A Companion to Greek Mythology presents a series of essays that explore the phenomenon of Greek myth from its origins in shared Indo-European story patterns and the Greeks" contacts with their Eastern Mediterranean neighbours through its development as a shared language and thought-system for the Greco-Roman world.bulletlistbulletFeatures essays from a prestigious international team of literary expertsbulletIncludes coverage of Greek myth"s intersection with history, philosophy and religionbulletIntroduces readers to topics in mythology that are often inaccessible to non-specialistsbulletAddresses the Hellenistic and Roman periods as well as Archaic and Classical Greece/bulletlist