The only writer besides apollodorus who mentions the name of icaruss mother is tzetzes. Apollodorus, the library book 2 theoi classical texts. It is composed of three books and an epitome or abridgment of. Written in clear and unaffected style, the compendium faithfully follows the greek literary sources. The work was traditionally ascribed to apollodorus of alexandria, a greek scholar who flourished in the c2nd b. Though we have made best efforts the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. Apollodorus, epitome, book e, chapter 6 perseus digital library. Bibliotheke, library, also known as the bibliotheca of pseudo apollodorus, is a compendium of greek myths and heroic legends, arranged in three books, generally dated to the first or second century ad. But poseidon smote the rock with his trident and split it, and ajax fell into the sea and perished. By offering, for the first time in a single edition, complete english translations of apollodorus library and hyginus fabulaethe two most important surviving handbooks of classical mythographythis volume enables readers to compare the twos versions of the most important greek and roman myths.
Apollodorus or pseudo apollodorus is the name traditionally given to the author of the greek work known as the library or bibliotheca, a compendium of myth sourced from old greek epic and the plays of the tragedians. Full text of apollodorus, the library internet archive. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. One of coios daughters, asteria, took the form of a quail and threw herself into the sea to escape the embraces of zeus.
Apollodorus quotes author of the library of greek mythology. Epitome has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. The library provides in three books a grand summary of traditional greek mythology and heroic legends. Apollodorus author of the library of greek mythology. The library, volume ii apollodorus harvard university. Books by language additional collections journal of paediatric dentistry. Apollodorus of athens, died after 120 bc, greek scholar of wide interests who is best known for his chronika chronicle of greek history. The epitome of book iv of the pseudo apollodorus s bibliotheca library, a comprehensive encyclopedia of greek mythology. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. He was a pupil of diogenes of babylon, panaetius the stoic, and the grammarian aristarchus of samothrace, under whom he appears to have studied together with his contemporary dionysius thrax. The text was originally attributed to apollodorus of athens, a greek historian and grammarian, but scholars refuted his authorship based on references made by other writers of the. Probably tzetzes and the scholiasts drew on the present passage of apollodorus, or rather on the passage as it appeared in the unabridged text instead of in the epitome which is all that we now possess of the last part of the library. Apollodorus of damascus, damascusborn greek engineer and architect who worked primarily for the roman emperor trajan reigned 98117.
Apollodorus was a colleague of the homeric scholar aristarchus of samothrace both served as librarians of the great library in alexandria, egypt. No ancient writer but apollodorus mentions the old woman phaea who nursed the sow, but she appears on vase paintings which represent the slaughter of the sow by theseus. Apollodorus the library book 3 and epitome questions. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The poem of arctinus, if we may judge by procluss abstract, opened with the deliberations of the trojans about the wooden horse, and from the similarity of the abstract to the text of apollodorus we may infer that our author followed arctinus generally, though not in all details. This is a digital copy of a book that was preserved for generations on library. For as i have said, 1 libya had by poseidon two sons, belus and agenor. Pseudo apollodorus is the name commonly given to the supposed author of the library.
But according to diodorus siculus, with whom the scholiast on euripides agrees, he had only one bed for all comers. Apollodorus, the library book 1 theoi classical texts. Podcast for kids nfb radio 101 sermon podcast backstage opera for iphoneipod pauping off all steak no sizzle podcast church of the oranges. The digital loeb classical library extends the founding mission of james loeb with an interconnected, fully searchable, perpetually growing virtual library of all that is important in greek and latin literature. It is the masculine gender of a noun compounded from apollo, the deity, and doron, gift. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. This passage concerning the fight of theseus with the centaurs at the marriage of pirithous does not occur in our text of apollodorus, but is conjecturally restored to it from zenobius, cent. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Apollodorus library has been used as a source book by classicists from the time of its compilation in the 1st2nd century bc to the present, influencing writers from antiquity to robert graves. The only work of its kind to survive from classical antiquity, the library of apollodorus is a unique guide to greek mythology, from the origins of the universe to the trojan war. Apollodorus is the author of the library of greek mythology 3. Apollodorus, the library epitome theoi classical texts. The text history of the bibliotheca of pseudoapollodorus.
Apollodorus, epitome, book e, chapter 5, section 14. Third, he slew at crommyon the sow that was called phaea after the old woman who bred it. According to pausanias, father and son sailed in separate ships, scudding before the wind with sails, which daedalus had just invented and spread for the first time to the sea breeze. Bibliotheke, library, also known as the bibliotheca of pseudoapollodorus, is a compendium of greek myths and heroic legends, arranged in three books, generally dated to the first or second century ad. Apollodorus, epitome, book e, chapter 2, section 12. He was banished by the emperor hadrianperhaps following a disagreement about a temple designand executed about. Plutarch notices a rationalistic version of the story, which converted the sow phaea into a female robber of that name. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The text history of the bibliotheca of pseudoapollodorus jstor. Sir james george frazer published an epitome of the book by conflating two manuscript summaries of the text, which included the lost part. Apollodorus, epitome, book e, chapter 1 perseus digital library. No ancient writer but apollodorus mentions the old woman phaea who nursed the sow, but she appears on vase paintings which represent the slaughter of.
Since for chronological reasons apollodorus of athens could not have written the book, the author of the bibliotheca is conventionally called the pseudo apollodorus by those wishing to be scrupulously correct. Frazer the library provides in three books a grand summary of traditional. Apollodorus of damascus greek architect and engineer. Homers account of the fate of ariadne is different. The library of apollodorus by apollodorus and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Traditional references simply instance the library and epitome. Apollodorus the library book 3 and epitome questions this set is based on the mythology study guide found on the njcl website. It is thus an important record of greek accounts of the origin and early history of the world and their race. Apollodorus, the library book 3 theoi classical texts. The two loeb volumes of apollodorus are still in print and available new at click on image right for details. He and melia, daughter of ocean, had sons, phoroneus, and aegialeus. Featured movies all video latest this just in prelinger archives democracy now. A general introduction sets the library and fabulae into the wider context of ancient. Bibliotheca pseudoapollodorus the bibliotheca ancient greek. This is a pre1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Apollodorus of athens, greek scholar of wide interests who is best known for his chronika chronicle of greek history.
Classical texts library apollodorus, the library book 1 apollodorus, the library 1 apollodorus or pseudo apollodorus is the name traditionally given to the author of the greek work known as the library or bibliotheca, a compendium of myth sourced from old greek epic and the plays of the tragedians. According to apollodorus, with whom hyginus agrees, procrustes had two beds for the accommodation of his guests, a long one for the short men, and a short one for the long men. A certain apollodorus is indicated as author on some surviving manuscripts since for chronological reasons apollodorus of athens could not have written the book, the scriptor bibliothecae writer of the bibliotheca is conventionally called the pseudo apollodorus by those wishing to be scrupulously correct. It is thus an important record of greek accounts of.
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