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Index
Cover Page
Classical Mythology: The Basics
Series
Title
Copyright
Contents
Maps
List of Figures
Preface
1 Stories that Stay
Myth as Speech
Myth and Community Traditions
Myth and Belief
The Range of Tradition
Rejecting Myth
Rationalizing Myth
Allegorizing Myth
How we get Myth
The Sources: A Brief Chronological List
Further Reading
2 Talking of Gods
Origin Stories
Hesiod’s Theogony
Other Origin Myths
Where Gods Come From
What are Gods Good for?
Further Reading
3 Heroic Dimensions
Hero: The Ancient Idea
Heroes in Homer and Hesiod
Heroines
Heroic Quests and their Meaning
Hero Patterns
Heracles
Hero as Politician
Heroine as Athlete
Further Reading
4 Interpreting Myths: Symbols and Societies
Myths as Symbols: Greeks to Romantics
Myths as Symbols: Freud, Jung, and Others
Myths and Society: Early Forerunners
Myths and Society: The Role of Ritual
Myths and Society: Functionalists and Structuralists
Further Reading
5 Myths, Media, Memories
Roman Reception of Myth
Mythic Media: From Ancient to Modern
Prose
Poetry
Drama
Music
Dance
Visual Art
Film
Comics, Graphic Novels, Video Games
Further Reading
Index
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