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Gantz, Early Greek Myth (1993)

Literary & artistic sources

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  • Appendices
    • Appendix B: Editions of Ancient Texts Cited
    • Appendix C: Catalogue of Artistic Representations
  • New Translations of Literary Fragments
    • AP – Palatine Anthology
    • Bakchylides SM – Bacchylidis Carmina cum fragmentis
    • Bucolici Graeci
    • Callimachus, ed. R. Pfeiffer
    • Die Fragmente der Vorsokratiker 1
    • Euripides, Danae and Dictys
    • FGrH – Die Fragmente der griechischen Historiker 1
    • GLP – Fragments of Greek literary papyri
    • LP – Poetarum Lesbiorum Fragmenta
    • MW – Fragmenta Hesiodea
    • Mythographi Graeci
    • N² – Fragments of Euripides, cited according to A. Nauck
    • PCG – Poetae Comici Graeci
    • PEG – Poetae Epici Graeci 1
    • Pindar SM – Fragments of Pindar, 2 vol.
    • PMG – Poetae Melici Graeci
    • Probus, In Vergilii Bucolica et Georgica Commentarius
    • R – Tragicorum Graecorum Fragmenta, 6 vol.
    • Scholia Graeca in Aristophanem
    • Scholia Graeca in Homeri Iliadem
    • Scholia Graeca in Homeri Odysseam
    • Scholia ad Euripidem
    • SLG – Supplementum Lyricis Graecis
    • W – Iambi et Elegi Graeci 2 vol.
  • Table of Contents
  • Subject tags for mythological characters
  • Greek Name Concordance
  • Chapter 1: The Early Gods
    • Section 1: Theogonies and the Like
      • Theogonies and the Like (page 1)
      • Theogonies and the Like (page 2)
      • Theogonies and the Like (page 3 upper, only with art)
    • Section 2: Primal Elements
      • Primal Elements (page 3 lower)
      • Primal Elements (page 4, with art)
        • P. 4 (only with art)
      • Primal Elements (page 5, with art)
        • P. 5 (only with art)
      • Primal Elements (page 6)
      • Primal Elements (page 7, with art)
        • P. 7 (only with art)
      • Primal Elements (page 8, with art)
        • P. 8 (only with art)
      • Primal Elements (page 9, with art)
        • P. 9 (only with art)
      • Primal Elements (page 10 upper)
    • Section 3: Gaia and Ouranos
      • Gaia and Ouranos (page 10 lower)
      • Gaia and Ouranos (page 11)
      • Gaia and Ouranos (page 12)
      • Gaia and Ouranos (page 13)
      • Gaia and Ouranos (page 14)
      • Gaia and Ouranos (page 15, with art)
        • P. 15 (only with art)
      • Gaia and Ouranos (page 16 upper)
    • Section 4: Gaia and Pontos
      • Gaia and Pontos (page 16 lower)
      • Gaia and Pontos (page 17)
      • Gaia and Pontos (page 18, with art)
        • P. 18 (only with art)
      • Gaia and Pontos (page 19, with art)
        • P. 19 (only with art)
      • Gaia and Pontos (page 20)
      • Gaia and Pontos (page 21, with art)
        • P. 21 (only with art)
      • Gaia and Pontos (page 22, with art)
        • P. 22 (only with art)
      • Gaia and Pontos page 23 (with art)
        • P. 23 (only with art)
      • Gaia and Pontos (page 24, with art)
        • P. 24 (only with art)
      • Gaia and Pontos (page 25, with art)
        • P. 25 (only with art)
      • Gaia and Pontos (page 26)
      • Gaia and Pontos (page 27 upper, with art)
        • P. 27 upper (only with art)
    • Section 5: The Titans
      • The Titans (page 27 lower)
      • The Titans (page 28, with art)
        • P. 28 (only with art)
      • The Titans (page 29)
      • The Titans (page 30)
      • The Titans (page 31, with art)
        • P. 31 (only with art)
      • The Titans (page 32)
      • The Titans (page 33)
      • The Titans (page 34)
      • The Titans (page 35)
      • The Titans (page 36, with art)
        • P. 36 (only with art)
      • The Titans (page 37, with art)
        • P. 37 (only with art)
      • The Titans (page 38)
      • The Titans (page 39, with art)
        • P. 39 (only with art)
      • The Titans (page 40)
      • The Titans (page 41)
      • The Titans (page 42)
      • The Titans (page 43, with art)
        • P. 43 (only with art)
    • Section 6: The Titanomachia and Zeus’ Rise to Power
      • The Titanomachia and Zeus’ Rise to Power (page 44, with art)
        • P. 44 (only with art)
      • The Titanomachia and Zeus’ Rise to Power (page 45)
      • The Titanomachia and Zeus’ Rise to Power (page 46)
      • The Titanomachia and Zeus’ Rise to Power (page 47)
      • The Titanomachia and Zeus’ Rise to Power (page 48)
      • The Titanomachia and Zeus’ Rise to Power (page 49)
      • The Titanomachia and Zeus’ Rise to Power (page 50, with art)
        • P. 50 (only with art)
      • The Titanomachia and Zeus’ Rise to Power (page 51, with art)
        • P. 51 (only with art)
      • The Titanomachia and Zeus’ Rise to Power (page 52, with art)
        • P. 52 (only with art)
      • The Titanomachia and Zeus’ Rise to Power (page 53)
      • The Titanomachia and Zeus’ Rise to Power (page 54)
      • The Titanomachia and Zeus’ Rise to Power (page 55, with art)
        • P. 55 (only with art)
      • The Titanomachia and Zeus’ Rise to Power (page 56)
  • Chapter 2: The Olympians
    • Section 1: The Children of Kronos
      • Zeus
        • The Children of Kronos: Zeus (page 57)
