Gods and Heroes of the Greeks The "Library" of Apollodorus

ISBN-10: 0870232061

ISBN-13: 9780870232060

Edition: 2nd 1976

Authors: Michael Simpson, Apollodorus, Leonard Baskin, Leonard Baskin

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The immortal characters of Greek mythology enact their dramas, conflicts, and passions in the "Library of Apollodorus." Probably composed in the first century A.D., it is the only Greek handbook of mythology to survive antiquity, and is a major source of our knowledge of Greek myths. Beginning with the birth of the gods and ending with the death of Odysseus, the 'Library' traces the destinies of such great mythic figures as Prometheus, Oedipus, Heracles, Daedalus, and the heroes of the Trojan War. Michael Simpson's new translation captures the fine simplicity and straightforwardness of the original. Leonard Baskin's drawings throw a unique contemporary light on this ancient world.

Book details

List price: $29.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1976
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
Publication date: 9/17/1976
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Michael Simpson is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK.