{"product_id":"a-companion-to-greek-mythology-isbn-9781118785164","title":"A Companion to Greek Mythology","description":"\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Greek Mythology\u003c\/i\u003e presents a series of essays that explore the phenomenon of Greek myth from its origins in shared Indo-European story patterns and the Greeks’ contacts with their Eastern Mediterranean neighbours through its development as a shared language and thought-system for the Greco-Roman world.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures essays from a prestigious international team of literary experts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes coverage of Greek myth’s intersection with history, philosophy and religion\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces readers to topics in mythology that are often inaccessible to non-specialists\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses the Hellenistic and Roman periods as well as Archaic and Classical Greece\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Maps xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Tables xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo the Reader xviii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary xxii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eApproaching Myth 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Thinking through Myth, Thinking Myth Through 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKen Dowden and Niall Livingstone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Establishing the Canon 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Homer’s Use of Myth 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrançoise Létoublon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Telling the Mythology: From Hesiod to the Fifth Century 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKen Dowden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Orphic Mythology 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRadcliffe G. Edmonds III\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Myth Performed, Myth Believed 107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Singing Myth: Pindar 109\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIan Rutherford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Instructing Myth: From Homer to the Sophists 125\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNiall Livingstone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Acting Myth: Athenian Drama 141\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJean Alaux\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Displaying Myth: The Visual Arts 157\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSusan Woodford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Platonic ‘Myths’ 179\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePenelope Murray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Myth in History 195\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlan Griffiths\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III New Traditions 209\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Myth and Hellenic Identities 211\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFritz Graf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Names and Places: Myth in Alexandria 227\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnatole Mori\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Myth of Rome 243\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatthew Fox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Displaying Myth for Roman Eyes 265\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eZahra Newby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Myth that Saves: Mysteries and Mysteriosophies 283\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKen Dowden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Myth and Death: Roman Mythological Sarcophagi 301\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eZahra Newby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Myth in Christian Authors 319\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFritz Graf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Older Traditions 339\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 The Indo-European Background to Greek Mythology 341\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicholas J. Allen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Near Eastern Mythologies 357\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlasdair Livingstone and Birgit Haskamp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Levantine, Egyptian, and Greek Mythological Conceptions of the Beyond 383\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNanno Marinatos and Nicolas Wyatt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Interpretation 411\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Interpreting Images: Mysteries, Mistakes, and Misunderstandings 413\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSusan Woodford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 The Myth of History: The Case of Troy 425\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDieter Hertel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Women and Myth 443\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSian Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Mythology of the Black Land: Greek Myths and Egyptian Origins 459\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIan Rutherford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Psychoanalysis: The Wellspring of Myth? 471\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard H. Armstrong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Initiation: The Key to Myth? 487\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKen Dowden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 The Semiotics and Pragmatics of Myth 507\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eClaude Calame, translated by Ken Dowden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Conspectus 525\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 A Brief History of the Study of Greek Mythology 527\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJan N. Bremmer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 549\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Texts Discussed 605\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Names 613\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Subjects 635\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.\" (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 November 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This collection of twenty eight articles on interpreting Greco-Roman culture presents a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to examining Greek mythology within the broader context of the intellectual and cultural development of the ancient world and provides an in depth discussion of the influence of traditional stories on the development of a shared historical culture.\" (\u003ci\u003eBook News, Inc.\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 August 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKen Dowden\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Classics and Head of the School of Philosophy, Theology and Religion at the University of Birmingham. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eUses of Greek Mythology\u003c\/i\u003e (1992)\u003ci\u003e, European Paganism\u003c\/i\u003e (2000)\u003ci\u003e, and Zeus\u003c\/i\u003e (2006). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNiall Livingstone\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Birmingham. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eIsocrates' Busiris\u003c\/i\u003e (2001) and \u003ci\u003eEpigram\u003c\/i\u003e (with G. Nisbet, 2010).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eA COMPANION TO \u003cb\u003eGREEK MYTHOLOGY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.\" \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This collection of twenty eight articles on interpreting Greco-Roman culture presents a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to examining Greek mythology within the broader context of the intellectual and cultural development of the ancient world and provides an in depth discussion of the influence of traditional stories on the development of a shared historical culture.\" \u003ci\u003eBook News, Inc.\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Greek Mythology\u003c\/i\u003e approaches the rich diversity of Greek myth from a distinctive new angle – one that delves deeply into its origins in shared Indo-European story patterns and the Greeks' contacts with their Eastern Mediterranean neighbors. Contributions from a team of international experts trace the development of Greek myth into a shared language, heritage, and way of thinking throughout the entire Greco-Roman world.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndividual essays address such topics as how myths were presented in stories, poems, dramas and all forms of visual art, as well as the role of myth in philosophy, learning, religion, mystery-cult, and Greek self-identity. Other essays explore contemporary reception of Greek myth and the potential of modern theoretical approaches. \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Greek Mythology\u003c\/i\u003e offers invaluable insights into the ancient world that will help to shape our understanding of the wide ranging appeal and influence of Greek myth across the ages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988608139493,"sku":"NP9781118785164","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118785164.jpg?v=1761780955","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/a-companion-to-greek-mythology-isbn-9781118785164","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}