Apollodorus' 16 volume work
on Greek myths, posted by Tufts U's
Perseus Project.
Laurel Bowman (U of Victoria) provides
extensive selections from Homer, Hesiod & other classical authors on each
of the Olympians,
illustrated by a virtual museum of classic images from Greco-Roman & later
artists.
Electronic supplement to latest
edition of classic text by Morford, Lenardon & Sham offers
a
sample
chapter,
Powerpoint
presentations, an
archive
of ancient & modern texts,
maps
of the constellations & ancient Mediterranean world, & glossaries of
mythic
characters &
key
references (Oxford U Press).
Richard Dibon-Smith's
astronomical guide to the myths that named the 88
star clusters identified in classical Greece.
Companion website to PBS documentary presents
illustrated biographies of Cleisthenes,
Themistocles,
Pericles,
Aspasia,
& Socrates.
Extensive on-line sampler of
Carlos Parada's Genealogical
Guide to Greek Mythology presents
lucid detailed summaries of
individuals,
groups,
places
with
charts (e.g., creation
& theogony),
maps, & images to help keep complex stories straight.
Searchable on-line edition of George
Rawlinson's translation of Herodotus of Halicarnassus' paradigmatic historical
record (440 BCE).
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Homer |
See Internet
Classical Archive for searchable
on-line editions of Samuel Butler's translations of the Odyssey
& the Iliad.
Paul's Halsall's extensive well-organized
collection of links to academic quality web resources relating to all
aspects of ancient Greek culture.
Thomas Martin traces the development of
Hellenic culture (including religion) from its origins thru the Macedonian
conquest. Posted by Tufts U's
Perseus Project.
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Plato |
See Internet
Classical Archive for a searchable
on-line edition of Benjamin Jowett's translations of the Socratic dialogs of
the founder of the Academy at Athens, including the Apology,
Republic, Symposium,
Timaeus,
etc.
PRF Brown of Australia summarizes WKC Guthrie's
work on the pre-Socratic pioneer of western mathematics, music &
mysticism.
Aaron Atsma's lavishly illustrated
encyclopedia of the myths, images &
cults of
Greek deities across the classic Mediterranean world presents a
compendium of quotations from classical authors regarding not only the
primordial
gods &
12 Olympians, but
heroes,
titans,
daemons
& deified mortals.
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