The Library (Bibliotheca) of Apollodorus

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ancient Greek mythographical handbook mythographic work prose compilation reference work

The Library (Bibliotheca) of Apollodorus is an ancient Greek mythographical handbook traditionally attributed to Apollodorus of Athens, offering a comprehensive prose compilation of Greek myths and heroic legends.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Bibliotheca (attributed to Apollodorus)	1
Library of Apollodorus	1
The Library of Apollodorus	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek mythographical handbook ⓘ mythographic work ⓘ prose compilation ⓘ reference work ⓘ
attributionIssue	probably not written by the 2nd-century BCE scholar Apollodorus of Athens ⓘ
authorshipStatus	pseudonymous ⓘ
citationForm	commonly cited as Apollodorus, Bibliotheca ⓘ
contentScope	cosmogony ⓘ genealogies of gods ⓘ genealogies of heroes ⓘ myths of Heracles ⓘ myths of Theseus ⓘ myths of the Argonauts ⓘ myths of the Trojan War cycle ⓘ
culturalContext	ancient Greek scholarly tradition ⓘ
focus	organization of myths by genealogical and regional groupings ⓘ
function	reference source for later mythographers and scholars ⓘ systematic handbook of Greek myths ⓘ
genre	handbook ⓘ mythography ⓘ
importance	major source for reconstructing lost Greek epic and tragic material ⓘ one of the most comprehensive surviving mythographic compilations from antiquity ⓘ
influenceOn	Renaissance mythographers ⓘ early modern classical scholarship ⓘ
language	Ancient Greek ⓘ
modernReception	standard reference for students of Greek mythology ⓘ
narrativeStyle	concise prose summary ⓘ largely non-literary and utilitarian ⓘ
originalMedium	ancient manuscript on papyrus or parchment ⓘ
preservationSignificance	preserves variants of myths otherwise lost ⓘ
relatedDiscipline	classical philology ⓘ comparative mythology ⓘ
relatedWork	Epitome (often transmitted with the Bibliotheca) NERFINISHED ⓘ
scholarlyName	Pseudo-Apollodorus NERFINISHED ⓘ
structure	divided into three main books in the principal manuscript tradition ⓘ
subject	Greek heroic legends ⓘ Greek mythology ⓘ
survivalStatus	survives largely complete ⓘ
title	Bibliotheca NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalAuthor	Apollodorus of Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ
transmission	preserved in medieval manuscripts ⓘ
usesSources	Attic tragedy ⓘ Hellenistic mythographic compilations ⓘ earlier epic poetry ⓘ
workPeriod	Hellenistic and Roman eras ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Aeëtes → appearsIn → The Library (Bibliotheca) of Apollodorus ⓘ

Cadmus → mentionedIn → The Library (Bibliotheca) of Apollodorus ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Library of Apollodorus

On the Gods → relatedWork → The Library (Bibliotheca) of Apollodorus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bibliotheca (attributed to Apollodorus)

Lapiths → appearsInWork → The Library (Bibliotheca) of Apollodorus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Library of Apollodorus