Classical myth /

Powell, Barry B.

Classical myth / Barry B. Powell ; with new translations of ancient texts by Herbert M. Howe. - 2nd ed. - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1998. - xxii, 671 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Col. maps on lining papers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. The Nature of Myth
Ch. 2. The Cultural Context of Classical Myth
Ch. 3. The Development of Classical Myth
Ch. 4. Myths of Creation: The Rise of Zeus
Ch. 5. Myths of Creation: The Origins of Mortals
Ch. 6. Myths of the Olympian Gods: The First Generation
Ch. 7. Myths of the Olympian Gods: The Second Generation, Part I
Ch. 8. Myths of the Olympian Gods: The Second Generation, Part II
Ch. 9. Myths of Fertility: Demeter and the Great Goddess
Ch. 10. Myths of Fertility: Dionysus
Ch. 11. Myths of Death: Encounters with the Underworld
Ch. 12. The Myths of Athens
Ch. 13. The Myths of Crete
Ch. 14. The Myths of Mycenae and Tiryns: Perseus and his Descendants
Ch. 15. Heracles
Ch. 16. The Myths of Thebes
Ch. 17. The Myths of Iolcus and Calydon
Ch. 18. The Trojan War Part I: The House of Atreus; The Anger of Achilles
Ch. 19. The Trojan War Part II: The Fall of Rome; The Return of Agamemnon
Ch. 20. The Return of Odysseus

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