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Author Sulimani, Iris

Title Diodorus' mythistory and the pagan mission : historiography and culture-heroes in the first pentad of the Bibliotheke / by Iris Sulimani
Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 408 pages) : maps
Series Mnemosyne supplements. Monographs on Greek and Latin language and literature, 0169-8958 ; 331
Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. Monographs on Greek and Roman language and literature ; 331.
Contents Part I. Originality in Diodorus' historiography -- Part II. Myth and history in Diodorus' first five books
Summary Examining Diodorus Siculus' historiographical methods and his representation of mythical culture-heroes, this study demonstrates the significant contribution of the author's first pentad to his universal history and its importance as a supplement to our perception of Hellenistic civilization
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Notes Print version record
Subject Diodorus, Siculus. Bibliotheca historica. Book 1-5
SUBJECT Bibliotheca historica (Diodorus, Siculus) fast
Subject History, Ancient -- Historiography
Mythology, Greek -- Historiography
Mythology, Greek, in literature.
HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
History, Ancient -- Historiography
Mythology, Greek, in literature
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789004210103
9004210105