Classical Mythology, International Edition

Mark P.O. Morford is Professor of Classics Emeritus at the University of Virginia

Maps, Figures, and "Myth and Culture" ; Preface ; About the Authors ; About the Website ; PART ONE ; THE MYTHS OF CREATION: THE GODS ; 1 Interpretation and Definition of Classical Mythology ; Appendix to Chapter 1: Sources for Classical Mythology ; 2 Historical Background of Greek Mythology ; 3 Myths of Creation ; 4 Zeus' Rise to Power: The Creation of Mortals ; Appendix to Chapter 4: Parallels in Myths of Greece and the Ancient Near East ; 5 The Twelve Olympians: Zeus, Hera, and Their Children ; 6 The Nature of the Gods and Greek Religion ; 7 Poseidon, Sea Deities, Group Divinities, and Monsters ; 8 Athena ; 9 Aphrodite and Eros ; 10 Artemis ; Additional Reading: Euripides' Hippolytus ; 11 Apollo ; Additional Reading: The Homeric Hymn to Pythian Apollo ; 12 Hermes ; 13 Dionysus, Pan, Echo, and Narcissus ; 14 Demeter and the Eleusinian Mysteries ; 15 Views of the Afterlife: The Realm of Hades ; 16 Orpheus and Orphism: Mystery Religions in Roman Times ; PART TWO ; THE GREEK SAGAS ; Introduction to the Greek Sagas ; 17 The Theban Saga ; 18 The Mycenaen Saga ; Additional Reading: Orestes and the Three Electras ; 19 The Trojan Saga and the Iliad ; Appendix to Chapter 19: Meleager and the Calydonian Boar Hunt ; 20 The Returns and the Odyssey ; 21 Perseus and the Legends of Argos ; Appendix: Bellerophon and the Chimera ; 22 Heracles ; 23 Theseus and the Legends of Attica ; 24 Jason, Medea, and the Argonauts ; Additional Reading: Jason and Medea in Euripides ; PART THREE ; THE NATURE OF ROMAN MYTHOLOGY ; 25 Greek Mythology in the Roman World ; 26 Roman Mythology and Saga ; PART FOUR ; THE SURVIVAL OF CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY ; 27 Classical Mythology in Literature ; 28 Classical Mythology in Music, Dance, and Film ; Glossary of Mythological Words and Phrases in English ; The Greek Spelling of Names ; Indexes ; A. Index of Authors, Composers, and Titles I-1 ; B. Glossary/Index of Mythological and Historical Persons, Places, and Subjects I-13 ; Color Plates 1-9 follow page ; Color Plates 10-20 follow page