The Routledge handbook of Greek mythology : partially based on H.J. Rose's A Handbook of Greek Mythology / Robin Hard.
Edition: Eighth editionDescription: xxi, 631 pages : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 26 cmISBN: 9781138652606; 1138652601Subject(s): Mythology, Greek | Mythology, GreekDDC classification: 292.1/3 LOC classification: BL783 | .H37 2020Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Sources for Greek myth -- First beginnings and the age of Titans -- The three great divine families -- The rise of Zeus and revolts against his rule -- Hades, Demeter, and the mythology of the Underworld -- Hera, Hestia, and Poseidon -- Apollo, Artemis, and Athena -- Dionysos, Hermes, Hephaistos, and Aphrodite -- Lesser deities and nature-spirits -- The early mythical history of Argos -- The life of Heracles -- The return of the Heraclids -- Minos, Theseus, and the myths of Crete -- The kings of Athens -- Theban mythology from Cadmos to Oedipus -- The Theban Wars -- The family of Deucalion and the hunt for the Calydonian boar -- Jason and the Argonauts -- The early Pelopids and the family of Achilles and Ajax -- The royal families of Troy and Sparta, and the origin of the Trojan War -- The Trojan War -- The return journeys of the Greek heroes -- Aeneas, Romulus and the origins of Rome -- Legends of Arcadia and final miscellany.