Classical Mythology

by Morford, Mark; Lenardon, Robert J.; Sham, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780197653937
• ISBN10: 0197653936
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780197653951
• Edition: 12th
• Format: Loose-leaf
• Copyright: 2023-02-01
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

Building on the best-selling tradition of previous editions, Classical Mythology, Twelfth Edition, is the most comprehensive survey of classical mythology available--and the first full-color textbook of its kind. Featuring the authors' clear and extensive translations of original sources, it brings to life the myths and legends of Greece and Rome in a lucid and engaging style. 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 Seneca.

The acclaimed author team incorporates a dynamic combination of poetic narratives and enlightening commentary to make the myths come alive for students. Offering historical and cultural background, they also examine the enduring survival of classical mythology and its influence in the fields of art, literature, music, dance, and film.

Author Biography

Mark Morford (deceased)
Robert Lenardon (deceased)
Michael Sham, Siena College

Table of Contents

Preface
Maps, Figures, and Myth & Culture
Closer Look Images and Audio Recordings
About the Authors

PART ONE
The Myths of Creation: The Gods

1 INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITION OF CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY
Appendix to Chapter 1: Sources for Classical Mythology
2 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY
3 MYTHS OF CREATION
4 ZEUS' RISE TO POWER: THE CREATION OF MORTALS
Appendix to Chapter 4: Parallels in Myths of Greece and the Ancient Near East
5 THE TWELVE OLYMPIANS: ZEUS, HERA, AND THEIR CHILDREN
6 THE NATURE OF THE GODS AND GREEK RELIGION
7 POSEIDON, SEA DEITIES, GROUP DIVINITIES, AND MONSTERS
8 ATHENA
9 APHRODITE AND EROS
10 ARTEMIS
Additional Reading: Euripides' Hippolytus
11 APOLLO
Additional Reading: Homeric Hymn to Pythian Apollo
12 HERMES
13 DIONYSUS, PAN, ECHO, AND NARCISSUS
14 DEMETER AND THE ELEUSINIAN MYSTERIES
15 VIEWS OF THE AFTERLIFE: THE REALM OF HADES
16 ORPHEUS AND ORPHISM: MYSTERY RELIGIONS IN ROMAN TIMES

PART TWO
The Greek Sagas

Introduction to the Greek Sagas
17 THE THEBAN SAGA
18 THE MYCENAEAN SAGA
Additional Reading: Orestes and the Three Electras
19 THE TROJAN SAGA AND THE ILIAD
Appendix to Chapter 19: Meleager and the Calydonian Boar Hunt
20 THE RETURNS AND THE ODYSSEY
21 PERSEUS AND THE LEGENDS OF ARGOS
Appendix: Bellerophon and the Chimera
22 HERACLES
23 THESEUS AND THE LEGENDS OF ATTICA
24 JASON, MEDEA, AND THE ARGONAUTS
Additional Reading: Jason and Medea in Euripides

PART THREE
The Nature of Roman Mythology

25 GREEK MYTHOLOGY IN THE ROMAN WORLD
Additional Reading: Stories from Ovid's Metamorphoses
26 ROMAN MYTHOLOGY AND SAGA

Glossary of Mythological Words and Phrases in English
The Greek Spelling of Names
Indexes
A. Index of Authors, Artists, Composers, and Titles
B. Glossary/Index of Mythological and Historical Persons, Places, and Subjects