Classical Myth, Global Edition 8th Edition, (Ebook PDF)

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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1292066148
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1292066141
• Author: Barry B. Powell

Comprehensive and scholarly, this well-designed and class-tested text presents Greek and Roman myths in a lively and easy-to-read manner. It features fresh translations, numerous illustrations (ancient and modern) of classical myths and legends, and commentary that emphasizes the anthropological, historical, religious, sociological, and economic contexts in which the myths were told. It also provides a cultural context so that students can see how mythology has influenced the world and how it continues to influence society today.

Table contents:

1. The Nature of Myth

2. The Cultural Context of Classical Myth

3. The Development of Classical Myth

4. Myths of Creation I: The Rise of Zeus

5. Myths of Creation II: The Origins of Mortals

6. Myths of Zeus, His Wife Hera, and His Brothers Poseidon  and Hades

7. Myths of the Great God Apollo

8. Myths of Hermes, Pan, Hephaestus, and Ares

9. Myths of the Female Deities Aphrodite, Artemis, and Athena

10. Myths of Fertility I: Demeter and Related Myths

11. Myths of Fertility II: Dionysus

12. Myths of Death: Encounters with the Underworld

13. Introduction to Heroic Myth: The Mesopotamian Legend of Gilgamesh

14. Perseus and Myths of the Argive Plain

15. Heracles

16. Theseus and the Myths of Athens

17. The Myths of Crete

18. Oedipus and the Myths of Thebes

19. Jason and the Myths of Iolcus and Calydon

20. The Trojan War

21. The Fall of Troy and Its Aftermath

22. The Return of Odysseus

23. Legends of Aeneas

24. Legends of Early Rome

25. Theories of Myth Interpretation

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