Автор: Adrian Room
Название: Who's Who in Classical Mythology
Издательство: Gramercy
Год: 2003
ISBN: 0517222566
Язык: English
Формат: pdf
Размер: 11,0 mb
Страниц: 352
Many of the most familiar names of classical mythology have long been firmly rooted in our literary consciousness, where they usually rank on a popular par with Biblical figures (especially those of the Old Testament) and the more memorable characters in Shakespeare’s plays. As such, they occur and re-occur fairly predictably in the more challenging word games and contests, in the crossword puzzles and acrostics of the more serious daily newspapers, and, on a more constructive basis, in such school subjects as English and classical studies.
This dictionary aims to summarise what has already been proposed and to move the study of classical name origins a step further forward. In recent years, and certainly in the present century, there has been little published in widely and popularly accessible form on the subject in English, and it is hoped that the book will fill an embarrassing gap. After all, there are a hundred and one books dealing with the meanings of Christian names, yet little on the mythological classical names that continue, as we have seen, to occupy a firm and prominent place in the world of names which we encounter daily.
Seven appendixes, a complete bibliography, and detailed black-and-white reproductions of related scenes taken from painted ceramics of the period complement this concise, readable reference to the heroic undertakings, noble and moving loving stories, and poignant tales of the ancient world.