Complete World of Greek Mythology Contents
Introduction: Myths in Context
Chronology of Greek Myth-telling
I Contexts, Sources, Meanings
General Characteristics of Greek Myths
Sources of Evidence
Contexts for Myth-telling
II Myths of Origin
Cosmogony
Origins of Humanity
Local Origins
Bringers of Culture
Colonies
III The Olympians: Power, Honour, Sexuality
Powers and Spheres of Influence
Honour and Boundaries
Divine Sexuality
IV Heroic Exploits
Perseus
Meleager, Atalanta and the
Kalydonian Boar
Jason, the Argonauts and Medea
Herakles
Theseus and the Heroic Athenian Past
The Trojan War
V Family Sagas
The House of Pelops
Tereus, Prokne and Philomela
Antiope and Her Sons
Danaos and His Kin
Proitos, Stheneboia and Bellerophon
The House of Laios
Strong Bonds: Love Between Spouses
Same-Sex Eroticism
VI A Landscape of Myths
Mountains
Caves
Rivers and Springs
The Sea
Crete
Troy
The Underworld
VII Greek Myths after the Greeks
How Rome Re-imagined Greece
The Middle Ages
From the Renaissance to the 20th Century
Present and Future
Maps
General Map of the Greek World
The Voyage of the Argo
The Labours of Herakles
Theseus’ Exploits En Route for Athens
Greek Contingents at Troy
Mountains
Rivers
Further Reading
Sources of Quotations
Illustration Credits
Acknowledgments
Index