By offering, for the first time in a single edition, complete English translations of Apollodorus' Library and Hyginus' Fabulae --the two most important surviving "handbooks" of classical mythography--this volume enables readers to compare the two's versions of the most important Greek and Roman myths. A General Introduction sets the Library and Fabulae into the wider context of ancient mythography; introductions to each text discuss in greater detail issues of authorship, aim, and influence. A general index, an index of people and geographic locations, and an index of authors and works cited by the mythographers are also included.
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Two Handbooks of Greek Mythology
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Apollodorus' Library and Hyginus' Fabulae
Two Handbooks of Greek Mythology
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- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- General Introduction
- Introduction to Apollodorus’ Bibliotheke (Library)
- Introduction to Hyginus’ Fabulae (Myths)
- Maps
- Genealogical Charts
- Apollodorus’ Library
- Hyginus’ Fabulae
- Endnotes to Apollodorus’ Library
- Endnotes to Hyginus’ Fabulae
- Appendix: Excerpt from Pseudo-Dositheus
- General Index
- Index of Peoples and Geographic Locations
- Index of Authors and Works Cited by Apollodorus and Hyginus
- Back Cover
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