Handbook of Classical Mythology (Handbooks of World Mythology)
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Word Count
98,500 words, Guess
Page Count
394 pages
Physical Format
Library Binding
Identifiers
- Internet Archivehandbookofclassi0000hans
- ISBN-139781576072264
- ISBN-101576072266
- Goodreads2327904
- LibraryThing7474933
and 4 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2004004434
- OCLC Control Number54768097
- Better World Books9781576072264
- Open LibraryOL8746815M
Classifications
- LCCBL723 .H36 2004
- LCCBL723.H36 2004
Description
Handbook of Classical Mythology offers newcomers and long-time enthusiasts new ways to navigate the world of Greek and Roman myths. Written by a foremost mythologist, the book begins by exploring the sources and landscapes from which the myths emerged. It then provides a richly detailed timeline of mythic episodes from the creation of the cosmos to the end of the Heroic Ageoplus an illustrated mythological dictionary listing every significant character, place, event, and object.Whether exploring the world that gave rise to ancient mythology or researching a specific piece of the whole, the handbook is the best introduction available to the extraordinary cast of these tales (gods, nymphs, satyrs, monsters, heroes and the natural and supernatural stages upon which their fates are played out.
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