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World Mythology in Theory and Everyday Life Ser.: Greek Mythology : From Creation to First Humans by Carolina López-Ruiz (2025, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100190944803
ISBN-139780190944803
eBay Product ID (ePID)15072890827
Product Key Features
Number of Pages232 Pages
Publication NameGreek Mythology : from Creation to First Humans
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGeneral
Publication Year2025
TypeTextbook
AuthorCarolina López-Ruiz
Subject AreaReligion, History
SeriesWorld Mythology in Theory and Everyday Life Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight10.6 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2024-038536
Dewey Edition23/eng/20241025
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal292.1/3
Table Of ContentIntroduction 1. From Chaos to Olympos 2. First Humans and their Gods 3. Facing East 4. Resilient Myths Conclusion Further Reading Bibliography Index
SynopsisGreek Mythology is an accessible and nuanced overview of creation myths from the ancient Greek and Near Eastern worlds, informed by the understanding of the cultural and social context of the stories. Each chapter includes sections on how the myths connected with aspects of real life, whether religious and ritual, or political and social., This volume provides an introduction to ancient Greek mythology through the theme of cosmogonies and theogonies --myths of origins that told the creation of the world and the birth and succession of the gods. Greek Mythology additionally features important foundational myths related to the early stages of humankind, such as the sequence of the Five Races, the first sacrifice, the creation of woman, and the Flood, all part of the core Greek myths about the beginnings of the world. The centerpiece of the volume is Hesiod's Theogony as well as parts of Works and Days which are, along with the Iliad and Odyssey , the earliest Greek literary texts preserved. The volume includes freshly translated excerpts from these canonical sources along with discussions of alternative cosmogonies and theogonies in the Greek tradition, in a rare feature for myth overviews. Beyond providing an overview of the central stories, Greek Mythology r eveals myriad aspects of the myths, such as their literary form and performative contexts, their relationship to Near Eastern myths, their religious relevance and ritual function, and their reception, both in later antiquity and in modern times., This volume provides an introduction to ancient Greek mythology through the theme of cosmogonies and theogonies, myths of origins that told the creation of the world and the birth and succession of the gods. Greek Mythology additionally features important foundational myths related to the early stages of humankind, such as the sequence of the Five Races, the first sacrifice, the creation of woman, and the Flood, all part of the core Greek myths about the beginnings of the world. The centerpiece of the volume is Hesiod's Theogony as well as parts of Works and Days which are, along with the Iliad and Odyssey, the earliest Greek literary texts preserved. The volume includes freshly translated excerpts from these canonical sources along with discussions of alternative cosmogonies and theogonies in the Greek tradition, in a rare feature for myth overviews. Beyond providing an overview of the central stories, Greek Mythology reveals myriad aspects of the myths, such as their literary form and performative contexts, their relationship to Near Eastern myths, their religious relevance and ritual function, and their reception, both in later antiquity and in modern times., This volume provides an introduction to ancient Greek mythology through the theme of cosmogonies and theogonies --myths of origins that told the creation of the world and the birth and succession of the gods. Greek Mythology additionally features important foundational myths related to the early stages of humankind, such as the sequence of the Five Races, the first sacrifice, the creation of woman, and the Flood, all part of the core Greek myths about the beginnings of the world. The centerpiece of the volume is Hesiod's Theogony as well as parts of Works and Days which are, along with the Iliad and Odyssey, the earliest Greek literary texts preserved. The volume includes freshly translated excerpts from these canonical sources along with discussions of alternative cosmogonies and theogonies in the Greek tradition, in a rare feature for myth overviews. Beyond providing an overview of the central stories, Greek Mythology reveals myriad aspects of the myths, such as their literary form and performative contexts, their relationship to Near Eastern myths, their religious relevance and ritual function, and their reception, both in later antiquity and in modern times.
LC Classification NumberBL783.L67 2025
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