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.

Aliases (1)

Library of Apollodorus ×2

Statements (36)

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 →	hasTitle