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NTC's Classical Dictionary contains more than 1200 entries detailing the origins of the names in the legends and literature of ancient Greece and Rome. Many of these names have passed into current English usage-Achille's heel, for example, and Herculean tasks.

An illustrated edition of Bulfinch's "The Age of Fable," featuring retellings of a selection of myths from ancient Greece and Rome, complemented by mythologically inspired works of art.

A collection of Greek and Roman myths from various classical sources arranged in section on the gods and early heroes, love and adventure stories, heroes before and during the Trojan War, and lesser myths. Includes a brief section on Norse mythology.

From the classic collection of retellings, Age of Fable, 30 Greek myths have been excerpted.

Provides an overview of the major myths that hailed from the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations.

Along with the legends of the Bible and the saints, the myths of ancient Greece and Rome have provided a continuing source of inspiration for European artists. This illustrated dictionary includes the most significant figures and themes.

A collection of Greek myths retold as fairy tales.

This encyclopedia presents the mythology of ancient Greek and Rome. It examines the best-known figures of Greek and Roman mythology together with the great works of classic literature that are the sources for our understanding of mythology. This work also features numerous illustrations from both ancient and modern works of fine art to show how myths have been transmitted in visual form through the ages. Entries include Greek and Roman gods and heroes,...

Words and phrases are cited alphabetically, and extensively cross-referenced and indexed for reader who know the gist but not the first word, that are widely used and drawn from the Bible; from Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology; and somewhat from Egyptian and Celtic sources. All the sources predate AD 1000. The articles not only identify the source, but explain the context and provide an example of its modern use. A companion covers cultural and historical...

Composed in Latin in the early years of the first century by the Roman poet Ovid, the "Metamorphoses" presents a collection of amazing tales of transformation based on Greek mythology and legend. Michael Simpson's prose translation of Ovid's masterpiece in the rapid and direct American idiom catches the swiftness and clarity of the Latin original. His introduction sketches the poet's life, describes his extant works, discusses his unusual exile to...