NTC's Classical Dictionary: The Origins of the Names of Characters in Classical Mythology

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National Textbook Company, 1990 - 343 Seiten
NTC's Classical Dictionary contains more than 1200 entries detailing the origins of the names in the legends and literature of ancient Greece and Rome. Many of these names have passed into current English usage-Achille's heel, for example, and Herculean tasks.

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Introduction
1
Technical Terms
13
DICTIONARY
17
Appendices
311
Common Elements in Greek Mythological Names
316
ByNames of AphroditeVenus
319
ByNames of Apollo
323
ByNames of AthenaMinerva
327
ByNames of ZeusJupiter
330
The Hounds of Actaeon
336
Corresponding Names of Characters
338
Bibliography
340
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