文档介绍：Handbook of
Classical Mythology
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HANDBOOKS OF WORLD MYTHOLOGY
Handbook of
Classical Mythology
William Hansen
Santa Barbara, California • Denver, Colorado • Oxford, England
Copyright 2004 by William Hansen
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Hansen, William F., 1941-
Handbook of classical mythology / William Hansen.
p. cm. —(Handbooks of world mythology)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-57607-226-6 (hardcover : alk. paper) — ISBN 1-85109-634-5 (eBook)
1. Mythology, Classical. I. Title. II. Series.
2004
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CONTENTS
Preface, xiii
A Note on the Use of Acient Texts, xiv
1 Introduction, 1
Basic Concepts, 2
How Classical Mythology Came into Being, 6
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