A Companion to Greek Mythology

by Ken Dowden (editor), Niall Livingstone (Editor)

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

Genres: Mythology, Nonfiction

672 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2011

Reviews

[Grady]

Just based on the downloadable Kindle sample - the introduction and part of the first essay - this appears to be an unusually coherent and well edited anthology of articles about various aspects if Ancient Greek mythology. Even the free sample offered several new (to me) and helpful insights - I'll want to buy and read the whole collection in time.

[Jess Grayson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I may be slightly biased because Ken Dowden and Niall Livingstone are my lecturers at the University of Birmingham. But this collection is really interesting and useful - a real variety of topics covered extensively.