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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Library of Apollodorus | 2 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek mythographical handbook
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literary work ⓘ mythographical compendium ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
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surface form:
Library of Apollodorus
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| attributionNote | not written by the 2nd-century BCE grammarian Apollodorus despite traditional attribution ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus | pseudonymous ⓘ |
| citationForm |
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
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surface form:
Apollod. Bibl.
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| coversTopic |
Argonautic expedition
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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
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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)
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| 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 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Library of Apollodorus
this entity surface form:
Library of Apollodorus