CSTS & COML 202: Bawdy Bodies: Comedies of the Grotesque in Antiquity and the Renaissance(HC)

In addition to the complete texts of the Homeric Hymns and Hesiod's Theogony, this collection provides generous selections from over 50 texts composed between the Archaic Age and the fourth century AD. Ancient interpretation of myth is represented here in selections from the allegorists Heraclitus, Cornutus and Fulgentius, the rationalists Palaephatus and Diodorus of Sicily, and the philosophers and historians Plato, Herodotus and Thucydides.

Woodard brings together a group of the worlds most authoritative scholars of classical myth to present a thorough treatment of key aspects of Greek mythology. They examine the relationship between myth, art, religion and politics among the ancient Greeks and its reception and influence on later society from the Middle Ages to present day literature, feminism and cinema.

Presents a series of essays that explore the phenomenon of Greek myth from its origins through its development as a shared language and thought-system for the Greco-Roman world. Features essays from a prestigious international team of scholars. Includes coverage of Greek myth's intersection with history, philosophy and religion.

Presents a collection of essays that explore key aspects of Greek and Roman myths and their critical reception from antiquity to the present day. Features chronologically organized essays that address different sets of myths that were important in each historical era, along with their thematic relevance.

This Brill's New Pauly Supplement volume 4 highlights the routes and works through which the myths of Greece and Rome have passed into the cultural memory of humankind over the centuries, into its literature, music and art and its reflections on aesthetics and philosophy. New media too, such as film, comics and advertising, have taken up the ancient mythological figures."

This new edition incorporates the results of the latest research into the accounts of all the gods and heroes. The narrative framework of the book includes helpful signposting so that the book can be used as work of reference, and alongside the narrative chapters, it includes full documentation of the ancient sources, maps, and genealogical tables.

This website brings together a rich collection of art images, literature, and information about Greek gods and heroes. There is extensive treatment of individual divinities and mortals.