The Meridian Handbook of Classical MythologyThe ultimate single-volume reference guide to Greek and Roman mythology An ideal resource for students, teachers, librarians, writers, and readers of great literature, the Meridian Handbook has set the standard for over three decades as the classic guide to the myths of Greece and Rome. From Athena to Zeus, Abantes to Zninthe, the epic heroes and gods who inhabit the pantheon of great literature are covered in fascinating detail. Complete stories and short identifications of characters, events, place names, and constellations are included. For a fuller perspective of the mythological realm, there are maps of the classical world and genealogical charts of the great royal lines. Comprehensive and accessible, the Meridian Handbook is an indispensable aid to understanding and enjoying mythology. |
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Page vii
It is intended not to expound the myths of Greece and Rome , but to tell them in a readable and convenient form . It is not concerned with cult ; and it ventures into interpretation of the myths only where description of the gods ...
It is intended not to expound the myths of Greece and Rome , but to tell them in a readable and convenient form . It is not concerned with cult ; and it ventures into interpretation of the myths only where description of the gods ...
Page 173
Eros , not yet the handsome young god of later myth , probably represented the sexual force that would permit the work of ... the succession of ruling gods , each overthrowing his predecessor - were borrowed from myths of Anatolia .
Eros , not yet the handsome young god of later myth , probably represented the sexual force that would permit the work of ... the succession of ruling gods , each overthrowing his predecessor - were borrowed from myths of Anatolia .
Page 309
Nevertheless Hyginus ' two works contain many details or alternative versions of myth not found elsewhere . Book 2 of his Poetica Astronomica recounts the myths that gave their names to forty - three constellations .
Nevertheless Hyginus ' two works contain many details or alternative versions of myth not found elsewhere . Book 2 of his Poetica Astronomica recounts the myths that gave their names to forty - three constellations .
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According accounts Achilles Adrastus Aeschylus Aetolia ancient Aphrodite Apollo Apollodorus Apollonius Rhodius appeared Argonauts Argos Artemis Athens became bore born brother brought called carried caused child claimed Crete daughter death descendants died Dionysus earth eponym Eteocles Euripides Fabulae father fell followed force gave Giants give given goddess gods Greek Hades hand Helen Hera Heracles Hermes Hesiod Homer honor horse husband Hyginus identified Iliad island Italy Jason killed king known land later leader lived married Medea Messenia Metamorphoses Minos mother Mount murder myths nymph Odysseus offered once oracle originally Ovid Pausanias perhaps Perseus Poseidon punished refused region remained returned river Roman rule sailed seems sent ships sister sons story Thebes Theseus Thestius throne told took Trojan Troy turned wife women worshiped writers young youth Zeus
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Meridian Handbook of Classical Mythology A Meridian book |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | New American Library, 1974 |
| ISBN | 0452009278, 9780452009271 |
| Length | 631 pages |
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