In a work that has become a classic reference book for both the serious scholar and the casual inquirer, graves retells the adventures of the important gods and heroes worshipped by the ancient greeks. Each entry provide...In a work that has become a classic reference book for both the serious scholar and the casual inquirer, graves retells the adventures of the important gods and heroes worshipped by the ancient greeks. Each entry provides a full commentary which examines problems of interpretation in both historical fiction and anthropological terms, and in light of contemporary research.