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Women of classical mythology:

a biographical dictionary
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ABC-CLIO, 1991 - Social Science - 462 pages

Divinities, humans, female monsters and animals, hermaphrodites, and transsexuals are all here. "Women of Classical Mythology" offers unprecedented access to information on women largely neglected in reference works on Greek and Roman myth and gives a fresh look at the better-known figures. Each of the 2,600 entries places its subject both in the overall context of classical myth, and in the frame of reference of her better-known counterparts.

For each figure there is a description of her particular contribution to folklore, and a list of the various poems, tragedies, epics, and other types of stories in which she plays a central role. In addition, the handy special index, "The Men in Their Lives," allows readers to locate a particular woman known primarily through her relations. The female characters in classical mythology often provide clues to genealogical, chronological, and historical puzzles. This book will be welcomed by classical scholars for the insights and relationships it reveals.

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User Review  - Rob Mars - Goodreads

A wonderful reference work. Herein you will find information about the innumerable women of classical mythology that is only glossed in, or worse yet, altogether left out from, other works. This is a ... Read full review

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Excellent source for obscure myths about the women of Greco-Roman mythology. Read full review

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Women of Classical Mythology
This fascinating book is the first and only comprehensive biographical dictionary devoted to mythological women. It offers unprecedented access to ...
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Bell, Robert E. Women of Classical Mythology: A Biographical Dictionary. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991. Much of the info, the good info anyway, ...
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About the author (1991)

Robert E. Bell recently retired as Coordinator of Humanities Collection Development at the Shields Library of the University of California, Davis. He is also the author of Dictionary of Classical Mythology: Symbols, Attributes and Associations, and Place Names in Classical Mythology: Greece.

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TitleWomen of classical mythology: a biographical dictionary
AuthorRobert E. Bell
Edition2, illustrated
PublisherABC-CLIO, 1991
Original fromthe University of Michigan
DigitizedDec 28, 2006
ISBN0874365813, 9780874365818
Length462 pages
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Reference / General
Religion / Antiquities & Archaeology
Religion / General
Social Science / Folklore & Mythology
  
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