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

by Apollodorus, Hyginus, Apollodorus of Athens

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0872208206
• ISBN13: 9780872208209
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 22.2" x 14.6" x 14.6"