Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
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ancient Greek mythographical handbook
mythographical compendium
prose work
reference work on Greek mythology
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca is an ancient Greek mythographical handbook that systematically compiles and summarizes the major myths and genealogies of Greek mythology.
Aliases (15)
- Library of Apollodorus ×3
- Apollod. Bibl. ×2
- Apollodorus, Bibliotheca ×2
- ApollodorusBibliotheca ×2
- Apollodorus’ Bibliotheca ×2
- works of Apollodorus ×2
- Apollodorus (Pseudo-Apollodorus) ×1
- Bibliotheca of Pseudo-Apollodorus ×1
- Epitome (often transmitted with the Bibliotheca) ×1
- Hellenistic mythographers ×1
- Pseudo-Apollodorus (author of the Bibliotheca) ×1
- The Library by Apollodorus ×1
- The Library of Apollodorus ×1
- Works of Apollodorus ×1
- works of Pseudo-Apollodorus ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ancient Greek mythographical handbook
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mythographical compendium → prose work → reference work on Greek mythology → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Library of Apollodorus
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| attributedTo |
Apollodorus of Athens
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| authorshipStatus |
pseudonymous
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| citationForm |
Apollod. Bibl.
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| covers |
Heracles and his labors
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Perseus and his descendants → Theseus and Athenian legends → Trojan War cycle → genealogies of heroic families → myths of heroes → myths of the gods → |
| dateOfComposition |
1st or 2nd century CE
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| focus |
organization of myths by genealogical lines
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| genre |
genealogical handbook
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mythography → |
| hasGreekTitle |
Βιβλιοθήκη
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| hasLatinTitle |
Bibliotheca
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| hasPart |
Book 1
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Book 2 → Book 3 → |
| hasTitle |
Bibliotheca
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| importance |
major source for Greek mythology
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standard reference for later mythographers → |
| influenced |
later mythographical handbooks
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| language |
Ancient Greek
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| literaryForm |
handbook
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| literaryPeriod |
Hellenistic and Roman Imperial era tradition
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| modernScholarlyAttribution |
unknown author
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| placeOfOrigin |
ancient Greece
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| preservedBy |
Byzantine manuscript tradition
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| purpose |
summary of major Greek mythological genealogies
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systematic compilation of Greek myths → |
| relatedWork |
Hesiod's Theogony
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Homeric epics → Pindar's odes → tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides → |
| scholarlyDebate |
authorship and exact dating
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| structure |
three books
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| style |
concise prose summary
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| subject |
Greek mythological genealogies
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Greek mythology → |
| traditionalAuthor |
Apollodorus of Athens
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| transmission |
survives largely complete
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| usedBy |
Renaissance humanists
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modern classical scholars → |
Referenced by (30)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Alcmene
("The Library by Apollodorus")
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Atlas → Atlas → Children of Atlas ("works of Pseudo-Apollodorus") → Clymene ("Apollodorus’ Bibliotheca") → Dardanus ("Apollodorus, Bibliotheca") → Deucalion → Electra ("Apollodorus’ Bibliotheca") → Europa ("The Library of Apollodorus") → Labyrinth of the Minotaur ("works of Apollodorus") → Maia ("Works of Apollodorus") → Typhoeus ("ApollodorusBibliotheca") → |
mentionedIn |
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Cronus
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Heracles ("Library of Apollodorus") → Pyrrha ("Bibliotheca of Pseudo-Apollodorus") → Rhea ("Library of Apollodorus") → Sisyphus ("works of Apollodorus") → |
appearsIn |
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Marpessa
("Apollodorus, Bibliotheca")
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Minos → Titanides → |
sourceText |
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Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
("Apollod. Bibl.")
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Bibliotheca ("Apollod. Bibl.") → |
citationForm |
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Age of the Titans
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Titans → |
describedIn |
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Bibliotheca
("Library of Apollodorus")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Maenads
("ApollodorusBibliotheca")
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appearsInWork |
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Apollodorus of Athens
("Pseudo-Apollodorus (author of the Bibliotheca)")
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distinguishedFrom |
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Hesiod's Theogony
("Hellenistic mythographers")
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influenced |
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Bibliotheca
("Epitome (often transmitted with the Bibliotheca)")
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relatedWork |
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Works of Hesiod
("Apollodorus (Pseudo-Apollodorus)")
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usedAsSourceBy |