The Development of Greek Myth. The Epic Cycle Iliad Odyssey Other Epic Poems and Homeric Hymns Greek Myth Develops out of war stories and religious tales.

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The Development of Greek Myth

The Epic Cycle Iliad Odyssey Other Epic Poems and Homeric Hymns Greek Myth Develops out of war stories and religious tales

The Archaic Period Hesiod: Theogony, Works and Days Stesichoros Simonides Bacchylides Pindar Greek Lyric

The Classical Period Greek Drama Aeschylos Sophocles Euripides Greek Comedy Other Comic and Tragic Poets

Hellenistic and Imperial Era Strange and Obscure Myth Kallimachos Apollonios of Rhodes Theocritos and bucolic poetry Apollodoros Library Nonnos: Dionysiaka Lucian: Satyrical versions and Sci-Fi

Roman Myth Roman adoption and adaptation of Greek myth Traditional Roman deities are vested with the qualities of Greek gods and eventually become indistinguishable (e.g. Hephaistos/Vulcan or Demeter/Ceres) Foundation Myths (Aeneas/The She-Wolf) Virgil, Ovid, Horace, Statius, Seneca (plays)