2)
Fulgentius, Myths, selections	111	(3)
2.11 The Story of Vulcan and Minerva	111	(1)
2.12 The Story of Dionysus	112	(2)
Hellanicus, fragments	114	(2)
88 The Three Kinds of Cyclopes	114	(1)
125 Melanthos and Codros	114	(1)
145 The Story of Patroclos	115	(1)
157 The Murder of Chrysippos Son of Pelops	115	(1)
Heraclitus, Homeric Problems, excerpts	116	(5)
5 The Nature of Allegory	116	(2)
54 Athena versus Ares	118	(1)
56 Poseidon versus Apollo	118	(1)
69 The Love of Ares and Aphrodite	118	(1)
70 Odysseus' Adventures	119	(2)
Herodorus, On Heracles, fragments	121	(2)
13 A Reinterpretation of Heracles Holding Up the Sky	121	(1)
14 The Myth of Heracles as Philosophical Allegory	121	(1)
30 A Rationalized Account of the Punishment of Prometheus	122	(1)
34 The Six Altars at Olympia	122	(1)
Herodotus, Histories, excerpts	123	(6)
1.1-1.5 An Historical Interpretation of the Conflict Between Asia and Greece (trans. by S. Shirley)	123	(2)
1.23-1.24 Arion and the Dolphin (trans. by S. Shirley)	125	(1)
2.113-2.120 The Egyptians on Whether Helen Ever Went to Troy	125	(4)
Hesiod, excerpts (trans. by S. Lombardo)	129	(39)
Theogony, complete	129	(31)
Works and Days 1-234 [1-201]	160	(8)
Homeric Hymns (trans. by A. Lang, updated and modified)	168	(43)
The long Hymns	168	(34)
1 To Dionysos	168	(1)
2 To Demeter	169	(9)
3 To Apollo	178	(9)
4 To Hermes	187	(10)
5 To Aphrodite	197	(5)
The short Hymns:	202	(9)
6 To Aphrodite
7 To Dionysos
8 To Ares
9 To Artemis
10 To Aphrodite
11 To Athena
12 To Hera
13 To Demeter
14 To the Mother of the Gods
15 To Heracles the Lion-Hearted
16 To Asclepios
17 To the Dioscouroi
18 To Hermes
19 To Pan
20 To Hephaistos
21 To Apollo
22 To Poseidon
23 To Highest Zeus
24 To Hestia
25 To the Muses and Apollo
26 To Dionysos
27 To Artemis
28 To Athena
29 To Hestia
30 To Gaia, the Mother of All
31 To Helios
32 To Selene
33 To the Dioscouroi
Horace, Odes, selections	211	(5)
1.10 Mercury	211	(1)
2.19 Bacchus	212	(1)
3.11 The Danaids	213	(3)
Hyginus, Stories, selections	216	(61)
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 79, 80, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 125, 126, 127, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 152a, 153, 154, 155, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 169a, 171, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206
Longus, Daphnis and Chloe, excerpts	277	(2)
2.34 Pan and Syrinx	277	(1)
3.23 Pan and Echo	277	(2)
Lucian, selections	279	(19)
Dialogues of the Dead	279	(1)
23 Agamemnon and Ajax in the Underworld	279	(1)
Dialogues of the Gods	280	(4)
5 Prometheus and Zeus	280	(1)
9 Zeus and Hera Discuss Ixion	281	(2)
16 Hermes and Apollo Discuss Hyacinthos	283	(1)
Dialogues of the Sea Gods	284	(4)
2 Polyphemos and Poseidon	284	(1)
7 The Wedding of Peleus and Thetis	285	(1)
9 Delos	285	(1)
11 Io	286	(1)
12 Danae and Perseus in the Chest	287	(1)
Judgment of the Goddesses	288	(5)
On Sacrifices	293	(5)
Lucretius, On the Workings of the Universe, excerpts	298	(8)
1.1-1.101 Lucretius Invokes Venus	298	(3)
2.589-2.660 The False Myth of Mother Earth	301	(2)
5.1161-5.1240 The Origins of Religion	303	(3)
Ovid, Heroides, selections	306	(23)
1 Penelope to Ulysses	306	(3)
3 Briseis to Achilles	309	(5)
4 Phaedra to Hippolytus	314	(4)
10 Ariadne to Theseus	318	(4)
12 Medea to Jason	322	(7)
Palaephatus, On Unbelievable Things, selections	329	(1)
Prologue	329	(11)
1 The Centaurs	330	(1)
2 Pasiphae	330	(1)
4 The Cadmeian Sphinx	331	(1)
6 Actaion	332	(1)
15 Europa	333	(1)
21 Daidalos	333	(1)
24 Geryones	333	(1)
28 Bellerophontes	334	(1)
30 Phrixos and Helle	334	(1)
32 The Amazons	335	(1)
33 Orpheus	335	(1)
34 Pandora	336	(1)
38 The Hydra	336	(1)
39 Cerberos	337	(1)
40 Alcestis	337	(1)
41 Zethos and Amphion	338	(1)
42 Io	338	(1)
43 Medeia	338	(1)
45 The Horn of Amaltheia	339	(1)
Parthenius, Sentimental Love Stories, selections	340	(4)
Introductory Letter	340	(1)
2 Polymele	340	(1)
3 Euippe	341	(1)