        • The Children of Kronos: Zeus (page 58)
        • The Children of Kronos: Zeus (page 59)
        • The Children of Kronos: Zeus (page 60)
        • The Children of Kronos: Zeus (page 61 upper)
      • Hera
        • The Children of Kronos: Hera (page 61 lower)
        • The Children of Kronos: Hera (page 62 upper, with art)
          • P. 62 upper (only with art)
      • Poseidon
        • The Children of Kronos: Poseidon (page 62 lower, with art)
          • P. 62 lower (only with art)
        • The Children of Kronos: Poseidon (page 63)
      • Demeter
        • The Children of Kronos: Demeter (page 64, with art)
          • P. 64 (only with art)
        • The Children of Kronos: Demeter (page 65)
        • The Children of Kronos: Demeter (page 66)
        • The Children of Kronos: Demeter (page 67, with art)
          • P. 67 (only with art)
        • The Children of Kronos: Demeter (page 68, with art)
          • P. 68 (only with art)
        • The Children of Kronos: Demeter (page 69, with art)
          • P. 69 (only with art)
        • The Children of Kronos: Demeter (page 70 upper, only with art)
      • Hades
        • The Children of Kronos: Hades (page 70 lower)
        • The Children of Kronos: Hades (page 71, with art)
          • P. 71 (only with art)
        • The Children of Kronos: Hades (page 72, with art)
          • P. 72 (only with art)
        • The Children of Kronos: Hades (page 73 upper, with art)
          • P. 73 upper (only with art)
      • Hestia
        • The Children of Kronos: Hestia (page 73 lower, with art)
          • P. 73 lower (only with art)
        • The Children of Kronos: Hestia (page 74 upper, only with art)
    • Section 2: The Children of Zeus
      • Hephaistos
        • The Children of Zeus: Hephaistos (page 74 lower)
        • The Children of Zeus: Hephaistos (page 75, with art)
          • P. 75 (only with art)
        • The Children of Zeus: Hephaistos (page 76, with art)
          • P. 76 (only with art)
        • The Children of Zeus: Hephaistos (page 77)
        • The Children of Zeus: Hephaistos (page 78 upper)
      • Ares
        • The Children of Zeus: Ares (page 78 lower)
        • The Children of Zeus: Ares (page 79)
        • The Children of Zeus: Ares (page 80)
        • The Children of Zeus: Ares (page 81 upper, with art)
          • P. 81 upper (only with art)
      • Hebe and Eileithuia
        • The Children of Zeus: Hebe and Eileithuia (page 81 lower)
        • The Children of Zeus: Hebe and Eileithuia (page 82, with art)
          • P. 82 (only with art)
        • The Children of Zeus: Hebe and Eileithuia (page 83 upper, with art)
          • P. 83 upper (only with art)
      • Athena
        • The Children of Zeus: Athena (page 83 lower)
        • The Children of Zeus: Athena (page 84)
        • The Children of Zeus: Athena (page 85, with art)
          • P. 85 (only with art)
        • The Children of Zeus: Athena (page 86, with art)
          • P. 86 (only with art)
        • The Children of Zeus: Athena (page 87 upper, with art)
          • P. 87 upper (only with art)
      • Apollo
        • The Children of Zeus: Apollo (page 87 lower)
        • The Children of Zeus: Apollo (page 88, with art)
          • P. 88 (only with art)
        • The Children of Zeus: Apollo (page 89, with art)
          • P. 89 (only with art)
        • The Children of Zeus: Apollo (page 90, with art)
          • P. 90 (only with art)
        • The Children of Zeus: Apollo (page 91, with art)
          • P. 91 (only with art)
        • The Children of Zeus: Apollo (page 92)
        • The Children of Zeus: Apollo (page 93, with art)
          • P. 93 (only with art)
        • The Children of Zeus: Apollo (page 94, with art)
          • P. 94 (only with art)
        • The Children of Zeus: Apollo (page 95, with art)
          • P. 95 (only with art)
        • The Children of Zeus: Apollo (page 96)
      • Artemis
        • The Children of Zeus: Artemis (page 97)
        • The Children of Zeus: Artemis (page 98)
        • The Children of Zeus: Artemis (page 99 upper)
      • Aphrodite
        • The Children of Zeus: Aphrodite (page 99 lower)
        • The Children of Zeus: Aphrodite (page 100)
        • The Children of Zeus: Aphrodite (page 101)
        • The Children of Zeus: Aphrodite (page 102)
        • The Children of Zeus: Aphrodite (page 103, with art)
          • P. 103 (only with art)
        • The Children of Zeus: Aphrodite (page 104)
        • The Children of Zeus: Aphrodite (page 105 upper)
      • Hermes
        • The Children of Zeus: Hermes (page 105 lower)
        • The Children of Zeus: Hermes (page 106)
        • The Children of Zeus: Hermes (page 107, with art)
          • P. 107 (only with art)
        • The Children of Zeus: Hermes (page 108, with art)
          • P. 108 (only with art)
        • The Children of Zeus: Hermes (page 109)
        • The Children of Zeus: Hermes (page 110, with art)
          • P. 110 (only with art)
        • The Children of Zeus: Hermes (page 111, with art)
          • P. 111 (only with art)
        • The Children of Zeus: Hermes (page 112 upper)
