A Companion to Greek Mythology

Dowden, Ken; Livingstone, Niall

A Companion to Greek Mythology presents a series of essays that explore the phenomenon of Greek myth from its origins in shared Indo-European story patterns and the Greeks’ contacts with their Eastern Mediterranean neighbours through its development as a shared language and thought-system for the Greco-Roman world.

• Features essays from a prestigious international team of literary experts
• Includes coverage of Greek myth’s intersection with history, philosophy and religion
• Introduces readers to topics in mythology that are often inaccessible to non-specialists
• Addresses the Hellenistic and Roman periods as well as Archaic and Classical Greece

Details

Published by: Wiley-Blackwell

Publication Date: 2011-05-06

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781405111782

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Dimensions: 254.0cm x182.9cm

Pages: 672.0