Bibliotheca

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ancient Greek mythographical handbook literary work mythographical compendium

Bibliotheca is an ancient Greek mythographical handbook traditionally attributed to Apollodorus that compiles and summarizes a wide range of Greek myths and heroic legends.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Bibliotheca canonical	7
Library of Apollodorus	3

Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek mythographical handbook ⓘ literary work ⓘ mythographical compendium ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Apollodorus' Bibliotheca ⓘ surface form: Library of Apollodorus
attributionNote	not written by the 2nd-century BCE grammarian Apollodorus despite traditional attribution ⓘ
authorshipStatus	pseudonymous ⓘ
citationForm	Apollodorus' Bibliotheca ⓘ surface form: Apollod. Bibl.
coversTopic	Argonautic expedition ⓘ Theban cycle ⓘ Trojan cycle ⓘ genealogies of gods and heroes ⓘ myths of Heracles ⓘ myths of Theseus ⓘ
culturalContext	ancient Greek literature ⓘ
dateOfComposition	probably 1st or 2nd century CE ⓘ
field	classical studies ⓘ
genre	mythography ⓘ reference work ⓘ
hasForm	prose handbook ⓘ
importance	major source for Greek mythology ⓘ
influenceOn	later mythographical tradition ⓘ
intendedUse	handbook for readers of Greek myth ⓘ
language	Ancient Greek ⓘ
narrativeScope	from the origins of the gods to the Trojan War and its aftermath ⓘ
originalMedium	manuscript ⓘ
preservedIn	medieval manuscripts ⓘ
purpose	to compile and summarize Greek myths ⓘ
relatedWork	Apollodorus' Bibliotheca ⓘ surface form: Epitome (often transmitted with the Bibliotheca)
structure	divided into three books in its main surviving form ⓘ
style	concise prose summary ⓘ
subject	Greek heroic legends ⓘ Greek mythology ⓘ
survivalStatus	survives almost complete ⓘ
titleInGreek	Βιβλιοθήκη ⓘ
traditionalAuthor	Apollodorus of Athens ⓘ
usedBy	modern classicists as a standard mythological reference ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Apollodorus' Bibliotheca → hasTitle → Bibliotheca ⓘ

Apollodorus' Bibliotheca → hasLatinTitle → Bibliotheca ⓘ

Apollodorus' Bibliotheca → alsoKnownAs → Bibliotheca ⓘ

this entity surface form: Library of Apollodorus

Hesperides → mentionedIn → Bibliotheca ⓘ

Gaia → mentionedIn → Bibliotheca ⓘ

this entity surface form: Library of Apollodorus

Typhonomachy → describedIn → Bibliotheca ⓘ

Cerberus → mentionedIn → Bibliotheca ⓘ

this entity surface form: Library of Apollodorus

Photios I of Constantinople → notableWork → Bibliotheca ⓘ

Κήυξ → appearsInWork → Bibliotheca ⓘ

Orthrus → mentionedIn → Bibliotheca ⓘ