Handbook of Classical Mythology

This is one of a series of 11 Handbooks of World Mythology published by ABC‐Clio. Other titles cover Arab, Celtic, Norse (RR 2002/388) and even Japanese mythology. This particular title is a very accessible introduction to the Classical World – of Ancient Greece and Rome – and its mythology. Hansen introduces the reader not only to the mythology of this period, but also to its peoples and its literature. The Handbook should help all its readers expand their knowledge of the mythological characters that populate the Classical World as well as the literature for which it is so well...