The complete idiot's guide to classical mythology
By: by Kevin Osborn and Dana L. Burgess.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Alpha Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 387
Subjects: Mythology, Classical
Other titles: Complete idiot's guide; Classical mythology
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: PART 1: THE BEGINNING OF ALL THINGS: Tell me a story; title: O brave new world; title: Hey, I've heard that before! The roots of classical myth; title: Author, author; title: PART 2: WELCOME TO THE PANTHEON: THE GREEK GODS: Tales of the Titanic; title: The reign of thunder and lightning: Olympus under Zeus; title: The A Team: Olympians all; title: Friends, fairies, and fairy tale monsters; title: Eat, drink, and be marry: Dionysus; title: PART 3: EVERYONE NEEDS A HERO: The model hero: Perseus; title: What the Hell!  Adventures in the Underworld; title: Even the wisest cannot see: Oedipus the King; title: The labors of Hercules; title: Crimes of passion: Jason, Medea, and the Argonauts; title: Lucky in war, unlucky in love: Theseus; title: All's not fair in love and war: the fall of Troy; title: Achilles: the angry young hero; title: Tales the long way home: Odysseus; title: Not in our stars: tragic heroes and their fates; title: PART 4: When in Rome, worship as the Romans worship; title: Meet the new boss(es), same as the old boss(es): the gods and goddesses of Rome; title: All roads lead to Rome: the Odyssey of Aeneas; title: Rome wasn't build in a day; title: APPENDIXES: A: Glossary of terms; title: B: Who's who in classical mythology; title: C: What's in a name? Greek and Roman gods and heroes; title: D: Be careful what you wish for: the fate of mortals who spept with gods or goddesses; title: E: Read more about it.