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Classical Mythology by Mark Morford, Michael Sham and Robert J. Lenardon (2023, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100197653928

ISBN-139780197653920

eBay Product ID (ePID)19058369323

Product Key Features

Number of Pages752 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameClassical Mythology

SubjectFolklore & Mythology, General, Ancient & Classical

Publication Year2023

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Religion, Social Science

AuthorMark Morford, Michael Sham, Robert J. Lenardon

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight43.7 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width8 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number12

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2022-041728

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal292.1/3

Table Of ContentPreface 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

SynopsisBuilding on the best-selling tradition of previous editions, this is the most comprehensive survey of classical mythology available--and the first full-color textbook of its kind., 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., 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., 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.

LC Classification NumberBL723.M67 2023