The Mythology of Ancient Greece and Rome
Creation Myths, Olympian Gods, Heroic Quests, and Roman Tales of MetamorphosisBy Homer, Hesiod, Ovid, E. M. Berens, Jessie M. Tatlock
Length62h 56m
About this audiobook
The Mythology of Ancient Greece and Rome gathers foundational accounts of gods, heroes, creation, transformation, and fate into a capacious survey of the classical imagination. Epic narrative, genealogical cosmogony, hymn-like praise, and tales of metamorphosis coexist here, revealing how myth served as religious explanation, ethical inquiry, and enduring literary art. Narratives of the Olympians, the Trojan cycle, heroic journeys, and dramatic transformations give the volume both narrative momentum and philosophical breadth. Its voices span archaic Greek poetry, Roman literary adaptation, and later mythographic scholarship. Homeric epic and Hesiodic genealogy preserve formative Greek conceptions of divine order and human struggle, while Ovid's sophisticated Latin reworkings demonstrate mythology's capacity for irony, sensuality, and change. The interpretive and compiling work associated with E. M. Berens and Jessie M. Tatlock helps situate these inherited materials for modern readers. Together, these traditions illuminate the continuities and revisions linking Greek religion, Roman culture, and the Western classical tradition. Recommended for students, general readers, and lovers of myth, this volume offers an unusually rich opportunity to compare perspectives across centuries and genres. It encourages readers to trace recurring figures and motifs while recognizing the changing cultural purposes of their stories. Its breadth makes it valuable both as an introduction to classical mythology and as a basis for deeper study of its literary afterlives.
Audiobook details
GenreSpirituality and Religion, Literary Classics
Length62 hrs 56 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 2, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Egyptian Birds (Annotated)
26Heracles (Hercules)
2The Mythology of Ancient Greece and Rome
27Stories of Crete, Sparta, Corinth, and Ætolia
3Introduction: The World of the Myths
28Stories of Attica
4The World of the Myths
29Stories of Thebes
5Origin of the World
30The Argonautic Expedition
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6First Generation of Gods: Uranus and Gæa
31The Trojan War
7Uranus and Gæa
32The Wanderings of Odysseus
8Second Generation of Gods
33The Tragedy of Agamemnon
9Cronus
34The Legendary Origin of Rome
10Rhea
35Ancient Mythology Texts
11Division of the World
36Theogony (Hesiod)
12Theories as to the Origin of Man
37Metamorphoses (Ovid) (pt. 1)
13Third Generation of Gods
38Metamorphoses (Ovid) (pt. 2)
14The Gods of Olympus
39Metamorphoses (Ovid) (pt. 3)
15Zeus
40Metamorphoses (Ovid) (pt. 4)
16Hera, Athena, Hephæstus
41Metamorphoses (Ovid) (pt. 5)
17Apollo and Artemis
42Metamorphoses (Ovid) (pt. 6)
18Hermes and Hestia
43Metamorphoses (Ovid) (pt. 7)
19Ares and Aphrodite
44Metamorphoses (Ovid) (pt. 8)
20The Lesser Deities of Olympus
45Metamorphoses (Ovid) (pt. 9)
21The Gods Of The Sea
46Metamorphoses (Ovid) (pt. 10)
22The Gods of the Earth
47Metamorphoses (Ovid) (pt. 11)
23The World of the Dead
48Iliad (Homer)
24Greek Heroes
49BOOK I
25Stories of Argos
50BOOK II
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