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Homer is new this morning, and nothing is perhaps as old as today's newspaper

Inevitability of the Greek Myths

"We are all Greeks. Our laws, our literature, our religion, our arts, have their root in Greece." (Percy Bysshe Shelley, 1792-1822, Hellas).

The Greek myths are at the dawn of Western civilization, which was built upon the remains of Greek-Roman civilization, which in turn was built upon the ruins of the Mycenaean civilization.
Homer, who emerged around 800 BC, is the author of the first work of literature which Western civilization may count as its own.
Large sections of Western culture and art—music, painting and literature—have been inspired by the Greek myths.
The Greek myths are concerned with fundamental life issues. See also:

Getting acquainted with the myths
Basic aspects of the Greek myths
Brief history of the Greek myths
The Munificence of the Myths
The Children of the Myths

Elucidation

Myth is no arbitrary invention, but the account of the inspired poet, who, enjoying natural authority, became the founder of culture. His art, rich in contents and form, tilled the land on which humanity built her cultural life. Culture is a child of myth. When culture languishes, civilization is endangered.

The myths and the notion of the sacred reach man not through whim or intellectual theory, but through poetic inspiration which unveils the twin heights of beauty and significance. By advancing the cognition of forms, the acute observation of the world, and the veracious comprehension of human motivation, the myths allow serene navigation across the fundamental issues of life.

Therefore when we say 'myth', we do not mean 'nonsense' or 'lies', since upon such shortcomings no culture could ever have been built. Instead we mean by 'myth' the most luminous representations ever to seize the mind and heart of mankind, sustaining the spiritual life of generations, the art of ages, and the very pillars of society.

Features

The Greek Mythology Link is a collection of the Greek myths written by Carlos Parada, author of the book Genealogical Guide to Greek Mythology, published in 1993 (available at Amazon). A list of libraries in the USA and other countries where this book can be found is included in that link. Genealogical Guide to Greek Mythology and the Greek Mythology Link are exclusively based on original sources, that is, authors from the period between ca. 800 BC and ca. AD 600 (see Bibliography).The Greek Mythology Link contains Texts, Images, Maps and Charts. The most recent editions of the Greek Mythology Link are listed at Editions.

The Greek Mythology Link is concerned with the creative, artistic, literary and inspiring aspects of the Greek myths. The network created by genealogy has been given particular attention, as well as some structural aspects partly derived from it.
The Greek Mythology Link is not normally concerned with the historical, religious, liturgical, anthropological, archaeological, philosophical, ideological, sociological, linguistic, or psychoanalytical approaches to Greek Mythology. Comparative mythology and literary analysis are not the main concern of this site either. References to these or similar analytical areas are occasional. Use the jump menu to visit some central pages leading to the rest:

Other features:

The genealogy of characters usually appears separated from the main text in each page.
Numbering of namesakes. The numbers following the names of individuals do not belong to the original names, and are for identification purposes only. The numbers are consistent throughout all texts but they do not represent a chronological order. The absence of a number indicates that there is only one mythological character with that particular name.
The main information about a character is found in his/her biography, but more information may be found if the character belongs to a 'Group', or even in the section Places & Peoples where the mythical history of cities (and throne succession) is narrated.
Charts are of different kinds:
- Family trees
- Events
- Chronological.
- Context
- Etc.
The images are divided into:
- Images illustrating the texts
- Albums
The most important maps have been compiled in a Maps Album (PDF), but high resolution images of the maps may be acquired separately.
Sources are listed at the end of each page, where a link to Abbreviations is provided.
A list of relevant or related links is usually provided in each page
For new material, see Additions.

A chronological strategy for the study of the myths has been outlined at Getting acquainted with the myths. Even if you choose other methods, the table provides a summary of the material and a fair number of important links conveniently organized. The bibliography supporting this site is presented in these links:

Ancient authors
Ancient authors revisited
Ancient sources in chronological order
Modern authors

Contributors

Jerker Blomqvist
Professor of Greek language and literature, Department of Classics, Lund University, Sweden
Email Jerker Blomqvist's Book reviews at Bryn Mawr Classical Review:

Malcolm Kenneth Brown, The Narratives of Konon. Text, Translation and Commentary on the Diegeseis.
Stephen M. Trzaskoma, R. Scott Smith, Stephen Brunet, Anthology of Classical Myth. Primary Sources in Translation. With an Appendix on Linear B Sources by Thomas G. Palaima.

Contributions to the GML:

Contributions in section Questions & Answers.
Artikel: Grekiskan genom 3000 år <> Article: 3000 Years of Greek

André Durand
Painter
Web site: Idea Fine Art - Home of the Durand Gallery
The Durand Blog Contributions to the GML:

Durand Album - Contemporary Mythological Paintings (including "Kronos", commented by Dr. Oonagh Lahr, and Dr. Linnar Priimägi).

Gorgo
An enthusiast

Contributions to the GML:

MYTHOMANIA

Fritz Graf
Professor of Philology
The Ohio State University
CV
Email

Author of Greek Mythology, An Introduction (1987).

