Classical Mythology -(3rd Edition with revisions & additions)

New York: Longman Canada, 1985. -----Large soft cover, flat spine, (xvi) 576 pages with photos illustrations and maps, no nams. With revisions and additions to the third edition include: Intro: Completely revised and rewritten; The Greek Sagas: Greek Local Legends: Includes many more translations from original sources; The Survival of Classical Mythology: New source material has been added; Expanded bibliography that includes listing of books on myth for chilfren & adolescents; New illustrations including works of modern & contemporary art influenced by classical mythology. "The authors introduce the Greek & Roman myths of creation, myths of the gods. Greek sagas & local legends, & contemporary therories about the myths. They draw extensively on Homer, Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, Pindar, the lyric poets & tragedians, Vergil, and Ovid. They also provide many translations & paraphrases of the original passages. They go onto describe and illustrate the survival of myths in literature, art, music, and film." Contents include: Figues / Illustrations / Preface / Preface to the Second Edition / Preface to the First Edition / Intro / The Myths of Creations: The Gods / Myths of Creation / Zeus' Rise to Power: The Creation of Man / The Twelve Olympians: Zeus, Hera, & Their Children / Anthropomorphism & Greek Humanism / Poseidon, Sea Deities, Group Divinities, & Monsters / Athena / Aphrodite & Eros / Artemis / Apollo / Hermes / Dioysus, Pan, Echo, and Narcissus / Demeter & the Eleusinian Mysteries / Views of the Afterlife: The Realm of Hades / Orpheus & Orphism / The Greek Sagas: Greek Local Legends / The Theban Saga / The Mycenaean Saga / The Trojan Saga / The Returns / Perseus & the Legends of Argos / Heracles / Theseus & the Legends of Attica & Crete / The Argonauts / Local Legends / Survival of Classical Mythology / Roman Mythology / The Survival of Classical Mythology / Classical Mythology in Music and Film / Select Bibliography / Indexes: A: Mythological & Historical Persons, Subjects, and Place Names B: Authors, Artists, Composers, Subjects, and Titles. The scan you see is the book you buy. 3rd Edition with revisions & additions. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by "Aurora" by unknown artist. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".