NTC's Classical Dictionary: The Origins of the Names of Characters in Classical MythologyNational 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. |
Inhalt
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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Room's Classical Dictionary: The Origins of the Names of Characters in ... Adrian Room Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 1983 |