Companion to Greek Mythology

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

Author: Ken Dowden
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 01/28/2014
Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
Pages: 672
Weight: 2.2lbs
Size: 9.60h x 6.60w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781118785164