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A Companion to Greek Mythology

By Niall Livingstone , Ken Dowden

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2011
ISBN
140511178X, 9781405111782
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10541845 bytes)
Pages
672\647
Time added
2013-12-11 19:29:16

Description

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 expertsIncludes coverage of Greek myth’s intersection with history, philosophy and religionIntroduces readers to topics in mythology that are often inaccessible to non-specialistsAddresses the Hellenistic and Roman periods as well as Archaic and Classical Greece

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