The Routledge handbook of Greek mythology
Subtitle: based on H.J. Rose's Handbook of Greek mythology
By: Robin Hard.
Contributors: Rose, H. J. 1883-1961.
Edition: [New ed.].
Publisher: London ; New York
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Routledge
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415478908
Subjects: Mythology, Greek
Other titles: Handbook of Greek mythology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Sources for Greek myth; title: The beginnings of things; title: First beginnings; title: The family of night; title: Gaia, Ouranos, and the Titans; title: Descendants of the Titans; title: The family of Pontos and Gaia; title: The rise of Zeus and revolts against his rule; title: The Greek succession myth; title: The further mythology of Kronos and Rhea; title: Zeus and his earlier life; title: The brides of Zeus and the origins of the Olympian gods; title: The revolt of Typhon; title: The revolt of the giants; title: The Aloadai and their revolt; title: Zeus and Prometheus; title: The brothers and sisters of Zeus; title: Poseidon, the Lord of the Deas and the Earthquake; title: Hades and the mythology of the underworld; title: Hades, Persephone and Demeter; title: Hera; title: Hestia, the virgin goddess of the hearth; title: The younger Olympian gods and goddesses; title: Apollo; title: Hermes; title: Hephaistos; title: Ares; title: Dionysos; title: Athena; title: Artemis and her cousin Hekate; title: Aphrodite; title: Lesser deities and nature-spirits; title: The early history of the Inachids; title: The life of Herakles and return of the Heraklids; title: The birth of Herakles and his early life at Thebes; title: The labours of Herakles; title: Herakles' servitude to Omphale and major campaigns; title: The later life of Herakles in central and northern Greece; title: The return of the Heraklids; title: The mythical history of Thebes; title: The foundation and early history of Thebes; title: The Theban Wars and their aftermath; title: Legends of Crete and Athens; title: Minos, Theseus and the Minotaur; title: The brothers and descendants of Minos; title: Theseus, king of Athens; title: The Athenian royal family; title: Jason and the Argonauts; title: The history of the Deukalionid family; title: Deukalion and his immediate family; title: The daughters of Aiolos and their descendants; title: The sons of Aiolos and their descendants; title: The Trojan War; title: The origin of the war and the Greek crossing; title: Leading figures in the conflict; title: The course of the war and the sack of Troy; title: The returns of the Greeks and the history of the Pelopids; title: The return journeys of the Greeks; title: The wanderings of Odysseus and his later life; title: The history of the Pelopids; title: The Atlantids, the Asopids and the Arcadian royal family; title: The Atlantids; title: The Asopids; title: The Arcadian royal family; title: Legends of Greek lands; title: Aeneas, Romulus and the origins of Rome.