Exploring Greek Myth

Exploring Greek Myth offers an extensive discussion ofvariant forms of myths and lesser-known stories, includingimportant local myths and local versions of PanHellenic myths.Clark also discusses approaches to understanding myths, allowingstudents to gain an appreciation of the variety in onevolume. * Guides students from an introductory understanding of myths toa wide-ranging exploration of current scholarly approaches onmythology as a social practice and as an expression of thought * Written in an informal conversational style appealing tostudents by an experienced lecturer in the field * Offers extensive discussion of variant forms of myths and manylesser known, but deserving, stories * Investigates a variety of approaches to the study of mythincluding: the sources of our knowledge of Greek myth, myth andritual in ancient Greek society, comparative myth, myth and gender,hero cult, psychological interpretation of myth, and myth andphilosophy * Includes suggestions in each chapter for essays and researchprojects, as well as extensive lists of books and articles forfurther reading * The author draws on the work of many leading scholars in thefield in his exploration of topics throughout the text