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The Development of Greek Myth

The Development of Greek Myth. The Epic Cycle. Iliad Odyssey Other Epic Poems and Homeric Hymns Greek Myth Develops out of war stories and religious tales. The Archaic Period. Hesiod: Theogony, Works and Days Stesichoros Simonides Bacchylides Pindar Greek Lyric. The Classical Period.

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The Development of Greek Myth

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  1. The Development of Greek Myth

  2. The Epic Cycle • Iliad • Odyssey • Other Epic Poems and Homeric Hymns • Greek Myth Develops out of war stories and religious tales

  3. The Archaic Period • Hesiod: Theogony, Works and Days • Stesichoros • Simonides • Bacchylides • Pindar • Greek Lyric

  4. The Classical Period • Greek Drama • Aeschylos • Sophocles • Euripides • Greek Comedy • Other Comic and Tragic Poets

  5. Hellenistic and Imperial Era • Strange and Obscure Myth • Kallimachos • Apollonios of Rhodes • Theocritos and bucolic poetry • Apollodoros Library • Nonnos: Dionysiaka • Lucian: Satyrical versions and Sci-Fi

  6. Roman Myth • Roman adoption and adaptation of Greek myth • Traditional Roman deities are vested with the qualities of Greek gods and eventually become indistinguishable (e.g. Hephaistos/Vulcan or Demeter/Ceres) • Foundation Myths (Aeneas/The She-Wolf) • Virgil, Ovid, Horace, Statius, Seneca (plays)

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