Classical Mythology 10th Edition (eBook PDF) – Digital Ebook – Instant Delivery Download
Product details:
- ISBN-10 : 0199997322
- ISBN-13 : 978-0199997329
- Author: Mark Morford, Robert J. Lenardon , Michael Sham
Building on the bestselling tradition of previous editions, Classical Mythology, Tenth 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.
Table contents:
PART ONE. THE MYTHS OF CREATION: THE GODS
1. Interpretation and Definition of Classical Mythology
2. Historical Background of Greek Mythology
3. Myths of Creation
4. Zeus’ Rise to Power: The Creation of Mortals
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
11. 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
17. The Theban Saga
18. The Mycenaean Saga
19. The Trojan Saga and the Iliad
20. The Returns and the Odyssey
21. Perseus and the Legends of Argos
22. Heracles
23. Theseus and the Legends of Attica
24. Jason, Medea, and the Argonauts
PART THREE. THE NATURE OF ROMAN MYTHOLOGY
25. Greek Mythology in the Roman Wrold
26. Roman Mythology and Saga
PART FOUR. THE SURVIVAL OF CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY
27. Classical Mythology in Literature
28. Classical Mythology in Music, Dance, and Film
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