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Classical Mythology by Mark P.O. Morford, University of Virginia, Emeritus; Robert J. Lenardon, The Ohio State University, Emeritus; Michael Sham, Siena College is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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Cover 1 Contents 6 Art, Maps, and Figures 8 Preface 10 About the Authors 14 About the Website 16 PART ONE: The Myths of Creation: The Gods 18 1 Interpretation and Definition of Classical Mythology 20 Appendix to Chapter 1: Sources for Classical Mythology 43 2 Historical Background of Greek Mythology 57 3 Myths of Creation 78 4 Zeus’ Rise to Power: The Creation of Mortals 101 Appendix to Chapter 4: Parallels in Myths of Greece and the Ancient Near East 123 5 The Twelve Olympians: Zeus, Hera, and Their Children 134 6 The Nature of the Gods and Greek Religion 157 7 Poseidon, Sea Deities, Group Divinities, and Monsters 185 8 Athena 196 9 Aphrodite and Eros 210 10 Artemis 244 Additional Reading: Euripides’ Hippolytus 254 11 Apollo 268 Additional Reading: The Homeric Hymn to Pythian Apollo 291 12 Hermes 302 13 Dionysus, Pan, Echo, and Narcissus 321 14 Demeter and the Eleusinian Mysteries 356 15 Views of the Afterlife: The Realm of Hades 376 16 Orpheus and Orphism: Mystery Religions in Roman Times 405 PART TWO: The Greek Sagas 424 Introduction to the Greek Sagas 426 17 The Theban Saga 431 18 The Mycenaean Saga 462 Additional Reading: Orestes and the Three Electras 472 19 The Trojan Saga a
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- Author
- Mark P.O. Morford, University of Virginia, Emeritus; Robert J. Lenardon, The Ohio State University, Emeritus; Michael Sham, Siena College
- Publisher
- IRL Press at Oxford University Press
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780199997329
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Religion, History, Fiction
- Rating
- 4.27 / 5 (28 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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