Apollodorus
Author of The Library of Greek Mythology
About the Author
Disambiguation Notice:
(ger) There are differen Apollodoros' - the Mythologist, the Orator and others.
Some surviving manuscripts of the "Bibliotheca" give the author's name as Apollodorus, and scholars from Photius onwards have mistakenly identified this work with Apollodorus of Athens (born circa 180 BCE). However, since the "Bibliotheca" cites a Roman author, Castor the Annalist, of the 1st century BCE, the text could not have been written by Apollodorus of Athens. The author, therefore, is sometimes referred to as either Pseudo-Apollodorus or Scriptor Bibliothecae. There do not seem to be any works on LT by Apollodrus of Athens at this time.
Works by Apollodorus
Apollodorus' Library and Hyginus' Fabulae: Two Handbooks of Greek Mythology (Hackett Classics) (2007) — Author — 109 copies
Library and Epitome (Greek) 17 copies
Library and Epitome (English) 17 copies
The library. [vol. 1] 1 copy
By Apollodorus - Apollodorus: The Library, Volume I: Books 1-3.9 (Loeb Classical L (6th Edition) (1905-04-19) [Hardcover] (1905) 1 copy
The library. [vol. 2] 1 copy
Mythographi Graeci Vol.1: Appollorodori Bibliotheca. Pediasimi libellus de duodecim Herculis laboribus (2017) 1 copy
The Library, Volume II : Book 3.10-End. Epitome (Hardcover)--by Apollodorus [1921 Edition] (1672) 1 copy
Ἀπολλόδωρος: μυθολογία 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Apollodorus
- Legal name
- Apollodorus
- Other names
- Pseudo-Apollodorus
Scriptor Bibliothecae - Birthdate
- c. 1st-2nd Century
- Date of death
- c. 1st-2nd Century
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- author
- Short biography
- This author is unknown, but his or her work had been mistakenly identified with the Athenian scholar Apollodorus of Athens (c. 180-after 120 BCE), whence the name Pseudo-Apollodorus.
- Nationality
- Roman Empire
- Map Location
- Italy
- Disambiguation notice
- Some surviving manuscripts of the "Bibliotheca" give the author's name as Apollodorus, and scholars from Photius onwards have mistakenly identified this work with Apollodorus of Athens (born circa 180 BCE). However, since the "Bibliotheca" cites a Roman author, Castor the Annalist, of the 1st century BCE, the text could not have been written by Apollodorus of Athens. The author, therefore, is sometimes referred to as either Pseudo-Apollodorus or Scriptor Bibliothecae. There do not seem to be any works on LT by Apollodrus of Athens at this time.
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Apollodorus is good to have, but boring to read.
Basically, I woke up one day and decided that I wanted to read about Greek mythology. I figured I would give these volumes a try, since they seem to be a no-nonsense re-telling of the whole of Greek mythology.
According this edition's translator, J. G. Frazer, this text was originally attributed to Apollodorus of Athens, who was born around 180 B.C., but the text was actually written by someone else during the first or second century A.D. This edition is heavily annotated, and you get the show more original Greek text and English translation side-by-side. Even if, like me, you can't read ancient Greek, it still looks cool, and makes you look smart when people see you reading it. show less
According this edition's translator, J. G. Frazer, this text was originally attributed to Apollodorus of Athens, who was born around 180 B.C., but the text was actually written by someone else during the first or second century A.D. This edition is heavily annotated, and you get the show more original Greek text and English translation side-by-side. Even if, like me, you can't read ancient Greek, it still looks cool, and makes you look smart when people see you reading it. show less
This book is now believed to have been compiled rather later than originally thought, probably in the 1st century BC. As a short summary of the whole of Greek myth, the Library is more of a reference work than an enjoyable read.
Apollodorus: The Library, Vol. 2: Book 3.10-16 / Epitome (Loeb Classical Library, No. 122) by Apollodorus
You want to know where all the ancient Greek gods are described? How about the Heroes? They are all here in this two volume set. Appolodorus compiled the Greek myths here. Undoubtedly used by all subsequent (post 140 AD) compilers of ancient myth, this is the source. Although Hesiod and Pindar (and possibly Ovid) were his sources, you would have to read each of them to find but a quarter of the material on mythology.
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