Ancient Epic offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to six of the greatest ancient epics – Homer''s Iliad and Odyssey, Vergil''s Aeneid, Ovid''s Metamorphoses, and Apollonius of Rhodes'' Agonautica.

• Provides an accessible introduction to the ancient epic
• Offers interpretive analyses of poems within a comprehensive historical context
• Includes a detailed timeline, suggestions for further readings, and an appendix of the Olympian gods and their Akkadian counterparts