Classical Mythology with Myths from Mespotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Other Plays

by Morford, Mark P. O.; Lenardon, Robert J.; Dalley, Stephanie

• ISBN13: 9780195218800
• ISBN10: 0195218809
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-24
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Morford and Lenardon's best-selling introduction to classical mythology is a comprehensive survey focusing on the literary tradition of Greek and Roman mythology. It offers extensive translations of original mythological sources as well as comparative and interpretive approaches to the myths. In this package, Classical Mythology, 6/e is bundled with the Oxford World's Classic Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others . These tales from the ancient civilizations of the "fertile crescent" stand alongside the Odyssey and the Arabian Nights in their popularity with an international audience at the dawn of recorded history. Here are myths of the Creation and of the Flood, as well as the fascinating Epic of Gilgamesh, a story of heroic failure in a moment of human weakness.

Table of Contents

Illustrations and Works of Art	ix
Preface	xiii
Introduction	1	(34)
Part one the Myths of Creation: the Gods
Myths of Creation	35	(15)
Zeus' Rise to Power: The Creation of Mortals	50	(20)
The Twelve Olympians: Zeus, Hera, and their Children	70	(15)
Anthropomorphism and Greek Humanism	85	(13)
Poseidon, Sea Deities, Group Divinities, and Monsters	98	(7)
Athena	105	(11)
Aphrodite and Eros	116	(25)
Artemis	141	(22)
Euripides, Hippolytus	150	(13)
Apollo	163	(26)
The Homeric Hymn to Apollo	182	(7)
Hermes	189	(15)
Dionysus, Pan, Echo, and Narcissus	204	(29)
Demeter and the Eleusinian Mysteries	233	(17)
Views of the Afterlife: The Realm of Hades	250	(23)
Orpheus and Orphism: Mystery Religions in Roman Times	273	(16)
Part two the Greek Sagas: Greek Local Legends
The Theban Saga	289	(28)
The Mycenaean Saga	317	(31)
The Three Electras	328	(20)
The Trojan Saga and the Iliad	348	(40)
The Returns and the Odyssey	388	(18)
Perseus and the Legends of Argos	406	(10)
Heracles	416	(26)
Theseus and the Legends of Attica	442	(22)
Jason, Medea, and the Argonauts	464	(16)
Myths of Local Heroes and Heroines	480	(23)
Part Three the Survival of Classical Mythology
The Nature of Roman Mythology	503	(39)
The Survival of Classical Mythology in Literature and Art	542	(35)
Classical Mythology in Music and Film	577	(18)
Notes	595	(36)
Select Bibliography	631	(2)
The Greek Spelling of Names	633
Indexes	1
Index of Authors, Artists, Composers, and Titles
Glossary/Index of Mythological and Historical Persons, Places, and Subjects