The Library
The Library by Apolodoro de Atenas, published by Harvard University Press in 1976, is a comprehensive summary of traditional Greek mythology and heroic legends. This edition spans 464 pages and is presented in English, offering readers a clear and unaffected style that adheres closely to the original Greek literary sources. The work serves as a significant record of Greek narratives concerning the origins and early history of the world and its people.
Readers will find that The Library is divided into three books, each detailing various mythological accounts and heroic tales. The text, attributed to Apollodorus of Athens, is an essential resource for understanding Greek mythology. In addition, J. G. Frazer’s notes in the Loeb Classical Library edition provide valuable context by citing principal passages from other ancient writers and comparing different versions of the stories presented in this compendium. This edition is a vital reference for those interested in mythology and the historical narratives of ancient Greece.
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Antiquity’s most influential mythological handbook.
The Library provides in three books a grand summary of traditional Greek mythology and heroic legends. Written in clear and unaffected style, the compendium faithfully follows the Greek literary sources. It is thus an important record of Greek accounts of the origin and early history of the world and their race. This work has been attributed to Apollodorus of Athens (born ca. 180 BC), a student of Aristarchus. But the text as we have it was written by an author probably living in the first or second century of our era.
In his highly valued notes to the Loeb Classical Library edition (which is in two volumes) J. G. Frazer cites the principal passages of other ancient writers where each particular story is told and compares the various versions to those in the Library.
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