Classical Mythology

ART, MAPS, AND FIGURES ; PREFACE ; ABOUT THE AUTHORS ; ABOUT THE WEBSITE ; PART ONE ; THE MYTHS OF CREATION: THE GODS ; 1. Interpretation and Definition of Classical Mythology ; APPENDIX TO CHAPTER 1: SOURCES FOR CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY ; 2. Historical Background of Greek Mythology ; 3. Myths of Creation ; 4. Zeus' Rise to Power: The Creation of Mortals ; ADDITIONAL READING: PARALLELS IN MYTHS OF GREECE AND THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST ; 5. The Twelve Olympians: Zeus, Hera, and Their Children ; 6. The Nature of the Gods ; APPENDIX TO CHAPTER 6: GREEK RELIGION ; 7. Poseidon, Sea Deities, Group Divinities, and Monsters ; 8. Athena ; 9. Aphrodite and Eros ; 10. Artemis ; ADDITIONAL READING: SELECTIONS FROM EURIPIDES' HIPPOLYTUS ; 11. Apollo ; ADDITIONAL READING: THE HOMERIC HYMN TO PYTHIAN APOLLO ; 12. Hermes ; 13. Dionysus, Pan, Echo, and Narcissus ; 14. Demeter and the Eleusinian Mysteries ; 15. Views of the Afterlife: The Realm of Hades ; 16. Orpheus and Orphism: Mystery Religions in Roman Times ; PART TWO ; THE GREEK SAGAS ; INTRODUCTION ; 17. The Theban Saga ; 18. The Mycenaean Saga ; ADDITIONAL READING: ORESTES AND THE THREE ELECTRAS ; 19. The Trojan Saga and the Iliad ; APPENDIX TO CHAPTER 19: MELEAGER AND THE CALYDONIAN BOAR HUNT ; 20. The Returns and the Odyssey ; 21. Perseus and the Legends of Argos ; APPENDIX TO CHAPTER 21: BELLEROPHON ; 22. Heracles ; 23. Theseus and the Legends of Attica ; 24. Jason, Medea, and the Argonauts ; ADDITIONAL READING: JASON AND MEDEA IN EURIPIDES ; 25. Greek and Roman Legends in Ovid's Poetry ; PART THREE ; THE NATURE OF ROMAN MYTHOLOGY ; 26. Roman Mythology and Saga ; PART FOUR ; THE SURVIVAL OF CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY ; 27. Classical Mythology in Literature and Art ; 28. Classical Mythology in Music, Dance, and Film ; GLOSSARY OF MYTHOLOGICAL WORDS AND PHRASES IN ENGLISH ; THE GREEK SPELLING OF NAMES ; INDEXES ; A. INDEX OF AUTHORS, COMPOSERS, AND TITLES ; B. GLOSSARY/INDEX OF MYTHOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL PERSONS, PLACES, AND SUBJECTS