What were the twelve labors of Herakles? Why did Zeus turn himself into a shower of gold? What was the name of the guard-dog of the Underworld? Which two-faced Roman god gave his name to the month January? What is the answer to the riddle of the Sphinx? This book answers these questions.
What were the twelve labors of Herakles? Why did Zeus turn himself into a shower of gold? What was the name of the guard-dog of the Underworld? Which two-faced Roman god gave his name to the month January? What is the answer to the riddle of the Sphinx? This book answers these questions.
Dr Jennifer March has taught at Oxford and London universities, is author of the acclaimed Cassell Dictionary of Classical Mythology and Editor of the Classical Association's journal CA News.
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The Penguin Book of Classical MythsList of Plates List of Illustrations Maps Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Creation 2. The Gods 3. The First Humans 4. The Quest for the Golden Fleece 5. Io and Argos 6. Heroes and Monsters 7. Herakles 8. Theseus, Athens and Crete 9. The Theban Saga 10. The Trojan War 11. Odysseus and his Odyssey 12. The House of Pelops 13. Dangerous Women 14. Aeneas and the Destiny of Rome 15. The Foundation of Rome 16. Metamorphoses 17. Myths of Love and Death Select Bibliography Index
The Penguin Book of Classical MythsList of Plates List of Illustrations Maps Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Creation 2. The Gods 3. The First Humans 4. The Quest for the Golden Fleece 5. Io and Argos 6. Heroes and Monsters 7. Herakles 8. Theseus, Athens and Crete 9. The Theban Saga 10. The Trojan War 11. Odysseus and his Odyssey 12. The House of Pelops 13. Dangerous Women 14. Aeneas and the Destiny of Rome 15. The Foundation of Rome 16. Metamorphoses 17. Myths of Love and Death Select Bibliography Index
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