      • Dionysos
        • The Children of Zeus: Dionysos (page 112 lower, with art)
          • P. 112 lower (only with art)
        • The Children of Zeus: Dionysos (page 113)
        • The Children of Zeus: Dionysos (page 114, with art)
          • P. 114 (only with art)
        • The Children of Zeus: Dionysos (page 115)
        • The Children of Zeus: Dionysos (page 116, with art)
          • P. 116 (only with art)
        • The Children of Zeus: Dionysos (page 117, with art)
          • P. 117 (only with art)
        • The Children of Zeus: Dionysos (page 118)
        • The Children of Zeus: Dionysos (page 119)
  • Chapter 3: Olympos, the Underworld, and Minor Divinities
    • Section 1: Olympos
      • Olympos (page 120)
      • Olympos (page 121)
      • Olympos (page 122)
      • Olympos (page 123 upper, with art)
    • Section 2: Hades, Tartaros, Elysion
      • Hades, Tartaros, Elysion (page 123 lower)
      • Hades, Tartaros, Elysion (page 124)
      • Hades, Tartaros, Elysion (page 125, with art)
      • Hades, Tartaros, Elysion (page 126)
      • Hades, Tartaros, Elysion (page 127)
      • Hades, Tartaros, Elysion (page 128)
      • Hades, Tartaros, Elysion (page 129)
      • Hades, Tartaros, Elysion (page 130, with art)
      • Hades, Tartaros, Elysion (page 131, with art)
      • Hades, Tartaros, Elysion (page 132)
      • Hades, Tartaros, Elysion (page 133)
      • Hades, Tartaros, Elysion (page 134)
      • Hades, Tartaros, Elysion (page 135 upper)
    • Section 3: Minor Divinities
      • Minor Divinities (page 135 lower)
      • Minor Divinities (page 136, with art)
      • Minor Divinities (page 137, with art)
      • Minor Divinities (page 138, with art)
      • Minor Divinities (page 139)
      • Minor Divinities (page 140)
      • Minor Divinities (page 141, with art)
      • Minor Divinities (page 142)
      • Minor Divinities (page 143, with art)
      • Minor Divinities (page 144, with art)
      • Minor Divinities (page 145, with art)
      • Minor Divinities (page 146, with art)
      • Minor Divinities (page 147)
      • Minor Divinities (page 148)
      • Minor Divinities (page 149)
      • Minor Divinities (page 150, with art)
      • Minor Divinities (page 151)
  • Chapter 4: Prometheus and the First Men
    • Page 152
    • Page 153
    • Page 154
    • Page 155 (with art)
      • P. 155 (only with art)
    • Page 156
    • Page 157 (with art)
      • P. 157 (only with art)
    • Page 158 (with art)
      • P. 158 (only with art)
    • Page 159
    • Page 160 (with art)
      • P. 160 (only with art)
    • Page 161
    • Page 162
    • Page 163 (with art)
      • P. 163 (only with art)
    • Page 164
    • Page 165
    • Page 166
  • Chapter 5: The Line of Deukalion
    • Section 1: The Children of Deukalion and Pyrrha
      • The Children of Deukalion and Pyrrha (page 167)
      • The Children of Deukalion and Pyrrha (page 168)
      • The Children of Deukalion and Pyrrha (page 169, with art)
        • P. 169 (only with art)
    • Section 2: The Aloadai
      • The Aloadai (page 170)
      • The Aloadai (page 171 upper, with art)
        • P. 171 upper (only with art)
    • Section 3: The Aiolidai
      • Salmoneus, Tyro, and Kretheus
        • The Aiolidai: Salmoneus, Tyro, and Kretheus (page 171 lower)
        • The Aiolidai: Salmoneus, Tyro, and Kretheus (page 172, with art)
          • P. 172 (only with art)
        • The Aiolidai: Salmoneus, Tyro, and Kretheus (page 173 upper)
      • Sisyphos
        • The Aiolidai: Sisyphos (page 173 lower)
        • The Aiolidai: Sisyphos (page 174, with art)
          • P. 174 (only with art)
        • The Aiolidai: Sisyphos (page 175)
        • The Aiolidai: Sisyphos (page 176 upper, with art)
          • P. 176 upper (only with art)
      • Athamas
        • The Aiolidai: Athamas (page 176 lower)
        • The Aiolidai: Athamas (page 177)
        • The Aiolidai: Athamas (page 178)
        • The Aiolidai: Athamas (page 179)
        • The Aiolidai: Athamas (page 180 upper, with art)
          • P. 180 upper (only with art)
      • Perieres, Deion, Minyas
        • The Aiolidai: Perieres, Deion, Minyas (page 180 lower)
        • The Aiolidai: Perieres, Deion, Minyas (page 181)
        • The Aiolidai: Perieres, Deion, Minyas (page 182)
        • The Aiolidai: Perieres, Deion, Minyas (page 183 upper)
    • Section 4: The Children of Athamas: Phrixos and Helle
      • The Children of Athamas: Phrixos and Helle (page 183 lower)
      • The Children of Athamas: Phrixos and Helle (page 184 upper)
    • Section 5: The Children of Tyro
      • Neleus
        • The Children of Tyro: Neleus (page 184 lower)
        • The Children of Tyro: Neleus (page 185)
        • The Children of Tyro: Neleus (page 186)
        • The Children of Tyro: Neleus (page 187)
        • The Children of Tyro: Neleus (page 188)
        • The Children of Tyro: Neleus (page 189 upper)
      • Pelias
        • The Children of Tyro: Pelias (page 189 lower)
        • The Children of Tyro: Pelias (page 190)
        • The Children of Tyro: Pelias (page 191, with art)
          • P. 191 (only with art)
