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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
A Note to Students
What’s in This Book?
Sources and Problems
Final Advice
Organization and Layout
Symbols Found in Texts
A Note to Instructors
Material for Background and Comparison
Ancient Approaches to Myth
Myth and History
Philosophical, Rationalizing, and Allegorical Approaches to Myth
Religion and Myth
Gender and Sexuality
Myth as a Source of Inspiration
Material for Modern Interpretation and Classification of Myth
Practical Considerations
Final Remarks
Maps
Genealogical Charts
Timelines
SELECTIONS
Acusilaus, fragments
23 Phoroneus, the First Mortal
39 Aphrodite and the Trojan War
Aelian, Historical Miscellany, excerpts
3.22 Aineias and the Fall of Troy
5.21 Medeia’s Children
8.3 Sacrifices at Athens
13.1 Atalante
Aeschylus, fragments
70 Daughters of Helios. Zeus Is Everything
99 The Carians (or Europa). Europa Tells Her Story
161 Niobe. Thanatos
193 Prometheus Freed. Prometheus Describes His Punishment
Andron, fragment
10 Origins of the Custom of Cremation
Antoninus Liberalis, Collection of Metamorphoses, selections
1 Ctesylla
2 The Meleagrides
4 Cragaleus
6 Periphas
10 The Minyades
17 Leucippos
26 Hylas
27 Iphigeneia
28 Typhon
34 Smyrna
36 Pandareos
41 The Fox
Apollodorus, Library, excerpts
A The Early Gods, the Rise of Zeus, and the Titanomachy (1.1.1–1.2.6)
B The Children of Zeus, Other Genealogies and Tales (1.3.1–1.4.5)
C The Rape of Persephone (1.5.1–1.5.3)
D The Gigantomachy and Typhon (1.6.1–1.6.3)
E Prometheus and Humanity (1.7.1–1.7.3)
F Oineus, Meleagros, and the Calydonian Boar Hunt (1.8.1–1.8.3)
G Jason and the Argonauts; Medeia (1.9.16–1.9.28)
H Io (2.1.3)
I Bellerophontes (2.3.1–2.3.2)
J Acrisios, Danae, and Perseus (2.4.1–2.4.5)
K Heracles (2.4.8–2.7.7)
L Europa and Her Cretan Children (3.1.1–3.1.4)
M Cadmos and Thebes (3.4.1–3.7.7)
N Theseus (3.15.6–E.1.19)
Archilochus, fragments (trans. by A. Miller)
122 Zeus and the Eclipse
130 All Things Are Easy for the Gods
177 Zeus and Justice
Arrian, Anabasis, excerpt
4.10.5–4.11.8 Worship of Alexander the Great
Babrius, Fables, selections
20 The Gods Help Those Who Help Themselves
68 The Preeminence of Zeus
70 The Marriage of Polemos and Hubris
117 We Are Ants to the Gods
Bacchylides, selections (trans. by A. Miller)
Ode 5 Meleagros and Heracles
Dithyramb 17 Theseus and Minos
Bion, Lament for Adonis
Callimachus, Hymns, selections
5 Hymn to Athena
6 Hymn to Demeter
Cleanthes, Hymn to Zeus
Conon, Stories, selections
24 Narcissos
27 Deucalion
34 Diomedean Necessity
37 Cadmos
40 Andromeda
Cornutus, Compendium of the Traditions of Greek Theology, excerpts
2–3 The Real Natures of Zeus and Hera
20 Athena
30 Dionysos
Critias, Sisyphos, fragment
Diodorus of Sicily, Historical Library, excerpts
2.45–2.46 The Amazons
3.56 Ouranos
4.25 Orpheus
5.66–5.73 A Euhemerizing Account of the Origin of the Gods
Eratosthenes, Constellation Myths, selections
7 Scorpios (Scorpio)
9 Parthenos (Virgo)
10 Didymoi (Gemini)
11 Carcinos (Cancer)
12 Leon (Leo)
14 Tauros (Taurus)
19 Crios (Aries)
21 Ichthyes (Pisces)
26 Hydrochoos (Aquarius)
27 Aigoceros (Capricorn)
28 Toxotes (Sagittarius)
Euripides, fragments
286 Bellerophontes. Bellerophontes on the Gods
