Classical Mythology

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CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY ...

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CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY SEVENTH EDITION MARK P. O. MORFORD University of Virginia, Emeritus ROBERT J. LENARDON The Ohio State Univer ...

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Dedicated to the memory of WILLIAM ROBERT JONES teacher, scholar, and friend ...

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CONTENTS PLATES, MAPS, AND FIGURES ix PREFACE xiii ABOUT THE AUTHORS xvii PART ONE THE MYTHS OF CREATION: THE GODS 1 Interpretat ...

Vlll CONTENTS PART TWO THE GREEK SAGAS: GREEK LOCAL LEGENDS 17 The Theban Saga 375 18 The Mycenaean Saga 4. Additional Reading: ...

PLATES, MAPS AND FIGURES COLOR PLATES following pages 299 and 361 1 Jupiter and Thetis, by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres 2 Diony ...

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Xll PLATES, MAPS AND FIGURES MAPS 142 Greece and the Aegean ii 30 Atlas and Prometheus, from a Laconian black-figure cup 31 Pro ...

PREFACE This is the seventh edition of Classical Mythology, which was first published in Successive revisions have been extensi ...

XIV PREFACE preted with infinite variations, repeatedly and continuously; these gods and god- desses, these heroes and heroines ...

PREFACE XV The Introduction in previous editions has been revised and expanded to be- come two chapters: Chapter 1, "Interpretat ...

XVI PREFACE features chapter-by-chapter summaries, suggested activities, maps, and test questions. We have harnessed the potenti ...

ABOUT THE AUTHORS Mark Morford is Professor Emeritus of Classics at the University of Virginia, where he joined the faculty in 1 ...

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