On the daughters of Asopus and the sons born to Aeacus (chap. On the Epigoni 1 of The Seven Against Thebes (chaps. On the Argonauts and Medea and the daughters of Pelias (chaps. On Heracles and the twelve Labours, and the other deeds of his up to the time of his deification (chaps. On Dionysus, Priapus, Hermaphroditus, and the Muses (chaps. Introduction on the myths recounted by the historians (chap. OLDFATHER CONTENTS OF THE FOURTH BOOK OF DIODORUS Nevertheless, in spite of these reworkings, his work does preserve many stories of myth not found elsewhere.īOOK VI FRAGMENTS LIBRARY OF HISTORY BOOK IV. Many of these are as far-fetched as the original stories themselves. To this end he concocts a variety of stories to rationalise and explain away the fantastical elements of myth. NOTE: Diodorus attempts to convert the stories of myth into factual histories. In addition to the translations the book contains the source Greek text, maps, and Oldfather's footnotes and index. Both books are still in print and available new from (click on image right for details). Volumes II and III of Diodorus in the Loeb series contain the bulk of his mythological material. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press London, William Heinemann Ltd. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 303 and 340. He wrote a history of the world in 40 books which included large sections devoted to myth, legend and the unusual customs of foreign tribes.ĭiodorus Siculus. DIODORUS SICULUS was a Greek historian who flourished in Sicily in the C1st B.C.
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