473 The Cretans. Pasiphae Defends Herself
660 The Captive Melanippe. Melanippe in Defense of Women
Fulgentius, Myths, selections
2.11 The Story of Vulcan and Minerva
2.12 The Story of Dionysus
Hellanicus, fragments
88 The Three Kinds of Cyclopes
125 Melanthos and Codros
145 The Story of Patroclos
157 The Murder of Chrysippos Son of Pelops
Heraclitus, Homeric Problems, excerpts
5 The Nature of Allegory
54 Athena versus Ares
56 Poseidon versus Apollo
69 The Love of Ares and Aphrodite
70 Odysseus’ Adventures
Herodorus, On Heracles, fragments
13 A Reinterpretation of Heracles Holding Up the Sky
14 The Myth of Heracles as Philosophical Allegory
30 A Rationalized Account of the Punishment of Prometheus
34 The Six Altars at Olympia
Herodotus, Histories, excerpts
1.1–1.5 An Historical Interpretation of the Conflict Between Asia and Greece (trans. by S. Shirley)
1.23–1.24 Arion and the Dolphin (trans. by S. Shirley)
2.113–2.120 The Egyptians on Whether Helen Ever Went to Troy
Hesiod, excerpts (trans. by S. Lombardo)
Theogony, complete
Works and Days 1–234 [1–201]
Homeric Hymns (trans. by A. Lang, updated and modified)
The long Hymns:
1 To Dionysos
2 To Demeter
3 To Apollo
4 To Hermes
5 To Aphrodite
The short Hymns:
6 To Aphrodite
7 To Dionysos
8 To Ares
9 To Artemis
10 To Aphrodite
11 To Athena
12 To Hera
13 To Demeter
14 To the Mother of the Gods
15 To Heracles the Lion-Hearted
16 To Asclepios
17 To the Dioscouroi
18 To Hermes
19 To Pan
20 To Hephaistos
21 To Apollo
22 To Poseidon
23 To Highest Zeus;
24 To Hestia
25 To the Muses and Apollo
26 To Dionysos
27 To Artemis
28 To Athena
29 To Hestia
30 To Gaia, the Mother of All;
31 To Helios
32 To Selene
33 To the Dioscouroi
Horace, Odes, selections
1.10 Mercury
2.19 Bacchus
3.11 The Danaids
Hyginus, Stories, selections
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3
4
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7
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152
152a
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169
169a
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206
Longus, Daphnis and Chloe, excerpts
2.34 Pan and Syrinx
3.23 Pan and Echo
Lucian, selections
Dialogues of the Dead
23 Agamemnon and Ajax in the Underworld
Dialogues of the Gods
5 Prometheus and Zeus
9 Zeus and Hera Discuss Ixion
16 Hermes and Apollo Discuss Hyacinthos
Dialogues of the Sea Gods
2 Polyphemos and Poseidon
7 The Wedding of Peleus and Thetis
9 Delos
11 Io
12 Danae and Perseus in the Chest
Judgment of the Goddesses
On Sacrifices
Lucretius, On the Workings of the Universe, excerpts
1.1–1.101 Lucretius Invokes Venus
2.589–2.660 The False Myth of Mother Earth
5.1161–5.1240 The Origins of Religion
Ovid, Heroides, selections
1 Penelope to Ulysses
3 Briseis to Achilles
4 Phaedra to Hippolytus
10 Ariadne to Theseus
12 Medea to Jason
Palaephatus, On Unbelievable Things, selections
Prologue
1 The Centaurs
2 Pasiphae
4 The Cadmeian Sphinx
6 Actaion
15 Europa
21 Daidalos
24 Geryones
28 Bellerophontes
30 Phrixos and Helle
32 The Amazons
33 Orpheus
34 Pandora
38 The Hydra
39 Cerberos
40 Alcestis
41 Zethos and Amphion
42 Io
43 Medeia
45 The Horn of Amaltheia
Parthenius, Sentimental Love Stories, selections
Introductory Letter
2 Polymele
3 Euippe
