The library / Apollodorus ; with an English translation by James G. Frazer.

Author/creator Apollodorus author.
Other author Frazer, James George, 1854-1941 translator.
Other author Apollodorus.
Other author Apollodorus.
Format Electronic
PublicationCambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2014.
Description1 online resource.
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SeriesLoeb Classical Library ; 121-122
Loeb classical library ; 121-122. ^A467228
Contents v. I. Books 1-3.9 -- v. II. Book 3.10-end. Epitome.
Abstract Attributed to Apollodorus of Athens (born c. 180 BCE), but probably composed in the first or second century BCE, the Library provides a grand summary of Greek myths and heroic legends about the origin and early history of the world and of the Hellenic people. The Library provides in three books a grand summary of traditional Greek mythology and heroic legends. Written in 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. But 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.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web.
LanguageText in Greek with English translation on facing pages.
Source of descriptionDescription based on print version record.
Issued in other formPrint version: Apollodorus. The library. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1921 9780674991354(v.1) 9780674991361(v.2)
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