        • The Children of Tyro: Pelias (page 192, with art)
          • P. 192 (only with art)
        • The Children of Tyro: Pelias (page 193, with art)
          • P. 193 (only with art)
        • The Children of Tyro: Pelias (page 194 upper, with art)
          • P. 194 upper (only with art)
      • Amythaon, Aison, Pheres
        • The Children of Tyro: Amythaon, Aison, Pheres (page 194 lower)
        • The Children of Tyro: Amythaon, Aison, Pheres (page 195, with art)
          • P. 195 (only with art)
        • The Children of Tyro: Amythaon, Aison, Pheres (page 196 upper, only with art)
    • Section 6: The Descendants of Agenor
      • The Descendants of Agenor (page 196 lower)
      • The Descendants of Agenor (page 197)
  • Chapter 6, Other Early Families
    • Section 1: The Descendants of Inachos
      • P. 198
      • P. 199 (with art)
        • P. 199 (only with art)
      • P. 200
      • P. 201 (with art)
        • P. 201 (only with art)
      • P. 202 (with art)
        • P. 202 (only with art)
      • P. 203
      • P. 204
      • P. 205
      • P. 206
      • P. 207 (with art)
        • P. 207 (only with art)
      • P. 208 (with art)
        • P. 208 (only with art)
      • P. 209
      • P. 210 (with art)
        • P. 210 (only with art)
      • P. 211
      • P. 212 (upper)
    • Section 2: The Daughters of Atlas
      • P. 212 (lower)
      • P. 213
      • P. 214
      • P. 215
      • P. 216
      • P. 217
      • P. 218
      • P. 219 upper
    • Section 3: The Daughters of Asopos
      • P. 219 lower (with art)
        • P. 219 lower (only with art)
      • P. 220 (with art)
        • P. 220 (only with art)
      • P. 221
      • P. 222
      • P. 223
      • P. 224 (with art)
        • P. 224 (only with art)
      • P. 225 (with art)
        • P. 225 (only with art)
      • P. 226 (with art)
        • P. 226 (only with art)
      • P. 227
      • P. 228
      • P. 229 (with art)
        • P. 229 (only with art)
      • P. 230
      • P. 231 (with art)
        • P. 231 (only with art)
      • P. 232
  • Chapter 7, The Royal House of Athens
    • Section 1: Early Bits and Pieces
      • P. 233
      • P. 234
      • P. 235 upper
    • Section 2: Kekrops and His Daughters
      • P. 235 lower
      • P. 236 (with art)
      • P. 237 (with art)
      • P. 238 (with art)
      • P. 239 upper
    • Section 3: Erichthonios and Pandion I
      • P. 239 lower
      • P. 240 (with art)
      • P. 241
    • Section 4: Erechtheus and His Daughters
      • P. 242
      • P. 243 (with art)
      • P. 244
      • P. 245 (with art)
      • P. 246
      • P. 247 upper
    • Section 5: Pandion II and Aigeus
      • P. 247 lower
      • P. 248 (with art)
      • P. 249 upper (with art)
    • Section 6: Theseus’ Journey around the Isthmos
      • P. 249 lower (with art)
      • P. 250 (with art)
      • P. 251 (with art)
      • P. 252 (with art)
      • P. 253 (with art)
      • P. 254 (with art)
    • Section 7: Theseus in Athens
      • P. 255
      • P. 256 (with art)
    • Section 8: Nisos and Skylla
      • P. 257
      • P. 258
  • Chapter 8, Minos and Crete
    • Section 1: Rhadamanthys
      • P. 259
      • P. 260 upper
    • Section 2: Minos, Pasiphae, and the Minotaur
      • P. 260 lower
      • P. 261 (with art)
    • Section 3: Daidalos in Athens
      • P. 262 upper
    • Section 4: Theseus and the Minotaur
      • P. 262 lower
      • P. 263 (with art)
      • P. 264
      • P. 265 (with art)
      • P. 266 (with art)
      • P. 267 (with art)
      • P. 268 (with art)
      • P. 269 (with art)
      • P. 270 upper
    • Section 5: The Children of Minos
      • P. 270 lower
      • P. 271 upper
    • Section 6: Orion
      • P. 271 lower
      • P. 272
      • P. 273 upper
    • Section 7: Minos and Daidalos
      • P. 273 lower
      • P. 274 (with art)
      • P. 275 (with art)
  • Chapter 9, Theseus’ Later Exploits
    • Section 1: The Death of Aigeus and the Sons of Pallas
      • P. 276
      • P. 277 upper (with art)
        • P. 277 upper (only with art)
    • Section 2: Peirithoos and the Lapithai
      • P. 277 lower (with art)
        • P. 277 lower (only with art)
      • P. 278 (with art)
        • P. 278 (only with art)
      • P. 279 (with art)
        • P. 279 (only with art)
      • P. 280 (with art)
        • P. 280 (only with art)
      • P. 281 (with art)
        • P. 281 (only with art)
    • Section 3: The Abduction of Antiope
      • P. 282 (with art)
        • P. 282 (only with art)
      • P. 283
      • P. 284 (with art)
        • P. 284 (only with art)
      • P. 285 upper (with art)
        • P. 285 upper (only with art)
    • Section 4: Phaidra and Hippolytos
      • P. 285 lower
      • P. 286
      • P. 287
      • P. 288 upper
    • Section 5: The Abduction of Helen
      • P. 288 lower
      • P. 289
      • P. 290 (with art)
        • P. 290 (only with art)
      • P. 291 upper (with art)
        • P. 291 upper (only with art)
    • Section 6: The Descent into Hades
      • P. 291 lower
      • P. 292 (with art)
        • P. 292 (only with art)
      • P. 293 (with art)
        • P. 293 (only with art)
      • P. 294 (with art)
