{"product_id":"classical-myth-9780197527986","title":"Classical Myth","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Classical Myth is the best of its kind.\"--David J. Schenker, University of Missouri \"This text is accessible to students at all levels of engagement. I am consistently pleased with the translations--easy for students to grasp, while maintaining the essence of the original meaning.\"--Heather Pollock, University of Akron \"Classical Myth is not excessively sophisticated for my 100-level students, yet it challenges them to explore beneath the surface of myths.\"--Elaina Wida, California State University, Long Beach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Perspectives  List of Maps List of Charts  List of Figures  Preface Acknowledgments    Part I. Definitions and Background 1. The Nature of Myth   2. The Cultural Context of Classical Myth   3. The Development of Classical Myth   Part II. Divine 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  Part III. Legends 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  Part IV. Roman Myth  23. Legends of Aeneas   24. Legends of Early Rome   Part V. Interpretation 25. Theories of Myth Interpretation   Reference Charts  Chronology of the Ancient World  The Greek and Roman Pantheon  Credits Index and Glossary","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52151079338327,"sku":"9780197527986","price":53.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/classical-myth-9780197527986","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}