Apollodorus' Library and Hyginus' Myths: Two Handbooks of Greek Mythology

apollodorus of athens hyginus r. scott smith stephen m. trzaskoma

By offering, for the first time in a single edition, complete English translations of Apollodorus' Library and Hyginus' Fabulae --the two most important surviving "handbooks" of classical mythography--this volume enables readers to compare the two's versions of the most important Greek and Roman myths. A General Introduction sets the Library and Fabulae into the wider context of ancient mythography; introductions to each text discuss in greater detail issues of authorship, aim, and influence. A general index, an index of people and geographic locations, and an index of authors and works cited by the mythographers are also included.

Genres mythologyclassicsliteraturehistoryancientreferenceamazongreece

328 pages, Paperback

First published March 15,2007

This edition

Format: 328 pages, Paperback
Published: March 1, 2007 by Hackett Publ. Co Inc
ISBN: 9780872208209
ASIN: 0872208206
Language: English

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apollodorus of athens

Greek: Απολλόδωρος
Apollodorus of Athens (Greek: Ἀπολλόδωρος ὁ Ἀθηναῖος, Apollodoros ho Athenaios; c. 180 BC – after 120 BC), son of Asclepiades, was a Greek scholar, historian, and grammarian. He was a pupil of Diogenes of Babylon, Panaetius the Stoic, and the grammarian Aristarchus of Samothrace, under whom he appears to have studied together with his contemporary Dionysius Thrax. He left (perhaps fled) Alexandria around 146 BC, most likely for Pergamon, and eventually settled in Athens.