        • P. 294 (only with art)
      • P. 295
    • Section 7: Theseus and Thebes
      • P. 296
    • Section 8: The Pursuit of Aithra
      • P. 297 middle (only with art)
    • Section 9: Theseus’ Death
      • P. 297 lower
      • P. 298
  • Chapter 10, Perseus and Bellerophontes: Part I
    • Section 1: Akrisios and Danae
      • P. 299
      • P. 300
      • P. 301
      • P. 302 (with art)
        • P. 302 (only with art)
      • P. 303 upper
    • Section 2: Danae and Polydektes
      • P. 303 lower
      • P. 304 upper
    • Section 3: Perseus and the Gorgons
      • P. 304 lower (with art)
        • P. 304 lower (only with art)
      • P. 305 (with art)
        • P. 305 (only with art)
      • P. 306 (with art)
        • P. 306 (only with art)
      • P. 307 upper (with art)
        • P. 307 upper (only with art)
    • Section 4: Andromeda
      • P. 307 lower
      • P. 308 (with art)
        • P. 308 (only with art)
      • P. 309 upper (with art)
        • P. 309 upper (only with art)
    • Section 5: Death of Polydektes
      • P. 309 lower
      • P. 310 upper (with art)
        • P. 310 upper (only with art)
    • Section 6: Death of Akrisios and Perseus’ Children
      • P. 310 lower
      • P. 311 upper
    • Section 7: Proitos’ Daughters
      • P. 311 lower
      • P. 312 (with art)
        • P. 312 (only with art)
      • P. 313 upper
  • Chapter 10, Perseus and Bellerophontes: Part II
    • Section 1: Bellerophontes
      • P. 313 lower
      • P. 314
      • P. 315
      • P. 316 (with art)
        • P. 316 (only with art)
  • Chapter 11, The Daughters of Thestios
    • Section 1: Thestios
      • P. 317
      • P. 318 upper
    • Section 2: Hypermestra
      • P. 318 middle
    • Section 3: Leda
      • P. 318 lower
      • P. 319
      • P. 320 (with art)
      • P. 321
      • P. 322 (with art)
    • Section 4: The Dioskouroi
      • P. 323
      • P. 324 (with art)
      • P. 325 (with art)
      • P. 326 (with art)
      • P. 327 (with art)
      • P. 328 upper
    • Section 5: Althaia
      • P. 328 lower
      • P. 329
      • P. 330
      • P. 331 (with art)
      • P. 332 (with art)
      • P. 333
      • P. 334
      • P. 335 upper
    • Section 6: Atalanta
      • P. 335 lower (with art)
      • P. 336
      • P. 337 (with art)
      • P. 338 (with art)
      • P. 339
  • Chapter 12, Iason and the Argo
    • Section 1: Aietes
      • P. 340
      • P. 341 upper
    • Section 2: The Argo and Its Crew
      • P. 341 lower
      • P. 342
      • P. 343
      • P. 344 (with art)
        • P. 344 (only with art)
      • P. 345 upper
    • Section 3: The Women of Lemnos
      • P. 345 lower
      • P. 346
    • Section 4: The Propontis: Kyzikos and Amykos
      • P. 347
      • P. 348
      • P. 349 (with art)
        • P. 349 (only with art)
    • Section 5: Phineus and the Harpuiai
      • P. 350
      • P. 351
      • P. 352
      • P. 353
      • P. 354 (with art)
        • P. 354 (only with art)
      • P. 355 (with art)
        • P. 355 (only with art)
      • P. 356 upper (only with art)
    • Section 6: Onward to Kolchis
      • P. 356 lower
      • P. 357
      • P. 358 upper
    • Section 7: Medeia and the Golden Fleece
      • P. 358 lower
      • P. 359 (with art)
        • P. 359 (only with art)
      • P. 360 (with art)
        • P. 360 (only with art)
      • P. 361
    • Section 8: The Return Voyage
      • P. 362
      • P. 363
      • P. 364
      • P. 365 upper (with art)
        • P. 365 upper (only with art)
    • Section 9: Medeia and Jason in Greece
      • P. 365 lower
      • P. 366 (with art)
        • P. 366 (only with art)
      • P. 367 (with art)
        • P. 367 (only with art)
      • P. 368
      • P. 369
      • P. 370
      • P. 371 (with art)
        • P. 371 (only with art)
      • P. 372
      • P. 373
  • Chapter 13, Herakles
    • Section 1: Alkmene and Amphitryon
      • P. 374
      • P. 375
      • P. 376
      • P. 377 (with art)
      • P. 378 upper (with art)
    • Section 2: Theban Exploits
      • P. 378 lower (with art)
      • P. 379 (with art)
      • P. 380
      • P. 381 upper (with art)
    • Section 3: The Twelve Labors
      • Evolution
        • P. 381 lower
        • P. 382
        • P. 383 upper
      • Labor I: The Nemean Lion
        • P. 383 lower (with art)
        • P. 384 upper (with art)
      • Labor II: The Lernaian Hydra
        • P. 384 lower (with art)
        • P. 385 (with art)
        • P. 386 upper
      • Labor III: The Keryneian/Kerynitian Hind
        • P. 386 lower
        • P. 387
        • P. 388 (with art)
        • P. 389 upper (with art)
      • Labor IV: The Erymanthian Boar
        • P. 389 lower (with art)
        • P. 390 upper
      • Pholos
        • P. 390 lower (with art)
        • P. 391 (with art)
        • P. 392 upper
      • Labor V: The Stables of Augeias
        • P. 392 lower
        • P. 393 upper (with art)
      • Labor VI: The Stymphalian Birds
        • P. 393 lower
        • P. 394 upper (with art)
      • Labor VII: The Kretan Bull
        • P. 394 lower (with art)
        • P. 395 upper
      • Labor VIII: The Mares of Diomedes
