The Library of Greek Mythology

by Apollodorus; Hard, Robin

• ISBN13: 9780192824608
• ISBN10: 0192824600
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-05-22
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The only work of its kind to survive from classical antiquity, the Library of Apollodorus is a unique guide to Greek mythology, from the origins of the universe to the Trojan War. Apollodorus' Library has been used as a source book by classicists from the time of its compilation in the 1st-2nd century BC to the present, influencing writers from antiquity to Robert Graves. It provides a complete history of Greek myth, telling the story of each of the great families of heroicmythology, and the various adventures associated with the main heroes and heroines, from Jason and Perseus to Heracles and Helen of Troy. As a primary source for Greek myth, as a reference work, and as an indication of how the Greeks themselves viewed their mythical traditions, the Library isindispensible to anyone who has an interest in classical mythology. Robin Hard's accessible and fluent translation is supplemented by comprehensive notes, a map and full genealogical tables. The introduction gives a detailed account of the Library's sources and situates it within the fascinating narrative traditions of Greek mythology.

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii	(21)
Note on the Text and Translation	xxviii	(3)
Select Bibliography	xxxi
THE LIBRARY OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY	1	(170)
Contents	3	(6)
Genealogical Tables	9	(1)
Map	10	(17)
The Library	27	(144)
Appendix: Some Interpolations and an Unreliable Passage from the Epitome	171	(6)
Explanatory Notes	177	(85)
The Twelve Gods	262	(5)
References to Animals and Transformations	267	(4)
Index of Names	271