Mythology 101 from Gods and Goddesses to Monsters and Mortals, Your Guide to Ancient Mythology
- New York Adams Media 2014
- 288p
includes index and biblioraphy
Defining a Myth...........9 The Greek storytellers..........13 Roman Mythmakers ...........21 Chaos, Prometheus, and The birth of Man ...............25 The ordered universe, sun, moon, and dawn ..........29 Pandora`s Bos...........32 Gaia and Pontus........34 Cyclopes and the Hundred-handed ones ............38 Myths in Literature ..........40 The titans and titanesses ............44 The giants...........47 Typhon.........49 Cronus and the birth of Zeus .............52 Zeus versus cronus: The battle with the Titans ...............54 Mount Olympus and Mythological Laws ...........58 The twelve olypian Gods...............62 Zeus and Hera ............69 Poseidon ..............73 Hades .............79 A map of the underwold.........82 Myths in art and music .........87 Zeus`s Many affairs .............90 Escaping death: MOrtal who traveled to the Underworld ..........96