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Genealogical Chart of Greek Mythology
. Ed(S): Newman, Harold; Newman, Jon O.
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A genealogical chart of virtually all named figures of Greek mythology that can be shown to be related. The text includes a 72-page chart that links 3673 named figures into a single "family tree", and an 80-page index that provides a citation to an ancient source for each relationship. Editor(s): Newman, Harold; Newman, Jon O. Num Pages: 252 pages, index, charts. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; GBC; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 415 x 275 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1751.
This work is a comprehensive genealogical chart of virtually all of the named figures of Greek mythology that can be shown to be related. The product of more than 35 years of research, the text includes a 72-page continuous chart that links 3673 named figures into a single ""family tree"" spanning 20 generations and an 80-page index that provides a citation to an authoritative ancient source for each relationship. The genealogy begins with Chaos and - based on works by Hesiod, Homer, Aeschylus, Pindar, Bacchylides, Herodotus, Euripides, Apollodorus, Pausanias, Diodorus Siculus, and scores of other ancient poets, playwrights and writers ... Read more
This work is a comprehensive genealogical chart of virtually all of the named figures of Greek mythology that can be shown to be related. The product of more than 35 years of research, the text includes a 72-page continuous chart that links 3673 named figures into a single ""family tree"" spanning 20 generations and an 80-page index that provides a citation to an authoritative ancient source for each relationship. The genealogy begins with Chaos and - based on works by Hesiod, Homer, Aeschylus, Pindar, Bacchylides, Herodotus, Euripides, Apollodorus, Pausanias, Diodorus Siculus, and scores of other ancient poets, playwrights and writers ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807827901
SKU
V9780807827901
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About . Ed(S): Newman, Harold; Newman, Jon O.
The late Harold Newman was a lawyer and author of four dictionaries in the field of decorative arts.|Jon O. Newman is a federal appellate judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York City. He lives in Connecticut.
Reviews for Genealogical Chart of Greek Mythology
"A major contribution to our understanding of how ancient Greeks organized the vast corpus of figures constituting what we call Greek mythology." - Timothy Gantz, from the Foreword