        • P. 395 lower (with art)
        • P. 396
        • P. 397 upper
      • Labor IX: The Belt of Hippolyte
        • P. 397 lower (with art)
        • P. 398 (with art)
        • P. 399
        • P. 400 upper
      • Laomedon, Hesione, and Troy
        • P. 400 lower (with art)
        • P. 401
        • P. 402 upper
      • Labor X: The Cattle of Geryoneus
        • P. 402 lower (with art)
        • P. 403 (with art)
        • P. 404
        • P. 405 (with art)
        • P. 406 (with art)
        • P. 407
        • P. 408 upper
      • The Journey Back from Tartessos
        • P. 408 lower
        • P. 409
      • Labor XI: The Garden of the Hesperides
        • P. 410
        • P. 411 (with art)
        • P. 412 (with art)
        • P. 413 upper
      • Labor XII: Kerberos
        • P. 413 lower
        • P. 414 (with art)
        • P. 415 (with art)
        • P. 416 upper
      • Antaios, Bousiris, Emathion
        • P. 416 lower (with art)
        • P. 417 (with art)
        • P. 418
        • P. 419 upper
    • Section 4: Alkyoneus
      • P. 419 lower (with art)
      • P. 420 (with art)
      • P. 421 upper
    • Section 5: Kyknos
      • P. 421 lower
      • P. 422 (with art)
      • P. 423 upper
    • Section 6: Eurytion
      • P. 423 lower (with art)
      • P. 424 upper (with art)
    • Section 7: Augeias and the Moliones
      • P. 424 lower
      • P. 425 (with art)
      • P. 426 upper (with art)
    • Section 8: Neleus and Hippokoon
      • P. 426 lower
      • P. 427
      • P. 428 upper
    • Section 9: Auge and Telephos
      • P. 428 lower
      • P. 429
      • P. 430
      • P. 431 upper (with art)
    • Section 10: Deianeira, Acheloos, and Nessos
      • P. 431 lower
      • P. 432
      • P. 433 (with art)
      • P. 434 upper (with art)
    • Section 11: Eurytos, Iphitos, and Iole
      • P. 434 lower
      • P. 435 (with art)
      • P. 436 (with art)
      • P. 437 upper
    • Section 12: Delphi and the Tripod
      • P. 437 lower
      • P. 438 (with art)
      • P. 439 upper (with art)
    • Section 13: Omphale and the Kerkopes
      • P. 439 lower (with art)
      • P. 440 (with art)
      • P. 441 (with art)
      • P. 442 upper
    • Section 14: The Return to Troy and the Detour to Kos
      • P. 442 lower
      • P. 443
      • P. 444
      • P. 445 upper
    • Section 15: The Battle of the Gods and Gigantes
      • P. 445 lower
      • P. 447
      • P. 446
      • P. 448
      • P. 449
      • P. 450 (with art)
      • P. 451 (with art)
      • P. 452 (with art)
      • P. 453 (with art)
      • P. 454 upper
    • Section 16: Herakles and the Gods: Minor Tales
      • P. 454 lower
      • P. 455 (with art)
      • P. 456 (with art)
      • P. 457 upper with art)
    • Section 17: The Sack of Oichalia and Herakles’ Death
      • P. 457 lower (with art)
      • P. 458 (with art)
      • P. 459
    • Section 18: The Apotheosis
      • P. 460
      • P. 461 (with art)
      • P. 462 (with art)
      • P. 463 upper
    • Section 19: Eurystheus and the Herakleidai
      • P. 463 lower
      • P. 464
      • P. 465
      • P. 466
  • Chapter 14: Thebes
    • Section 1: Kadmos
      • Kadmos (page 467)
      • Kadmos (page 468)
      • Kadmos (page 469)
      • Kadmos (page 470, with art)
        • P. 470 (only with art)
      • Kadmos (page 471, with art)
        • P. 471 (only with art)
      • Kadmos (page 472)
      • Kadmos (page 473 upper)
    • Section 2: Semele and Ino
      • Semele and Ino (page 473 lower, with art)
        • P. 473 lower (only with art)
      • Semele and Ino (page 474, with art)
        • P. 474 (only with art)
      • Semele and Ino (page 475)
      • Semele and Ino (page 476, with art)
        • P. 476 (only with art)
      • Semele and Ino (page 477, with art)
        • P. 477 (only with art)
      • Semele and Ino (page 478 upper)
    • Section 3: Aktaion
      • Aktaion (page 478 lower)
      • Aktaion (page 479)
      • Aktaion (page 480, with art)
        • P. 480 (only with art)
      • Aktaion (page 481 upper, with art)
        • P. 481 upper (only with art)
    • Section 4: Agaue and Pentheus
      • Agaue and Pentheus (page 481 lower, with art)
        • P. 481 lower (only with art)
      • Agaue and Pentheus (page 482, with art)
        • P. 482 (only with art)
      • Agaue and Pentheus (page 483 upper, with art)
        • P. 483 upper (only with art)
    • Section 5: Antiope, Amphion, and Zethos
      • Antiope, Amphion, and Zethos (page 483 lower)
      • Antiope, Amphion, and Zethos (page 484)
      • Antiope, Amphion, and Zethos (page 485, with art)
        • P. 485 (only with art)
      • Antiope, Amphion, and Zethos (page 486)
      • Antiope, Amphion, and Zethos (page 487)
      • Antiope, Amphion, and Zethos (page 488 upper)
    • Section 6: Laios
      • Laios (page 488 lower)
      • Laios (page 489)
      • Laios (page 490, with art)
        • P. 490 (only with art)
      • Laios (page 491)
    • Section 7: Oidipous
      • Oidipous (page 492, with art)
        • P. 492 (only with art)
      • Oidipous (page 493)
      • Oidipous (page 494, with art)
        • P. 494 (only with art)
