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Illustrated dictionary of mythology : heroes, heroines, gods, and goddesses from around the world 1st American ed. by Wilkinson, Philip, 1955-

Dictionary of world myth : an A-Z reference guide to gods, goddesses, heroes, heroines and fabulous beasts by Willis, Roy G.

Medea : essays on Medea in myth, literature, philosophy, and art

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Polytheism and society at Athens by Parker, Robert, 1950-

Contents: “…; Annexe 2: Festivals for boys: the religious world of the gymnasium -- The Panathenaea -- Women's festivals: Thesmophoria and Adonia -- The Anthesteria and other Dionysiac rites -- Eleusinian festivals -- Festivals, rituals, myths: reprise -- Gods at work I: protecting the city -- Gods at work II: the growth of plants and men ; Annexe: heroes and heroines -- Attic festivals: a check list -- Alciphron as heortologist.…”

Classical mythology 7th ed. by Morford, Mark P. O., 1929-2019

Contents: “…The Theban saga ; The Mycenaean saga ; Additional reading: Orestes and the three Electras ; The Trojan saga and the Iliad ; The returns and the Odyssey ; Perseus and the legends of Argos ; Heracles ; Theseus and the legends of Attica ; Jason, Medea, and the Argonauts ; Additional reading: Jason and Medea in Euripides ; Myths of local heroes and heroines. -- The nature of Roman mythology. Roman mythology and saga. -- The survival of classical mythology. …”

Athena by Deacy, Susan

Contents: “…FROM ORIGINS TO FUNCTIONS: ATHENA IN THE PANTHEON -- Introduction: confronting the pantheon -- The 'new way': the functionalist paradigm -- Athena and Poseidon: the horse and the sea -- Athena and Hephaistos: skilled craft -- Athena and Ares: war -- Overview: a key to Athena? -- 4. HEROES, HEROINES AND THE TROJAN WAR -- Introduction: helping friends, harming enemies -- Heroes on quests -- Odysseus and Herakles -- 'The Zeus-born Trojan girl' -- Mythic females: helping men, harming women -- Overview -- 5. …”