Classical Mythology

Vlll CONTENTS

PART TWO THE GREEK SAGAS: GREEK LOCAL LEGENDS

17 The Theban Saga 375

18 The Mycenaean Saga 4.

Additional Reading: Orestes and the Three Electras 416

19 The Trojan Saga and the Iliad 436

20 The Returns and the Odyssey 482

21 Perseus and the Legends of Argos 505

22 Heracles 519

23 Theseus and the Legends of Attica 54&

24 Jason, Medea, and the Argonauts 573

Additional Reading: Jason and Medea in Euripides 589

25 Myths of Local Heroes and Heroines 602

PART THREE THE NATURE OF ROMAN MYTHOLOGY

26 Roman Mythology and Saga 623

PART FOUR THE SURVIVAL OF CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY

27 Classical Mythology in Literature and Art 667

28 Classical Mythology in Music, Dance, and Film 705

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY 763

GLOSSARY OF MYTHOLOGICAL WORDS AND PHRASES IN ENGLISH 764

THE GREEK SPELLING OF NAMES yy

INDEXES I-I

A. INDEX OF AUTHORS, COMPOSERS, AND TITLES I-I

B. GLOSSARY/INDEX OF MYTHOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL PERSONS,

PLACES, AND SUBJECTS I-