Contributions to the GML:

Article: La génèse de la notion de mythe

Ian Johnston
Instructor at Malaspina University-College, Nanaimo, BC, Canada.
Web site: johnstonia: The Iliad - Translated by Ian Johnston; The Odyssey - Translated by Ian Johnston

Contributions to the GML:

Table: Deaths in the Iliad (adapted by C. Parada)

Paul Leonard
Translator and teacher in languages

Contributions to the GML:

Proof-reading and improvement of texts.

Dr. D. Juan Antonio López Férez
Catedrático.
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED)
Departamento de Filología Clásica
Facultad de Filología
Madrid, España.

Multilingual volumes recently edited (2002 and 2003) by Juan Antonio López Férez containing essays by relevant specialists and philologists from different countries:

Mitos en la literatura griega arcaica y clásica
Mitos en la literatura griega helenística e imperial

Contributions to the GML:

Artículo: Los Cíclopes pastores

Alejandro E. Parada
Investigador del Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad de Buenos Aires. Secretario de Redacción de la revista 'Información, Cultura y Sociedad' especializada en Bibliotecología y Ciencia de la Información. Jefe de la Biblioteca de la Academia Argentina de Letras.

Contributions to the GML:

Artículo: La Biblioteca de Alejandría: el tiempo reencontrado <> Article: The Library of Alexandria: the time retrieved
Texto: Diálogo de la vocación bibliotecaria

Mai Parada
Teacher in Swedish and author of textbooks

Contributions to the GML:

Photographic archive and photographing

Dr. Susanna Roxman
PhD in Comparative Literature, Gothenburg University, Sweden. Anglophone, award-winning poet who has been published world-wide, and author of several books, both in English and Swedish. Critic, arts journalist, and visiting lecturer.
Web site: www.roxman.info

Books written in English:
- Guilt and Glory: Studies in Margaret Drabble's Novels 1963-80
- Broken Angels
- Goodbye to the Berlin Wall
- Imagining Seals
Books written in Swedish:
- Riva villor
- Nymferna kommer
- Glöm de döda
- Fjorton poeter från Lund (ed., with Guilem Rodrigues da Silva)
- Världen i Lund (ed., with Karin Lentz and Guilem Rodrigues da Silva)

Contributions to the GML:

Compilation: List of Emblems of Classical Deities in Ancient and Modern Pictorial Arts
Poems

Greek Mythology Link
created by Carlos Parada

Carlos Parada is author of Genealogical Guide to Greek Mythology, and former lecturer at the Department of Classics, Lund University (Sweden). Most of his work in recent years has been dedicated to the creation and improvement of the Greek Mythology Link, an Internet site with free access devoted to the Greek myths and related subjects.
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Acknowledgements

Due to:

- The Swedish Council for Research in the Humanities and the Social Sciences (Vetenskapliga rådet - humaniora och samhällsvetenskap) for a grant in aid of publication (Genealogical Guide to Greek Mythology, 1993).

- The Swedish Authors' Fund (Sveriges Författarfond) for granting the Greek Mythology Link an aid for publication of images (December 1999).

- Odiseas Papamidimitriou, for providing web hosting at the HSA server (Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA), from December 3, 1998 until December 13, 2001, when the server broke down permanently.

- Readers from around the world whose interest and support resulted in additions, updates, or corrections. Their comments and observations have helped to improve this site. Among them are: John Peradotto, Paul Mulders, Michael Kuharski, Eva Thury, Nancy Keiser, Kat Raynor, Sharon Baker Burress, Eduardo Rodríguez de la Rosa, Piet van der Heijden, Aaron Atsma, Philip Viverito, Gordon Smith, Elwin Taylor, Don Craig, Chantal Simon, Marilynn Lawrence, Yasmin Iqbal, Rachel Leisure, students from Edison High School (2000), Martti Muukkonen, Yiannis Koulouriotis, Alexander Gil, Morgan Brown, Norman E. Anderson, Michael Hall, etc.

- The FORVM ANCIENT COINS who provides a mirror at: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/cparada/GML/ since April 17, 2005.

- Thanks to Paul Åström, Carl G. Liungman, Eduardo Rodríguez de la Rosa, Kenneth and Ingrid Berntsson, book antiquarian Kjell Askagården, Howard Diner, Eeva Isaksson, Dr. Valéria Perez de Sá, Dr. Doris Cunha Gonçalves, Dr. Marika Bajc, Dorian T. Dandridge, David A. Webb, and Hannah Christina Heilmann for offering assistance of various kinds.

The Greek Mythology Link is a collection of myths retold by Carlos Parada, author of Genealogical Guide to Greek Mythology, published in 1993 (available at Amazon). The GML contains Texts, Images, Charts and Maps. The mythical accounts are based exclusively on ancient sources. The Greek Mythology Link is a web site with free access, published on the www by Maicar Förlag.

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