(eBook PDF) Gods, Heroes, and Monsters 2nd by Carolina López-Ruiz

(eBook PDF) Gods, Heroes, and Monsters 2nd byCarolina López-Ruiz- Digital Ebook – Instant Delivery Download

Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0190644818
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0190644819
• Author: Carolina López-Ruiz

Offering an expansive view of the ancient Mediterranean world, Gods, Heroes, and Monsters: A Sourcebook of Greek, Roman, and Near Eastern Myths in Translation, Second Edition, presents essential Greek and Roman sources–including work from Homer, Hesiod, Virgil, and Ovid–alongside analogous narratives from the ancient Near East–Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Hittite kingdom, Ugarit, Phoenicia, and the Hebrew Bible. Some of the sources appear here in English translations for the first time.

This collection stresses cultural continuities and comparisons, showing how Greek and Roman myths did not emerge in a vacuum but rather evolved from and interacted with their counterparts in the ancient Near East. Reinforcing this more inclusive definition of “classical,” it is organized thematically, which allows readers to excamine each category of myth in a comparative and cross-cultural light. For example, “Part III: Epic Struggles: Gods, Heroes, and Monsters” provides sources that feature Greek heroes like Heracles, Apollo, Achilles, and Hector along with the Epic of Gilgamesh and other ancient Near Eastern selections that focus on the hero.

Table contents:

PART ONE. AND SO IT BEGAN: COSMOGONIES AND THEOGONIES

PART TWO. MANKIND CREATED, MANKIND DESTROYED

PART THREE. EPIC STRUGGLES: GODS, HEROES, AND MONSTERS

PART FOUR. OF CITIES AND PEOPLES

PART FIVE. EROS AND THE LABORS OF LOVE

PART SIX. DEATH AND THE AFTERLIFE JOURNEY

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