      • Oidipous (page 495, with art)
        • P. 495 (only with art)
      • P. 496 (with art)
        • P. 496 (only with art)
      • P. 497 (with art)
        • P. 497 (only with art)
      • P. 498
      • P. 499
      • P. 500
      • P. 501
      • P. 502 upper
    • Section 8: Polyneikes and Eteokles
      • P. 502 lower
      • P. 503
      • P. 504
      • P. 505
      • P. 506 upper
    • Section 9: Adrastos, Eriphyle, and Amphiaraos
      • P. 506 lower
      • P. 507 (with art)
        • P. 507 (only with art)
      • P. 508
      • P. 509 (with art)
        • P. 509 (only with art)
      • P. 510 upper
    • Section 10: The Expedition of the Seven
      • P. 510 lower (with art)
        • P. 510 lower (only with art)
      • P. 511 (with art)
        • P. 511 (only with art)
      • P. 512 (with art)
        • P. 512 (only with art)
      • P. 513 (with art)
        • P. 513 (only with art)
      • P. 514 (with art)
        • P. 514 (only with art)
      • P. 515 (with art)
        • P. 515 (only with art)
      • P. 516
      • P. 517 (with art)
        • P. 517 (only with art)
      • P. 518 (with art)
        • P. 518 (only with art)
      • P. 519 (with art)
        • P. 519 (only with art)
    • Section 11: Antigone and the Burial of the Seven
      • P. 520
      • P. 521
      • P. 522 upper
    • Section 12: The Epigonoi
      • P. 522 lower
      • P. 523 (with art)
        • P. 523 (only with art)
      • P. 524
      • P. 525
    • Section 13: Alkmaion and Eriphyle
      • P. 526 (with art)
        • P. 526 (only with art)
      • P. 527
      • P. 528 upper (with art)
        • P. 528 upper (only with art)
    • Section 14: Teiresias
      • P. 528 lower
      • p. 529
      • P. 530
  • Chapter 15, The Line of Tantalos
    • Section 1: Tantalos
      • P. 531
      • P. 532
      • P. 533 (with art)
        • P. 533 (only with art)
      • P. 534
      • P. 535 (with art)
        • P. 535 (only with art)
      • P. 536 upper (with art cited in note)
        • P. 536 upper (only with art cited in note)
    • Section 2: Niobe
      • P. 536 lower
      • P. 537
      • P. 538 (with art)
        • P. 538 (only with art)
      • P. 539
    • Section 3: Pelops and Hippodameia
      • P. 540 lower (with art)
        • P. 540 lower (only with art)
      • P. 541 (with art)
        • P. 541 (only with art)
      • P. 542
      • P. 543
      • P. 544
      • P. 545 upper
    • Section 4: Atreus and Thyestes
      • P. 545 lower
      • P. 546
      • P. 547
      • P. 548
      • P. 549
    • Section 5: Thyestes in Sikyon
      • P. 550 lower (with art)
        • P. 550 lower (only with art)
      • P. 551
      • P. 552 upper
    • Section 6: Pleisthenes
      • P. 552 lower
      • P. 553
      • P. 554
      • P. 555
      • P. 556
  • Chapter 16, The Trojan War
    • Section 1: The Trojan Kings
      • The Trojan Kings (page 557)
      • The Trojan Kings (page 558)
      • The Trojan Kings (page 559, with art)
        • P. 559 (only with art)
      • The Trojan Kings (page 560, with art)
        • P. 560 (only with art)
      • The Trojan Kings (page 561 upper)
    • Section 2: The Birth and Childhood of Paris
      • The Birth and Childhood of Paris (page 561 lower)
      • The Birth and Childhood of Paris (page 562)
      • The Birth and Childhood of Paris (page 563, with art)
        • P. 563 (only with art)
      • The Birth and Childhood of Paris (page 564 upper)
    • Section 3: Tyndareos and the Wooing of Helen
      • Tyndareos and the Wooing of Helen (page 564 lower)
      • Tyndareos and the Wooing of Helen (page 565)
      • Tyndareos and the Wooing of Helen (page 566)
    • Section 4: The Judgment of Paris
      • The Judgment of Paris (page 567)
      • The Judgment of Paris (page 568, with art)
        • P. 568 (only with art)
      • The Judgment of Paris (page 569, with art)
        • P. 569 (only with art)
      • The Judgment of Paris (page 570)
      • The Judgment of Paris (page 571 upper)
    • Section 5: The Abduction of Helen
      • The Abduction of Helen (page 571 lower)
      • The Abduction of Helen (page 572)
      • The Abduction of Helen (page 573, with art)
        • P. 573 (only with art)
      • The Abduction of Helen (page 574, with art)
        • P. 574 (only with art)
      • The Abduction of Helen (page 575)
      • The Abduction of Helen (page 576 upper)
    • Section 6: The First Mobilization at Aulis
      • The First Mobilization at Aulis (page 576 lower)
      • The First Mobilization at Aulis (page 577)
      • The First Mobilization at Aulis (page 578, with art)
        • P. 578 (only with art)
      • The First Mobilization at Aulis (page 579, with art)
        • P. 579 (only with art)
      • The First Mobilization at Aulis (page 580)
      • The First Mobilization at Aulis (page 581, with art)
        • P. 581 (only with art)
      • The First Mobilization at Aulis (page 582 upper)
    • Section 7: Iphigeneia and the Second Mobilization at Aulis
      • Iphigeneia and the Second Mobilization at Aulis (page 582 lower)
      • Iphigeneia and the Second Mobilization at Aulis (page 583)