4 Oinone
12 Calchos
13 Harpalyce
15 Daphne
20 Leiro
29 Daphnis
Pausanias, Description of Greece, excerpts (trans. by J. G. Frazer, adapted)
A The Sanctuary of Theseus in Athens (1.17.2–1.17.3)
B Sanctuary of Dionysos in Athens (1.20.3)
C The Tomb of Medeia’s Children in Corinth (2.3.6–2.3.9)
D The Temple of Hera near Mycenae (2.17.1–2.17.4)
E The Grave of Thyestes Between Mycenae and Argos (2.18.1–2.18.2)
F Three-eyed Zeus in Larisa near Argos (2.24.3–2.24.4)
G Epidauros and Asclepios (2.26.3–2.27.4)
H Poseidon and Horses (7.21.7)
I The Oracle of Hermes (7.22.2–7.22.4)
J Lycanthropy in Arcadia (8.2.3–8.2.7)
K Black Demeter near Phigalia in Arcadia (8.42.1–8.42.4)
L Actaion’s Bed near Plataia in Boiotia (9.2.3–9.2.4)
M The Reconciliation of Zeus and Hera in Plataia (9.2.7–9.3.1)
N Did Oidipous Have Children By His Mother? (9.5.10–9.5.11)
O The Sphinx (9.26.2–9.26.4)
Pherecydes, The Histories, fragments
10 The Story of Danae
11 The Story of Perseus
12 The Death of Acrisios
Pindar, Olympians, selection (trans. by A. Miller)
1 Pelops
Plato, excerpts
Protagoras
320c–322d The Origin of Justice Among Mankind
Republic
2.376d–2.380c The Role of Poets and Myth in an Ideal State (trans. by G. M. A. Grube, rev. by C. D. C. Reeve)
10.614a–10.621d The Myth of Er (trans. by G. M. A. Grube, rev. by C. D. C. Reeve)
Symposium
189d–193b A Myth About the Origin of the Sexes (trans. by A. Nehamas and P. Woodruff)
Plutarch, Life of Theseus, excerpt
24.1–25.2 The Synoikismos of Attica
Proclus, Summaries of the Cyclic Epics
A Cypria
B Aithiopis
C The Little Iliad
D The Sack of Ilion
E The Returns
F The Telegony
Sallustius, On the Gods and the Cosmos, excerpt
3–4 The Purpose and Types of Myth
Sappho, fragment (trans. by A. Miller)
1 Prayer to Aphrodite
Semonides, fragment (trans. by A. Miller)
7 The Different Kinds of Women
Simonides (trans. by A. Miller)
543 Perseus in the Chest
Sophocles, fragments
432 Nauplios. Nauplios on the Achievements of His Son, Palamedes
583 Tereus. Procne Laments the Life of Women
941 [Unknown tragedy] The Power of Aphrodite
1130 [Unknown satyr play] Satyrs as Suitors
Statius, Achilleid, excerpts (trans. by N. Zeiner)
1.242–1.282 Thetis Takes Achilles to Scyros
1.819–1.885 Achilles’ True Identity Is Uncovered by Ulysses and Diomedes
Theocritus, Idylls
11 Polyphemos’ Love for Galateia
Theophrastus, Characters
16 The Superstitious Man
Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, excerpt (trans. by P. Woodruff)
1.1–1.12 Thucydides Reassesses Greek Prehistory
Vergil, excerpts
Aeneid
2.1–2.558 Aeneas Escapes from Troy
6.237–6.755 Aeneas Goes to the Underworld
Georgics
4.453–4.527 Orpheus in the Underworld
Xenophanes, fragments (trans. by A. Miller)
11 Homer and Hesiod on the Gods
14 What Humans Believe About the Gods
15 If Animals Worshiped Gods
16 Foreign Gods
18 The Gods Withhold Things from Men
23 God Is Unlike Man
24 God Perceives Everything
25 God Sets Everything in Motion
26 God Is Motionless
Xenophon, Memorabilia, excerpt
2.1.21–2.1.34 The Choice of Heracles
Appendix One: Linear B Sources
Appendix Two: Inscriptions
Appendix Three: Papyri
Note on the Texts and Translation
Names and Transliteration
Index/Glossary
Back Cover
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