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This is the new edition of the best-selling text for Introduction to Classical Mythology. The book offers an engaging discussion and interpretation of Greek and Roman mythology, providing extensive translations of ancient works along with relevant historical and cultural background information. It now includes a new chapter on Ovid, an improved and expanded art and maps program, and line numbering for all translations.Table of ContentsPlates, Maps, and Figures ix Preface xv About the Authors xviii About the Website xix PART ONE THE MYTHS OF CREATION: THE GODS Interpretation and Definition of Classical Mythology 3 (37) Appendix to Chapter 1: Sources for Classical Mythology 26 (14) Historical Background of Greek Mythology 40 (15) Myths of Creation 55 (23) Zeus' Rise to Power: The Creation of Mortals 78 (35) Additional Reading: Parallels in Myths of Greece and the Ancient Near East 102 (11) The Twelve Olympians: Zeus, Hera, and Their Children 113 (22) The Nature of the Gods 135 (19) Poseidon, Sea Deities, Group Divinities, and Monsters 154 (11) Athena 165 (14) Aphrodite and Eros 179 (31) Artemis 210 (28) Additional Reading: Selections from Euripides' Hippolytus 224 (14) Apollo 238 (34) Additional Reading: The Homeric Hymn to Pythian Apollo 259 (13) Hermes 272 (20) Dionysus, Pan, Echo, and Narcissus 292 (35) Demeter and the Eleusinian Mysteries 327 (22) Views of the Afterlife: The Realm of Hades 349 (28) Orpheus and Orphism: Mystery Religions in Roman Times 377 (24) PART TWO THE GREEK SAGAS Introduction 394 (7) The Theban Saga 401 (32) The Mycenaean Saga 433 (33) Additional Reading: Orestes and the Three Electras 446 (20) The Trojan Saga and the Iliad 466 (56) Appendix to Chapter 19: Meleager and the Calydonian Boar Hunt 513 (9) The Returns and the Odyssey 522 (25) Perseus and the Legends of Argos 547 (17) Appendix to Chapter 21: Bellerophon 560 (4) Heracles 564 (29) Theseus and the Legends of Attica 593 (28) Jason, Medea, and the Argonauts 621 (30) Additional Reading: Jason and Medea in Euripides 637 (14) Greek and Roman Legends in Ovid's Poetry 651 (12) PART THREE THE NATURE OF ROMAN MYTHOLOGY Roman Mythology and Saga 663 (44) PART FOUR THE SURVIVAL OF CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY Classical Mythology in Literature and Art 707 (41) Classical Mythology in Music, Dance, and Film 748 (57) Glossary of Mythological Words and Phrases in English 805 (13) The Greek Spelling of Names 818 Indexes Index of Authors, Composers, and Titles 1 Glossary / Index of Mythological and Historical Persons, Places, and Subjects 12