Classical Mythology in Context encourages students to directly encounter and explore ancient myths and to understand them in broader interpretative contexts. Featuring a modular structure that coincides with the four main components of a classical mythology course--history, theory, comparison, and reception--each chapter (with the exception of Chapter 1) is built around one central figure or topic.br Classical Mythology in Contextbr provides: A sustained discussion of religious practices and sacred places that offers a key approach to the historical contextualization of Greek mythsAn introduction to--and integration of--theoretical approaches to myth in each chapter that shows how these approaches affect the ways in which students understand myths and mythic figuresAmple selections of primary sources, all from the Oxford World's Classics seriesA robust comparative approach examining Greek myths alongside other myths from the Mediterranean Basin and the Ancient Near EastAn approach to the reception of myths as interpretation and reflection in Western art, with an emphasis on contemporary cultureAn Ancillary Resource Center (ARC) that includes PowerPoint-based lecture slides and an Instructor's Resource ManualA Companion Website that provides additional student and instructor resourcesFEATURESCompelling and relevant illustrations provide visual evidence for placing myths in contextAbundant maps help students locate all sites in Greece, the larger Greek world, and the Ancient Near EastA detailed Timeline for Greece, Rome, and the Ancient Near East helps students situate key works within their cultural and historical contexts"The Essentials": In Part I, these boxes appear at the start of each chapter, introducing students to the most essential information about a god or goddess and previewing that chapter's content. In Part II, they appear whenever a new hero or heroine is introduced.