The everything classical mythology book : Greek and Roman gods, goddesses, heroes, and monsters from Ares to Zeus / Lesley Bolton.
Series: The everything seriesPublication details: Avon, Mass. : Adams Media Corp., c2002.Description: x, 291 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 158062653X
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Content
Chapter 1 The Myth and its function
What is a myth ?
The Sacred Myth
Mystery Solved
Establishing Order
etc.
Chapter 2 Sources of classical mythology
Homer
Hesiod
Aeschylus
Sophocles
etc.
Chapter 3 Creation: chaotic theory
In the beginning There was Chaos
Giving Personality to Nature
And then there was Man
The gift of fire
etc.
Chapter 4 The Children of Mother earth
Children by Pontus
Need a Hand ?
One-eyed Wonders
The Imperials
Uranus Loses a Limb
etc.
Chapter 5 Introducing the Olympians
The original six
A Dozen distinquished deities
Mount Olympus
Law and order under the Olympians
etc.
Chapter 6 Marriage made in the heavens
The Seventh Lover
A Grand Wedding
The Children of Zeus and Hera
A Lover's Spat
Chapter 7 Sovereign of the sea
The power of Poseidon
The fight for city Patronage
In need of a Queen
The Paternal Poseidon
etc.
Chapter 8 Dark prince
A private God
The abduction of Persephone
The houese of hades
The cell blocks
etc.
Chapter 9 Home is where the heart is
Demeter's Sphere of influence
The Love Affairs of Demeter
Wandering the Countryside
Eleusinian Mysteries
Hestia Honored
etc.
Chapter 10 Art of war
A Detestable Deity
God of War in Love
Amazon Warriors
Battles with Athena
etc.
Chapter 11The Peaceful warrior
The birth of Athena
The almighty Athena
Athenian Cult
Athena the Inventer
etc.
Chapter 12 The Thrill of the hunt
Lady of the wild
An overprotective daughter
Artemis takes offenses
Protecting her virginity
etc.
Chapter 13 The Master marksman
Tall, Dark and Handsome
God of music
The playboy
Unlucky in Love
etc.
Chapter 14 The Swift as the wind
A child's first Prank
The Messanger boy
Reconciling with Hera
More than a mere mesenger
etc.
Chapter 15 Adultery abounds
The queen of hearts
A Master Craftsman
Beauty and the beast
A woman in love
etc.
Chapter 16 The Lord of libation
The twice-born God
Dionysus driven mad
The rites of dionysus
Dionisus takes a wife
etc.
Chapter 17 Lesser gods
The Muses
The Charites
The Satyrs
The Nymphs
etc.
Chapter 18 Monster madness
Chimaera
Scylla
Minotaur
Sphinx
etc.
Chapter 19 Hero's tale
Heracles
Theseus
Perseus
Jason etc.
Chapter 20 Trojan war
Causes of the war
The Olympians enter the war
Heroes of the war
The tenth year
etc.
Chapter 21 When in Rome
Greek versus Roman
The Journal to Italy
Founding of the Roman race
Peace Disrupted
etc.
Chapter 22 Thank the gods and goddesses!
The Myth in everyday language
The Myth in Literature
The myth in Art
The myth in Movies
etc.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-278) and index.
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