Bibliotheca

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek mythographical handbook
literary work
mythographical compendium
alsoKnownAs Library of Apollodorus
attributionNote not written by the 2nd-century BCE grammarian Apollodorus despite traditional attribution
authorshipStatus pseudonymous
citationForm 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 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 (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Gaia ("Library of Apollodorus")
Hesperides
mentionedIn
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca ("Library of Apollodorus")
alsoKnownAs
Typhonomachy
describedIn
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
hasLatinTitle
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
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