A genealogical chart of Greek mythology
Subtitle: comprising 3,673 named figures of Greek mythology, all related to each other with a single family of 20 generations
By: compiled by Harold Newman and Jon O. Newman
Contributors: Newman, Jon O.
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Chapel Hill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
Subjects: Mythology, Greek -- Charts, diagrams, etc
Genres: Charts, diagrams, etc
Description: "This work is the first comprehensive genealogical chart of virtually all of the named figures of Greek mythology that can be shown to be related. The product of more than 35 years of research, the book includes a 72-page continuous chart that links 3,673 named figures into a single "family tree" spanning 20 generations and an 80-page index that provides a citation to an authoritative ancient source for each relationship." "The genealogy begins with Chaos and - based on works by Hesiod, Homer, Aeschylus, Pindar, Bacchylides, Herodotus, Euripides, Apollodorus, Pausanias, Diodorus Siculus, and scores of other ancient poets, playwrights, and writers - continues down through the Titans, the gods, legendary kings, and such well-known figures of literature as Odysseus, Jason, Antigone, and Helen of Troy, as well as hundreds of obscure figures, including their spouses, paramours, children, and descendants." "The chart shows all of the known relationships - parental, marital, and extramarital - of each figure. In addition to furnishing a citation for each relationship, the index provides brief descriptive information and indicates the quadrant and page of the continuous chart where the relationship is depicted. A two-page master chart illustrates the relationships among the principal figure."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-260) and index