Classical MythologyOxford University Press, 1999 - 636 pagina's Building on the best-selling tradition of previous editions, Classical Mythology, 6/e examines the literary tradition of Greek and Roman mythology through extensive translations of original mythological sources. This comprehensive and accessible introduction to classical mythology incorporates a dynamic combination of poetic narratives and enlightening commentary to make classical myths come alive for students. The authors' insightful discussions of classical myths in their historical and cultural settings--as well as their survival in literature, art, music, and film--remain unparalleled. The sixth edition of Classical Mythology features a host of pedagogical aids, including: . The authors' helpful student study guide, A Companion to Classical Mythology . A companion website: http: //www.oup-usa.org/sc/0195143388 featuring chapter summaries, short quizzes, maps, additional original translations, links to Perseus and other mythology websites, practice tests, and more . Many new translations and a new appendix to Chapter 8 that includes most of Euripides' Hippolytus . Expanded coverage of comparative and interpretative approaches as well as evidence from art and archaeology . Copious illustrations--maps, genealogy charts, and reproductions of paintings and sculpture from 750 B.C. to the present--including 22 color plates . Extended critical coverage . Quick-Reference Glossary/Index to help students quickly identify names, places, and events" |
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Inhoudsopgave
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE GODS | 33 |
MYTHS OF CREATION | 35 |
The Endymion Sarcophagus marble sarcophagus | 43 |
THE CREATION OF MORTALS | 50 |
ZEUS HERA AND THEIR CHILDREN | 70 |
The Return of Hephaestus from an Attic blackfigure | 78 |
ANTHROPOMORPHISM AND GREEK HUMANISM | 85 |
COLOR PLATES | 285 |
following page | 285 |
Dionysus kylix by Exekias | 285 |
The Death of Sarpedon Athenian redfigure krater by Euphronios 4 Christus Apollo thirdcentury vault mosaic 5 Lycurgus Cup early fourthcentury gl... | 285 |
The Feast of the Gods by Giovanni Bellini | 285 |
Venus and Adonis by Paolo Veronese | 285 |
The Discovery of the Infant Erichthonius by Peter Paul Rubens | 285 |
Nessus and Deianeira by Guido Reni | 285 |
POSEIDON SEA DEITIES GROUP DIVINITIES AND MONSTERS | 98 |
Nereid by Georges Braque | 99 |
ATHENA | 105 |
The Birth of Athena from an Athenian amphora | 106 |
Mourning Athena relief from the Acropolis | 114 |
APHRODITE AND EROS | 116 |
Venus Discovering the Dead Adonis by a Neapolitan follower | 121 |
Psyche Is Brought to Olympus by Mercury fresco | 139 |
ARTEMIS | 141 |
The Death of Actaeon from an Athenian krater by the Pan Painter | 145 |
EURIPIDES HIPPOLYTUS | 150 |
APOLLO | 163 |
Apollo and Daphne attributed to Antonio del Pollaiuolo | 174 |
Apollo from the temple of Zeus at Olympia | 181 |
THE HOMERIC HYMN TO APOLLO | 182 |
HERMES | 189 |
Mercury by Giovanni Bologna | 201 |
DIONYSUS PAN ECHO AND NARCISSUS | 204 |
Maenad from an Attic kylix by the Brygos Painter | 223 |
DEMETER AND THE ELEUSINIAN MYSTERIES | 233 |
Demeter cultstatue from Cnidus | 234 |
Hades and Persephone relief from Locri | 241 |
THE REALM OF HADES | 250 |
The Underworld Apulian redfigure krater by the Underworld painter | 261 |
MYSTERY RELIGIONS IN ROMAN TIMES | 273 |
Orpheus Eurydice and Hermes Roman copy of a fifthcentury | 275 |
THE THEBAN SAGA | 289 |
The Rape of Europa metope from Selinus | 292 |
Oedipus Rex by Max Ernst | 304 |
THE MYCENAEAN SAGA | 317 |
The Death of Agamemnon Attic redfigure krater | 325 |
following page | 347 |
Cephalus and Aurora by Nicolas Poussin 13 The Forge of Vulcan by Diego Velázquez 14 The Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite by Nicolas Pouss... | 347 |
Vertumnus and Pomona by François Boucher | 347 |
Ariadne Asleep on the Island of Naxos by John Vanderlyn | 347 |
Pandora by Odilon Redon 19 Demeter by Jean Arp 20 Icarus by Henri Matisse 21 Hector and Andromache by Giorgio de Chirico 22 Landscape for ... | 347 |
THE TROJAN SAGA AND THE ILIAD | 348 |
The Judgment of Paris by Lucas Cranach the Elder | 352 |
Hector and Achilles by Eunice Pinney | 376 |
THE RETURNS AND THE ODYSSEY | 388 |
PERSEUS AND THE LEGENDS OF ARGOS | 406 |
HERACLES | 416 |
THESEUS AND THE LEGENDS OF ATTICA | 442 |
JASON MEDEA AND THE ARGONAUTS | 464 |
MYTHS OF LOCAL HEROES AND HEROINES | 480 |
PART THREE | 501 |
THE SURVIVAL OF CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY IN LITERATURE AND ART | 542 |
CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY IN MUSIC AND FILM | 577 |
NOTES | 595 |
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Achilles Aegisthus Aeneas Aeschylus Agamemnon ancient Aphrodite Apollo Artemis Athena beautiful birth blood Cadmus called century Chapter chariot child classical mythology Clytemnestra Croesus Cronus cult daughter death deity Demeter Dionysus divine earth Electra Eleusis Eros Euripides Eurydice evil fate father gave gifts goddess gods golden Greece Greek Hades hair hands head heart heaven Helius Hephaestus Hera Heracles Hermes hero Hesiod Hippolytus holy Homeric Hymn honor horses human husband Iliad immortal Jupiter killed king legend Leto live lyre Medea Metamorphoses mortals mother mountain Mycenaean mystery religions myth night nymphs Odysseus Oedipus Olympian Olympus oracle Orestes Orpheus Ovid Ovid's palace PENTHEUS Persephone Phaedra Phoebus play poet Poseidon Prometheus ritual river Roman Rome sacred saga ship sister Sophocles soul spoke story Tartarus tell temple Thebes Theseus Tiresias Titans took tradition Trojan Troy Underworld Uranus Vergil wife women words worship Zeus