Mythical monsters in classical literature / / Paul Murgatroyd.

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Place / Publishing House:London : : Bloomsbury,, 2013.
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (211 pages) :; illustrations
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-197) and index. 
505 0 0 |t List of illustrations --  |t Preface --  |t Introduction --  |g 1.  |t Vampires, werewolves and the living dead --  |t Furies, Keres, Empusa and strix --  |t Werewolves --  |g The  |t living dead --  |t Appendix : Non-mythical monsters --  |g 2.  |t Impact --  |g 3.  |t Laocoon and the sea-snakes --  |g 4.  |t Sirens --  |t In Homer's Odyssey --  |t In Apollonius of Rhodes' Voyage of Argo --  |t In other classical authors --  |t In medieval, Renaissance and later authors --  |g 5.  |t Other winged monsters --  |g The  |t Stymphalian birds --  |t Griffins --  |g The  |t sphinx --  |t Harpies --  |g 6. A  |t monster-slayer : Theseus' early life and conquests --  |g The  |t Minotaur --  |g The  |t Calydonian boar --  |g The  |t centaurs --  |t Theseus' end --  |g 7. A  |t good monster : Chiron --  |g 8.  |t Metamorphosed monsters --  |t Medusa --  |t Scylla --  |g 9.  |t Jason and the Argonauts --  |t Talos --  |g The  |t hydra --  |g The  |t earthborn men --  |g 10.  |t Fighting with monsters (1) --  |g The  |t second labour of Heracles : the Hydra of Lerna --  |t Plot analysis : functions and stages --  |t Filling out the story --  |g The  |t tenth labour of Heracles : Geryon and Cacus --  |g 11.  |t Fighting with monsters (2) --  |t Typhos --  |t Perseus, Andromeda and the sea-monster --  |t Perseus and Medusa --  |g 12.  |t Polyphemus : Odysseus and Polyphemus --  |t Polymphemus and Galatea --  |t Appendix : Other gigantic monsters --  |t Notes --  |t Select bibliography --  |t Index of monsters. 
588 |a Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 11, 2013). 
590 |a Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
650 0 |a Classical literature  |x History and criticism. 
650 0 |a Monsters in literature. 
650 0 |a Monsters  |x History  |y To 1500. 
650 0 |a Mythology, Classical, in literature. 
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