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A comprehensive overview and fascinating analysis of the ancient mythologies of the world - a unique and indispensable work of reference. The 'Pimlico Dictionary of Classical Mythologies' is a unique work of reference which breaks new ground by treating for the first time the classical mythologies of the Old World as a whole. Never before have the mythologies of Greece,Rome Persia,India and China been encompassed in a single volume, despite the fact that the first four have much in common through their Indo-European ancestry.Arthur Cotterell shows how much more can be understood about 'classical mythology' by comparison and contrast of its five major traditions. Fascinating indeed are the parallels he signals between, for instance, Greek and Indian myths. Just as amazing are the different attitudes towards such fundamentals as heroism, love and death. Lavishly illustrated with over 200 originals illustrations, 'The Pimlico Dictionary of Classical Mythologies' is an indispensible handbook for both students and the general reader.

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Arthur Cotterell was principal of Kingston College. His previous books include The Minoan World, The Penguin Encyclopaedia of Ancient Civilizations, The First Emperor of China, China- A Cultural History and Chariot- The Astounding Rise and Fall of the World's First War Machine.

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