Edith Hamilton's Mythology Sources
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The document lists and provides brief details about several notable ancient writers including Homer, who wrote the epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey; Virgil, who wrote The Aeneid modeled after Homer's works; Hesiod, who wrote Theogony about the creation of the gods; Ovid, whose Metamorphoses included stories of transformations; Euripides, who wrote Medea about a wife seeking revenge; and Sophocles, who penned the tragedies Oedipus the King and Antigone.
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- 1. Notable Ancient Writers English I Honors Mrs. Pilgreen
- 2. HOMER Wrote THE ILLIAD: epic poem written about the Trojan War Wrote THE ODYSSEY: Epic poem about Odysseus traveling home from the Trojan War The Blind Poet
- 3. VIRGIL Wrote AENEID: epic poem written about Aeneass travels home after the Trojan War Modeled after Homers writings
- 4. HESIOD Wrote THEOGONY: about the creation of the universe & the gods Begins with Chaos Goes through the genealogy of the gods
- 5. OVID Wrote METAMORPHOSES: collection of poems about transformations Begins with Creation Ends with Julius Caesar
- 6. EURIPIDES Wrote MEDEA: written about the wife of Jason (the hero from the Aeneid) and her revenge on him when he betrayed her for another woman
- 7. SOPHOCLES Wrote OEDIPUS THE KING: tragic play about a king who accidentally kills his father & marries his mother Wrote ANTIGONE: daughter of Oedipus, who wants to bury her brothers body, although doing it would violate the law