4 Oinone	341	(1)
12 Calchos	342	(1)
13 Harpalyce	342	(1)
15 Daphne	342	(1)
20 Leiro	343	(1)
29 Daphnis	343	(1)
Pausanias, Description of Greece, excerpts (trans. by J. G. Frazer, adapted)	344	(10)
A The Sanctuary of Theseus in Athens (1.17.2-1.17.3)	344	(1)
B Sanctuary of Dionysos in Athens (1.20.3)	344	(1)
C The Tomb of Medeia's Children in Corinth (2.3.6-2.3.9)	345	(1)
D The Temple of Hera near Mycenae (2.17.1-2.17.4)	346	(1)
E The Grave of Thyestes Between Mycenae and Argos (2.18.1-2.18.2)	346	(1)
F Three-eyed Zeus in Larisa near Argos (2.24.3-2.24.4)	347	(1)
G Epidauros and Asclepios (2.26.3-2.27.4)	347	(2)
H Poseidon and Horses (7.21.7)	349	(1)
I The Oracle of Hermes (7.22.2-7.22.4)	350	(1)
J Lycanthropy in Arcadia (8.2.3-8.2.7)	350	(1)
K Black Demeter near Phigalia in Arcadia (8.42.1-8.42.4)	351	(1)
L Actaion's Bed near Plataia in Boiotia (9.2.3-9.2.4)	351	(1)
M The Reconciliation of Zeus and Hera in Plataia (9.2.7-9.3.1)	352	(1)
N Did Oidipous Have Children By His Mother? (9.5.10-9.5.11)	352	(1)
O The Sphinx (9.26.2-9.26.4)	353	(1)
Pherecydes, The Histories, fragments	354	(2)
10 The Story of Danae	354	(1)
11 The Story of Perseus	354	(1)
12 The Death of Acrisios	355	(1)
Pindar, Olympians, selection (trans. by A. Miller)	356	(5)
1 Pelops	356	(5)
Plato, excerpts	361	(15)
Protagoras	361	(2)
320c-322d The Origin of Justice Among Mankind	361	(2)
Republic	363	(10)
2.376d-2.380c The Role of Poets and Myth in an Ideal State (trans. by G. M. A. Grube, rev. by C. D. C. Reeve)	363	(4)
10.614a-10.621d The Myth of Er (trans. by G. M. A. Grube, rev. by C. D. C. Reeve)	367	(6)
Symposium	373	(3)
189d-193b A Myth About the Origin of the Sexes (trans. by A. Nehemas and P. Woodruff)	373	(3)
Plutarch, Life of Theseus, excerpt	376	(2)
24.1-25.2 The Synoikismos of Attica	376	(2)
Proclus, Summaries of the Cyclic Epics	378	(5)
A Cypria	378	(2)
B Aithiopis 380 C The Little Iliad	380	(1)
D The Sack of Ilion	381	(1)
E The Returns	381	(1)
F The Telegony	382	(1)
Sallustius, On the Gods and the Cosmos, excerpt	383	(2)
3-4 The Purpose and Types of Myth	383	(2)
Sappho, fragment (trans. by A. Miller)	385	(2)
1 Prayer to Aphrodite	385	(2)
Semonides, fragment (trans. by A. Miller)	387	(4)
7 The Different Kinds of Women	387	(4)
Simonides (trans. by A. Miller)	391	(1)
543 Perseus in the Chest	391	(1)
Sophocles, fragments	392	(3)
432 Nauplios. Nauplios on the Achievements of His Son, Palamedes	392	(1)
583 Tereus. Procne Laments the Life of Women	392	(1)
941 [Unknown tragedy] The Power of Aphrodite	393	(1)
1130 [Unknown satyr play] Satyrs as Suitors	394	(1)
Statius, Achilleid, excerpts (trans. by N. Zeiner)	395	(4)
1.242-1.282 Thetis Takes Achilles to Scyros	395	(1)
1.819-1.885 Achilles' True Identity Is Uncovered by Ulysses and Diomedes	396	(3)
Theocritus, Idylls	399	(3)
11 Polyphemos' Love for Galateia	399	(3)
Theophrastus, Characters	402	(2)
16 The Superstitious Man	402	(2)
Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, excerpt (trans. by P. Woodruff)	404	(6)
1.1-1.12 Thucydides Reassesses Greek Prehistory	404	(6)
Vergil, excerpts	410	(23)
Aeneid	410	(20)
2.1-2.558 Aeneas Escapes from Troy	410	(11)
6.237-6.755 Aeneas Goes to the Underworld	421	(9)
Georgics	430	(3)
4.453-4.527 Orpheus in the Underworld	430	(3)
Xenophanes, fragments (trans. by A. Miller)	433	(2)
11 Homer and Hesiod on the Gods	433	(1)
14 What Humans Believe About the Gods	433	(1)
15 If Animals Worshiped Gods	433	(1)
16 Foreign Gods	433	(1)
18 The Gods Withhold Things from Men	434	(1)
23 God Is Unlike Man	434	(1)
24 God Perceives Everything	434	(1)
25 God Sets Everything in Motion	434	(1)
26 God Is Motionless	434	(1)
Xenophon, Memorabilia, excerpt	435	(4)
2.1.21-2.1.34 The Choice of Heracles	435	(4)
Appendix One: Linear B Sources	439	(16)
Appendix Two: Inscriptions	455	(14)
Appendix Three: Papyri	469	(10)
Note on the Texts and Translation	479	(4)
Names and Transliteration	483	(3)
Index/Glossary	486