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'A knowledge of classical mythology is indispensable in understanding and appreciating much of the great literature, sculpture, and painting of both the ancients and the moderns. Unless we know the marvelous stories of the deities and heroes of the ancients, their great literature and art as well a smuch later work down to the present day will remain unintelligible. Through the centuries from Chaucer, Spenser, Shakespeare, and Milton on, not only the major writesr but also hundreds of lesser writers have retold the old tales or used them as a point of departure for new interpretations int erms of contemprary problems in psychology.' (From the author's Introduction). This Dictionary has over 2000 entries and is a valuable aid to students or anyone else. Features Include: Mthological entries Historical entries Biographical Entries All Entries in Bold Face Variant Names and Spellings Extensive Cross-Referencing
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