Classical Myth

Comprehensive and scholarly this welldesigned text presents Greek and Romanmyths in a lively and easytoread manner. The material has been rearranged tomake it e... » 

Comprehensive and scholarly this welldesigned text presents Greek and Romanmyths in a lively and easytoread manner. The material has been rearranged tomake it easier to find and the new edition has been streamlined. It featuresfresh translations numerous illustrations ancient and modern of classicalmyths and legends and commentary that emphasizes the anthropologicalhistorical religious sociological and economic contexts in which the mythswere told. It also provides a cultural context so that readers can see howmythology has influenced the world and how it continues to influence societytoday. «