ABSTRACT

Who's Who in Classical Mythology is the most complete and detailed reference book of its kind. It offers scholarly, yet accessible accounts of those mythological tales surrounding such gods as Apollo, Zeus, Athena and Dionysus, and mortals such as Achilles, Odysseus, Jason, Aeneas, Romulus and Remus and Tarquin.
It contains over 1200 extensive entries, covering both Greek and Roman characters, providing detailed biographical information, together with historical and geographical background. In addition there are comprehensive genealogical trees of important mythological families and a detailed list of all Greek and Latin writers referred to in the text.

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Acamas

chapter |1 pages

Acca Larentia

chapter |4 pages

Achelous

chapter |1 pages

Acoetes

chapter |2 pages

Actaeon

chapter |1 pages

Adranus

chapter |3 pages

Aeacus

chapter |7 pages

Aegialia

chapter |1 pages

Aesacus

chapter |3 pages

Aethlius

chapter |1 pages

Agave

chapter |1 pages

Aglaophone

chapter |2 pages

Aias or Ajax

chapter |3 pages

Ajax

chapter |3 pages

Alcippe

chapter |1 pages

Alcyoneus

chapter |2 pages

Alexander

chapter |2 pages

Althaemenes

chapter |3 pages

Ampelus

chapter |3 pages

Amphitrite

chapter |1 pages

Amyntor

chapter |1 pages

Anaxibia

chapter |2 pages

Anchiale

chapter |2 pages

Andromache

chapter |4 pages

Anna

chapter |8 pages

Antimachus

chapter |2 pages

Areius

chapter |6 pages

Argia

chapter |1 pages

Argus

chapter |6 pages

Arion

chapter |2 pages

Asopus

chapter |1 pages

Astyanax

chapter |5 pages

Astypalaea

chapter |2 pages

Atreidae

chapter |1 pages

Atropus

chapter |3 pages

Auge

chapter |2 pages

Axion

chapter |2 pages

Battus

chapter |2 pages

Begoe

chapter |1 pages

Beroe

chapter |1 pages

Boeotus

chapter |1 pages

Branchus

chapter |3 pages

Britomartis

chapter |4 pages

Cabiri

chapter |2 pages

Caenis

chapter |5 pages

Calliope

chapter |1 pages

Cardea

chapter |3 pages

Carnabon

chapter |1 pages

Caunus

chapter |5 pages

Celaeno

chapter |2 pages

Cerynes

chapter |1 pages

Chariclo

chapter |3 pages

Chimaera

chapter |3 pages

Chthonia

chapter |1 pages

Cithaeron

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Cleopatra

chapter |2 pages

Cloelia

chapter |1 pages

Clytoneus

chapter |1 pages

Coeus

chapter |3 pages

Corcyra

chapter |1 pages

Cottus

chapter |3 pages

Creisus

chapter |1 pages

Cronos

chapter |1 pages

Crotopus

chapter |5 pages

Curiatii

chapter |1 pages

Cypris

chapter |4 pages

Cyzicus

chapter |4 pages

Danae

chapter |1 pages

Dascylus

chapter |2 pages

Degmenus

chapter |5 pages

Deioneus

chapter |1 pages

Demonice

chapter |8 pages

Deucalion

chapter |1 pages

Diores

chapter |1 pages

Dolius

chapter |2 pages

Dorus

chapter |2 pages

Dymas

chapter |1 pages

Echidna

chapter |1 pages

Eetion

chapter |3 pages

Eioneus

chapter |2 pages

Empusa

chapter |1 pages

Eosphorus

chapter |3 pages

Epicaste

chapter |2 pages

Erginus

chapter |1 pages

Eriphyle

chapter |5 pages

Eros

chapter |2 pages

Eumenides

chapter |5 pages

Euphorbus

chapter |1 pages

Eurypylus

chapter |4 pages

Eurysthenes

chapter |8 pages

Evippe or Euhippe

chapter |1 pages

Galatea

chapter |2 pages

Geryon or Geryones or Geryoneus

chapter |2 pages

Glaucus

chapter |5 pages

Gorgons

chapter |1 pages

Halirrhothius

chapter |4 pages

Harpalyce

chapter |4 pages

Hecuba

chapter |2 pages

Helicaon

chapter |16 pages

Hemithea

chapter |4 pages

