Handbook of Greek Mythology

774 Pages·2003·14.39 MB·English

by  Robin Hard

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MYTHOLOGY
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Greek Mythology
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First published 2004
by Routledge
11New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE
Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada
by Routledge
29West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001
Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group
This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2004.
© 2004Robin Hard
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be
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ISBN 0-203-44633-X Master e-book ISBN
ISBN 0-203-75457-3 (Adobe eReader Format)
ISBN 0–415–18636–6(Print Edition)
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11115 In Memory of
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CONTENTS
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11115 List of illustrations xi
16 Preface xv
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21 First beginnings 21
22 The family of Night 25
23 Gaia, Ouranos and the Titans 31
24 Descendants of the Titans 40
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28 The Greek succession myth 65
29 The further mythology of Kronos and Rhea 69
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31 The brides of Zeus and the origins of the Olympian gods 76
32 The revolt of Typhon 82
33 The revolt of the Giants 86
34 The Aloadai and their revolt 91
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38 Poseidon, the lord of the seas and the earthquake 98
39 Hades and the mythology of the Underworld 107
11140 Hades, Persephone and Demeter 125
41 Hera 134
42 Hestia, the virgin goddess of the hearth 139
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Hephaistos 164
Ares 168
Dionysos 170
Athena 180
Artemis and her cousin Hekate 186
Aphrodite 194
6 Lesser deities and nature-spirits 204
7 The early history of the Inachids 225
8 The life of Herakles and return of the Heraklids 246
The birth of Herakles and his early life at Thebes 246
The labours of Herakles 254
Herakles’ servitude to Omphale and major campaigns 272
The later life of Herakles in central and northern Greece 279
The return of the Heraklids 286
9 The mythical history of Thebes 294
The foundation and early history of Thebes 294
The Theban wars and their aftermath 315
10 Legends of Crete and Athens 336
Minos, Theseus and the Minotaur 336
The brothers and descendants of Minos 349
Theseus, king of Athens 356
The Athenian royal family 363
11 Jason and the Argonauts 377
12 The history of the Deukalionid family 401
Deukalion and his immediate family 402
The daughters of Aiolos and their descendants 409
The sons of Aiolos and their descendants 420
13 The Trojan War 437
The origin of the war and the Greek crossing 437
Leading figures in the conflict 451
The course of the war and the sack of Troy 461
14 The returns of the Greeks and the history of the Pelopids 481
The return journeys of the Greeks 481
The wanderings of Odysseus and his later life 492
The history of the Pelopids 501
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2 The Atlantids 517
3 The Asopids 529
4 The Arcadian royal family 537
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11 Bibliographical note 690
12 Genealogical tables 693
13 Indexes 715
14 Main Index 716
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