The Greek Myths
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The Greek Myths is Robert Graves’s influential two-volume retelling and interpretation of ancient Greek mythology, combining narrative versions of the myths with extensive scholarly commentary.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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mythology book ⓘ |
| author | Robert Graves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
ancient Greek literary sources
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archaeological evidence ⓘ classical scholarship ⓘ |
| contains |
myth retellings
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scholarly commentary ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
classical studies
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mythology ⓘ reference work ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
hardcover edition
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paperback edition ⓘ single-volume edition ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Greek Myths, Volume 1
NERFINISHED
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The Greek Myths, Volume 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | idiosyncratic historical interpretations ⓘ |
| includesMythCycle |
Heracles myths
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Olympian gods myths ⓘ Theban cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ Theseus myths ⓘ Trojan War cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | popular understanding of Greek myths ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hesiod
NERFINISHED
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Homer NERFINISHED ⓘ classical Greek authors ⓘ tragedians of classical Athens ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on modern reception of Greek mythology
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interpretative commentary ⓘ systematic retelling of Greek myths ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 2 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Cassell
NERFINISHED
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Penguin Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers
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scholars of mythology ⓘ students of classics ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
Archaic Greece
NERFINISHED
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Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
anthropological interpretation
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comparative mythology ⓘ etymological analysis ⓘ |
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