Myths of the Ancient Greeks

Name: Myths of the Ancient Greeks
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780451206855

ISBN-10: 0451206851

ISBN-13: 9780451206855

Edition: 2003

Authors: Richard P. Martin, Richard Martin, Richard Martin

List price: $16.00

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Presented in simple, yet flowing prose, Richard P. Martin delivers an accessible interpretation of the Greek myths for today's readers. Relive the triumphs and tragedies of Herakles, Perseus, Prometheus, Hermes, Zeus, and many more mortals and gods in this must-have volume. Includes two easy-to-read maps of Ancient Greece, and eighteen original illustrations.

Book details

List price: $16.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 4/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.20" wide x 7.87" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Edward McCrorie is a poet and translator whose works include several collections of poems and an acclaimed translation of Virgil's Aeneid. He is also a professor of English at Providence College. Richard P. Martin is the Antony and Isabelle Raubitschek Professor of Classics at Stanford University and the author of several books, including The Language of Heroes: Speech and Performance in the Iliad and Myths of the Ancient Greeks.



The Beginnings: Gods and Creatures


Offspring of Iapetos the Titan


Descendants of Atlas, Greek and Trojan


Warriors, Kings, and Heroines from Zeus


The Ancient Greek World


Mainland Greece


Introduction



The Beginnings



Singers, Players, and Rivals



Lovers Mortal and Divine



The Tales of Athens



Theseus, Lord of Athens



Herakles, Greatest of Heroes



Once and Future Heroes



The Saga of Thebes



The War at Troy


Further Reading


Index