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" The complete idiot's guide to classical mythology / "
by Kevin Osborn and Dana L. Burgess.
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BL
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1032984
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b787354
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| Main Entry
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Osborn, Kevin,1959-
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The complete idiot's guide to classical mythology /\ by Kevin Osborn and Dana L. Burgess.
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2nd ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Alpha Books,, ©2004.
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| Series Statement
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The complete idiot's guide to
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xxiv, 387 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm.
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1592572898
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: 9781592572892
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Includes index.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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PART 1: THE BEGINNING OF ALL THINGS: Tell me a story -- O brave new world -- Hey, I've heard that before! The roots of classical myth -- Author, author -- PART 2: WELCOME TO THE PANTHEON: THE GREEK GODS: Tales of the Titanic -- The reign of thunder and lightning: Olympus under Zeus -- The A Team: Olympians all -- Friends, fairies, and fairy tale monsters -- Eat, drink, and be marry: Dionysus -- PART 3: EVERYONE NEEDS A HERO: The model hero: Perseus -- What the Hell! Adventures in the Underworld -- Even the wisest cannot see: Oedipus the King -- The labors of Hercules -- Crimes of passion: Jason, Medea, and the Argonauts -- Lucky in war, unlucky in love: Theseus -- All's not fair in love and war: the fall of Troy -- Achilles: the angry young hero -- Tales the long way home: Odysseus -- Not in our stars: tragic heroes and their fates -- PART 4: FRIENDS, ROMANS, COUNTRYMEN: When in Rome, worship as the Romans worship -- Meet the new boss(es), same as the old boss(es): the gods and goddesses of Rome -- All roads lead to Rome: the Odyssey of Aeneas -- Rome wasn't build in a day -- APPENDIXES: A: Glossary of terms -- B: Who's who in classical mythology -- C: What's in a name? Greek and Roman gods and heroes -- D: Be careful what you wish for: the fate of mortals who slept with gods or goddesses -- E: Read more about it.
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| Abstract
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Presents an introduction to myths, explaining what they are, their origins, and functions; provides Greek and Roman versions of a selection of classical myths; and includes a descriptive listing of gods, heroes, and creatures.
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Mythology, Classical.
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Mythologie
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Mythology, Classical.
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Griechenland
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292.1/3
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BL723.O83 2004
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Classical mythology
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: Complete idiot's guide
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