Classical Myth

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Table of Contents:
List of Perspectives List of Maps List of Charts List of Figures Preface Acknowledgments Part I. Definitions and Background 1. The Nature of Myth 2. The Cultural Context of Classical Myth 3. The Development of Classical Myth Part II. Divine Myth 4. Myths of Creation I: The Rise of Zeus 5. Myths of Creation II: The Origins of Mortals 6. Myths of Zeus, His Wife Hera, and His Brothers Poseidon and Hades 7. Myths of the Great God Apollo 8. Myths of Hermes, Pan, Hephaestus, and Ares 9. Myths of the Female Deities Aphrodite, Artemis, and Athena 10. Myths of Fertility I: Demeter and Related Myths 11. Myths of Fertility II: Dionysus 12. Myths of Death: Encounters with the Underworld Part III. Legends 13. Introduction to Heroic Myth: The Mesopotamian Legend of Gilgamesh 14. Perseus and Myths of the Argive Plain 15. Heracles 16. Theseus and the Myths of Athens 17. The Myths of Crete 18. Oedipus and the Myths of Thebes 19. Jason and the Myths of Iolcus and Calydon 20. The Trojan War 21. The Fall of Troy and Its Aftermath 22. The Return of Odysseus Part IV. Roman Myth 23. Legends of Aeneas 24. Legends of Early Rome Part V. Interpretation 25. Theories of Myth Interpretation Reference Charts Chronology of the Ancient World The Greek and Roman Pantheon Credits Index and Glossary

About the Author :
Barry B. Powell is the Halls-Bascom Professor of Classics Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he taught classical mythology for over thirty years.

Review :
"Classical Myth is the best of its kind."--David J. Schenker, University of Missouri "This text is accessible to students at all levels of engagement. I am consistently pleased with the translations--easy for students to grasp, while maintaining the essence of the original meaning."--Heather Pollock, University of Akron "Classical Myth is not excessively sophisticated for my 100-level students, yet it challenges them to explore beneath the surface of myths."--Elaina Wida, California State University, Long Beach