      • Iphigeneia and the Second Mobilization at Aulis (page 584, with art)
        • P. 584 (only with art)
      • Iphigeneia and the Second Mobilization at Aulis (page 585)
      • Iphigeneia and the Second Mobilization at Aulis (page 586)
      • Iphigeneia and the Second Mobilization at Aulis (page 587)
      • Iphigeneia and the Second Mobilization at Aulis (page 588 upper)
    • Section 8: The Journey to Troy: Philoktetes and Tennes
      • The Journey to Troy: Philoktetes and Tennes (page 588 lower)
      • The Journey to Troy: Philoktetes and Tennes (page 589)
      • The Journey to Troy: Philoktetes and Tennes (page 590, with art)
        • P. 590 (only with art)
      • The Journey to Troy: Philoktetes and Tennes (page 591)
      • The Journey to Troy: Philoktetes and Tennes (page 592 upper)
    • Section 9: The Landing: Protesilaos, Kyknos, and Embassy to Troy
      • The Landing: Protesilaos, Kyknos, and the Embassy to Troy (page 592 lower)
      • The Landing: Protesilaos, Kyknos, and the Embassy to Troy (page 593)
      • The Landing: Protesilaos, Kyknos, and the Embassy to Troy (page 594)
      • The Landing: Protesilaos, Kyknos, and the Embassy to Troy (page 595, with art)
        • P. 595 (only with art)
      • The Landing: Protesilaos, Kyknos, and the Embassy to Troy (page 596 upper)
    • Section 10: Achilleus and the Early Years of the War
      • Achilleus and the Early Years of the War (page 596 lower)
      • Achilleus and the Early Years of the War (page 597 upper)
    • Section 11: Troilos and Lykaon
      • Troilos and Lykaon (page 597 lower)
      • Troilos and Lykaon (page 598, with art)
      • Troilos and Lykaon (page 599, with art)
      • Troilos and Lykaon (page 600, with art)
      • Troilos and Lykaon (page 601)
      • Troilos and Lykaon (page 602)
      • Troilos and Lykaon (page 603)
    • Section 12: Palamedes
      • Palamedes (page 604)
      • Palamedes (page 605)
      • Palamedes (page 606)
      • Palamedes (page 607)
      • Palamedes (page 608 upper)
    • Section 13: The Actors of the Iliad
      • The Actors of the Iliad (page 608 lower)
      • The Actors of the Iliad (page 609)
      • The Actors of the Iliad (page 610 upper)
    • Section 14: The Events of the Iliad
      • The Events of the Iliad (page 610 lower)
      • The Events of the Iliad (page 611)
      • The Events of the Iliad (page 612)
      • The Events of the Iliad (page 613)
      • The Events of the Iliad (page 614)
      • The Events of the Iliad (page 615)
      • The Events of the Iliad (page 616)
      • The Events of the Iliad (page 617)
      • The Events of the Iliad (page 618)
      • The Events of the Iliad (page 619, with art)
        • P. 619 (only with art)
      • The Events of the Iliad (page 620, with art)
        • P. 620 (only with art)
    • Section 15: Penthesileia and Memnon
      • Penthesileia and Memnon (page 621)
      • Penthesileia and Memnon (page 622, with art)
        • P. 622 (only with art)
      • Penthesileia and Memnon (page 623, with art)
        • P. 623 (only with art)
      • P. 624 (with art)
        • P. 624 (only with art)
    • Section 16: The Death of Achilleus
      • The Death of Achilleus (page 625)
  • Chapter 18: Other Myths
    • Section 1: Ixion
      • Ixion (page 718)
      • Ixion (page 719)
      • Ixion (page 720, with art)
      • Ixion (page 721 upper, with art)
    • Section 2: Orpheus
      • Orpheus (page 721 lower)
      • Orpheus (page 722)
      • Orpheus (page 723, with lost art)
      • Orpheus (page 724, with art)
      • Orpheus (page 725 upper, with art)
    • Section 3: Lykaon and Kallisto
      • Lykaon and Kallisto (page 725 lower)
      • Lykaon and Kallisto (page 726)
      • Lykaon and Kallisto (page 727)
      • Lykaon and Kallisto (page 728, with art)
      • Lykaon and Kallisto (page 729 upper)
    • Section 4: Smyrna/Myrrha and Adonis
      • Smyrna/Myrrha and Adonis (page 729 lower)
      • Smyrna/Myrrha and Adonis (page 730)
      • Smyrna/Myrrha and Adonis (page 731 upper, with art)
    • Section 5: Skylla and Glaukos
      • Skylla and Glaukos (page 731 lower)
      • Skylla and Glaukos (page 732)
      • Skylla and Glaukos (page 733 upper)
    • Section 6: Maira
      • Maira (page 733 lower)
    • Section 7: Melanippe
      • Melanippe (page 734)
      • Melanippe (page 735 upper, with art)
    • Section 8: Kresphontes
      • Kresphontes (page 735 lower)
      • Kresphontes (page 736 upper)
    • Section 9: The Daughters of Minyas
      • The Daughters of Minyas (page 736 lower)
      • The Daughters of Minyas (page 737)

P. 394 lower (with art)

Munich, Antikensammlung 1407.  Attic amphora.  Herakles and the Cretan Bull.

munichheraklesbull

Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Deutschland 3 = Munich 1 (1939), pl. 37.2

Beazley Archive Pottery Database

New York, Metropolitan Museum 59.15.  Lakonian cup.  Herakles and the Cretan Bull.

newyorherakles_bull_met_59-15

Wikimedia

Metropolitan Museum of Art

 

Edited by Frances Van Keuren, Prof. Emerita, Lamar Dodd School of Art, Univ. of Georgia, September, 2017.

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