The Routledge handbook of Greek mythology partially based on H.J. Rose's A Handbook of Greek Mythology / Robin Hard.

Author/creator Hard, Robin
Other author Rose, H. J. (Herbert Jennings), 1883-1961.
Format Electronic
EditionEighth edition.
Publication InfoAbingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
Descriptionxxi, 631 pages : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 26 cm
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Contents Sources for Greek myth -- First beginnings and the age of Titans -- The three great divine families -- The rise of Zeus and revolts against his rule -- Hades, Demeter, and the mythology of the Underworld -- Hera, Hestia, and Poseidon -- Apollo, Artemis, and Athena -- Dionysos, Hermes, Hephaistos, and Aphrodite -- Lesser deities and nature-spirits -- The early mythical history of Argos -- The life of Heracles -- The return of the Heraclids -- Minos, Theseus, and the myths of Crete -- The kings of Athens -- Theban mythology from Cadmos to Oedipus -- The Theban Wars -- The family of Deucalion and the hunt for the Calydonian boar -- Jason and the Argonauts -- The early Pelopids and the family of Achilles and Ajax -- The royal families of Troy and Sparta, and the origin of the Trojan War -- The Trojan War -- The return journeys of the Greek heroes -- Aeneas, Romulus and the origins of Rome -- Legends of Arcadia and final miscellany.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2019954560
ISBN9781138652606 hardcover
ISBN1138652601 hardcover

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