The authors introduce the Greek & Roman myths of creation, myths of the gods. Greek sagas & local legends, & contemporary therories about the myths. They draw extensively on Homer, Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, Pindar, the lyric poets & tragedians, Vergil, and Ovid. They also provide many translations & paraphrases of the original passages. They go onto describe and illustrate the survival of myths in literature, art, music, and film....