Heracles the Dactyl

chapter |1 pages

Hesione

chapter |2 pages

Hestia

chapter |3 pages

Hippolyta or Hippolyte

chapter |1 pages

Hostilius

chapter |1 pages

Hyades

chapter |1 pages

Hyllus

chapter |3 pages

Hyperboreans

chapter |1 pages

Ialmenus

chapter |3 pages

Ianthe

chapter |2 pages

Idas and Lynceus

chapter |4 pages

Ilione

chapter |2 pages

Iole

chapter |3 pages

Iphigenia

chapter |6 pages

Isander

chapter |3 pages

Jocasta

chapter |1 pages

Labdacus

chapter |2 pages

Lacinius

chapter |2 pages

Lamia

chapter |3 pages

Laodice

chapter |4 pages

Lausus

chapter |1 pages

Libitina

chapter |1 pages

Lindus

chapter |5 pages

Lotis

chapter |2 pages

Lyncus

chapter |1 pages

Macris

chapter |1 pages

Maia

chapter |1 pages

Manto

chapter |2 pages

Maron

chapter |1 pages

Mastarna

chapter |3 pages

Medea

chapter |2 pages

Megara

chapter |1 pages

Melanippe

chapter |2 pages

Melantho

chapter |1 pages

Melicertes

chapter |2 pages

Menelaus

chapter |1 pages

Menoeceus

chapter |5 pages

Mentor

chapter |2 pages

Mimas

chapter |1 pages

Minyas

chapter |1 pages

Mnesimache

chapter |1 pages

Momus

chapter |2 pages

Morpheus

chapter |4 pages

Mygdalion

chapter |10 pages

Nemesis

chapter |11 pages

Ocrisia or Ocresia

chapter |1 pages

Oeneus

chapter |1 pages

Oenone

chapter |1 pages

Oicles

chapter |1 pages

Opheltes

chapter |4 pages

Orchomenus

chapter |2 pages

Orneus

chapter |1 pages

Othryoneus

chapter |3 pages

Oxylus

chapter |2 pages

Pallas

chapter |2 pages

Panacea

chapter |1 pages

Pandorus

chapter |4 pages

Parcae

chapter |5 pages

Pelagon

chapter |2 pages

Peneius

chapter |2 pages

Perdix

chapter |8 pages

Persephone or Persephassa

chapter |3 pages

Philomelus

chapter |1 pages

Phoebe

chapter |1 pages

Pholus

chapter |1 pages

Phosphorus

chapter |1 pages

Phronime

chapter |2 pages

Phyleus

chapter |2 pages

Pilumnus

chapter |1 pages

Pityreus

chapter |2 pages

Plexippus

chapter |1 pages

Poltys

chapter |1 pages

Polycaste

chapter |2 pages

Polydeuces

chapter |2 pages

Polynices or Polyneices

chapter |1 pages

Polyxo

chapter |6 pages

Porsenna, Lars

chapter |2 pages

Procles

chapter |5 pages

Prometheus

chapter |5 pages

Pylades

chapter |1 pages

Rhadamanthys

chapter |1 pages

Rhea (or Rea) Silvia

chapter |1 pages

Rhexenor

chapter |7 pages

Rhomus

chapter |1 pages

Schoeneus

chapter |1 pages

Scyrius

chapter |3 pages

Semele or Thyone

chapter |1 pages

Sibylla or Sibyl

chapter |4 pages

Siculus

chapter |1 pages

Sleep

chapter |1 pages

Sosipolis

chapter |1 pages

Sphaerus

chapter |4 pages

Stentor

chapter |3 pages

Syrna

chapter |3 pages

Tantalus

chapter |3 pages

Tarquinius Priscus, Lucius

chapter |1 pages

Tegyrius

chapter |2 pages

Telchines

chapter |5 pages

Telephus

chapter |1 pages

Teucer

chapter |1 pages

Thalia

chapter |1 pages

Thaumas

chapter |1 pages

Theias

chapter |1 pages

Themiste

chapter |2 pages

Theodamas

chapter |7 pages

Thersites

chapter |5 pages

Thesprotus

chapter |3 pages

Timagoras

chapter |1 pages

Tithonus

chapter |1 pages

Tlepolemus

chapter |3 pages

Triptolemus

chapter |1 pages

Tullia

chapter |5 pages

Turnus

chapter |1 pages

Upis

chapter |2 pages

Valeria

chapter |1 pages

Verginia

chapter |1 pages

Veturia

chapter |1 pages

Vulcan

chapter |1 pages

Xanthus

chapter |2 pages

Xuthus

chapter |6 pages

Zephyrus

chapter |9 pages

Genealogical Trees

The Gods and the Titans The Descendants of Perseus The Descendants of Proetus