A Companion to Greek Mythology - Hardback

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
• | Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• | Publication Date: May 06, 2011
• | Number of Pages: 672 pages
• | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• | ISBN-10: 140511178X
• | ISBN-13: 9781405111782