Apollodorus' Library and Hyginus' Myths: Two Handbooks of Greek Mythology

By offering, for the first time in a single edition, complete English translations of Apollodorus' Library and Hyginus' Fabulae — the two most important surviving "handbooks" of classical mythography — this volume enables readers to compare the two's versions of the most important Greek and Roman myths. A General Introduction sets the Library and Fabulae into the wider context of ancient mythography; introductions to each text discuss in greater detail issues of authorship, aim, and influence. A general index, an index of people and geographic locations, and an index of authors and works cited by the mythographers are also included.

• Author
• Apollodorus, Hyginus, R. Scott Smith, Stephen M. Trzaskoma

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 328

• Publisher
• Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780872208216

• Genres
• mythology, classics, literature

• Release date
• 2007