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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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' functions makes ...
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' functions makes ...
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Eros, not yet the handsome young god of later myth, probably represented the
sexual force that would permit the work of ... gods— particularly the succession of
ruling gods, each overthrowing his predecessor — were borrowed from myths of
...
Eros, not yet the handsome young god of later myth, probably represented the
sexual force that would permit the work of ... gods— particularly the succession of
ruling gods, each overthrowing his predecessor — were borrowed from myths of
...
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Hygieia has no myth, being merely an abstraction. As an offspring of the god of
healing, she personified health. Hyginus. A Roman mythographer. Almost
nothing is known of Hyginus except that his Fabulae, a confused and disorderly ...
Hygieia has no myth, being merely an abstraction. As an offspring of the god of
healing, she personified health. Hyginus. A Roman mythographer. Almost
nothing is known of Hyginus except that his Fabulae, a confused and disorderly ...
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| 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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