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Classical Myth, 8th Edition by Barry B. Powell EBOOK PDF Instant Download

Table of Contents

“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 Pronunciation Glossary”