| Plates, Maps, and Figures | |
| Preface | |
| About the Authors | |
| Pt. 1 | The Myths of Creation, the Gods | |
| 1 | Interpretation and Definition of Classical Mythology | 3 |
| App. to Ch. 1 | Sources for Classical Mythology | 26 |
| 2 | Historical Background of Greek Mythology | 39 |
| 3 | Myths of Creation | 51 |
| Additional Reading: Hesiod and the Muses (Theogony, 1-115) | 71 |
| 4 | Zeus' Rise to Power: The Creation of Mortals | 76 |
| Additional Reading: Parallels in Myths of Greece and the Ancient Near East | 98 |
| 5 | The Twelve Olympians: Zeus, Hera, and Their Children | 108 |
| 6 | The Nature of the Gods | 128 |
| 7 | Poseidon, Sea Deities, Group Divinities, and Monsters | 147 |
| 8 | Athena | 157 |
| 9 | Aphrodite and Eros | 171 |
| 10 | Artemis | 200 |
| Additional Reading: Selections from Euripides' Hippolytus | 212 |
| 11 | Apollo | 226 |
| Additional Reading: The Homeric Hymn to Pythian Apollo | 246 |
| 12 | Hermes | 257 |
| 13 | Dionysus, Pan, Echo, and Narcissus | 274 |
| 14 | Demeter and the Eleusinian Mysteries | 307 |
| 15 | Views of the Afterlife: The Realm of Hades | 328 |
| 16 | Orpheus and Orphism: Mystery Religions in Roman Times | 354 |
| Pt. 2 | The Greek Sagas: Greek Local Legends | |
| 17 | The Theban Saga | 375 |
| 18 | The Mycenaean Saga | 404 |
| Additional Reading: Orestes and the Three Electras | 416 |
| 19 | The Trojan Saga and the Iliad | 436 |
| 20 | The Returns and the Odyssey | 482 |
| 21 | Perseus and the Legends of Argos | 505 |
| 22 | Heracles | 519 |
| 23 | Theseus and the Legends of Attica | 548 |
| 24 | Jason, Medea, and the Argonauts | 573 |
| Additional Reading: Jason and Medea in Euripides | 589 |
| 25 | Myths of Local Heroes and Heroines | 602 |
| Pt. 3 | The Nature of Roman Mythology | |
| 26 | Roman Mythology and Saga | 623 |
| Pt. 4 | The Survival of Classical Mythology | |
| 27 | Classical Mythology in Literature and Art | 667 |
| 28 | Classical Mythology in Music, Dance, and Film | 705 |
| Select Bibliography | 763 |
| Glossary of Mythological Words and Phrases in English | 764 |
| The Greek Spelling of Names | 776 |
Format: Textbook Paperback, 7th ed., 8
