A Companion to greek mythology
- ISBN: 9781118785164
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Fecha de la edición: 2013
- Lugar de la edición: New York. Estados Unidos de Norteamérica
- Colección: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 24 cm
- Nº Pág.: 672
- Idiomas: Inglés
A Companion to Greek Mythology 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. Features essays from a prestigious international team of literary experts Includes coverage of Greek myth's intersection with history, philosophy and religion Introduces readers to topics in mythology that are often inaccessible to non-specialists Addresses the Hellenistic and Roman periods as well as Archaic and Classical Greece.