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or correct, version of Greek myth (although the Greek Ministry of Culture
evidently thought so when they accused Disney Animation of creating a false
version of the ancient myth in the movie Hercules). During antiquity
the myths were constantly changing; in the field of drama alone, the tragedians
Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides all wrote versions of famous myths
(Oedipus or Orestes, for example) which differed not only from the other
dramatists but also from the earlier stories found in epic poetry.
So I make no claim that my version is the only true or correct one. My only claim is that I have considered all the available variants, and chosen those which seemed to me most enduring and coherent. In other words, if someone asked me to tell them a Greek myth, the versions here are what I would say. |
Herakles and the Nemean Lion |
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THE MYTHS OF ARGOS Zeus and Io Danaos and the Danaids Danae and Perseus Bellerophon Pelops The Genealogy of Herakles Herakles' Life Before the Labors The Birth and Childhood of Herakles Herakles and the Thespian Lion The Madness of Herakles The Labors of Herakles Labors 1-8 Labors 9-12 Herakles' Life After the Labors Eurytos and Iole Omphale of Lydia Troy and Elis Pylos Kalydon Trachis: the Death of Herakles Appendix: The Children of Herakles THE MYTHS OF CRETE
THE MYTHS OF THEBES
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