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The Library, Volume II

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The Library, Volume II continues the grand summary of traditional Greek mythology and heroic legends. The work, attributed to Apollodorus of Athens though likely written in the first or second century CE, offers a faithful account of Greek literary sources on the origins and early history of the world and its peoples. This volume is part of a valued compilation that serves as a vital record of ancient Greek myth.
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This volume is ideal for readers interested in classical mythology, ancient Greek culture, and those seeking a clear and comprehensive reference to traditional myths and heroic tales.

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Attributed to Apollodorus of Athens (born ca. 180 BC) but probably composed in the first or second century AD, the Library provides an expansive summary of Greek myths and heroic legends about the origin and early history of the world.

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The Library provides in three books a grand summary of traditional Greek mythology and heroic legends. Written in a 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 c. 180 BCE), a student of Aristarchus. However, 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.

Series: Loeb Classical Library

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780674991361

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 January 1921

Country: United States

Imprint: LOEB

Contributors:

  • Translated by James G. Frazer

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 108.0mm

Height: 162.0mm

Weight: 408g

Pages: 560

About the Author

Sir James George Frazer (1854–1941) was Fellow in Classics at Trinity College, Cambridge and an important figure in the development of modern social anthropology.

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