Encyclopedia of Greek and Roman MythologyCall Number: Milstein Butler BL715 .R65 2010
ISBN: 9780816072422
Publication Date: 2010-02-01
Presents ancient mythology from a literary perspective and features numerous illustrations. The entries include: Greek and Roman gods and heroes, such as Athena, Achilles, Apollo, Heracles, Odysseus, Orpheus, Poseidon, and Zeus; Mythological creatures, such as Cerberus, the Gorgons, the Minotaur, and Pegasus; and great works of literature that provide the sources for classical mythology, including the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides; the "Aeneid of Virgil"; the "Iliad and the Odyssey" of Homer; and the "Metamorphoses"" of Ovid and much more.