Chapter 1 Myth and Its Function 1 --
Entertaining the Masses 15 --
Chapter 2 Sources of Classical Mythology 17 --
Last but Certainly Not Least 30 --
Chapter 3 Creation: A Chaotic Theory 33 --
In the Beginning There Was Chaos 34 --
Giving Personality to Nature 35 --
And Then There Was Man 37 --
Welcoming the Woman 38 --
Other Deities Affecting the Universe 40 --
Giving Definition to Life 42 --
Chapter 4 Children of Mother Earth 43 --
Uranus Loses a Limb 49 --
Cronus Crowned as Ruler 50 --
Like Father, Like Son 51 --
War with the Titans 52 --
First Acts as Supreme Ruler 54 --
Chapter 5 Introducing the Olympians 55 --
A Dozen Distinguished Deities 58 --
Law and Order Under the Olympians 63 --
Mutiny on Mount Olympus 64 --
War with the Giants 66 --
Scariest Monster of All 67 --
This Is Just the Beginning 70 --
Chapter 6 A Marriage Made in the Heavens 71 --
Children of Zeus and Hera 76 --
Zeus's Love Affairs 78 --
Chapter 7 Sovereign of the Sea 85 --
Fight for City Patronage 87 --
Poseidon and the Trojans 95 --
On the Rare Flip Side 96 --
Chapter 8 Dark Prince 97 --
Abduction of Persephone 98 --
Judges and the Judged 103 --
Underworld Spawns Religious Rites 108 --
Chapter 9 Home Is Where the Heart Is 109 --
Demeter's Sphere of Influence 110 --
Love Affairs of Demeter 112 --
Wandering the Countryside 113 --
Eleusinian Mysteries 115 --
Hestia's Unsuitable Suitors 120 --
Chapter 10 Art of War 121 --
A Detestable Deity 122 --
God of War in Love 123 --
Battles with Athena 129 --
Chapter 11 Peaceful Warrior 133 --
Athena the Inventor 137 --
An Adventurer's Best Friend 138 --
Highlights of Athena in Myth 142 --
Chapter 12 Thrill of the Hunt 143 --
An Overprotective Daughter 145 --
Artemis Takes Offense 146 --
Protecting Her Virginity 149 --
Many Deaths of Orion 150 --
Chapter 13 Master Marksman 153 --
Tall, Dark, and Handsome 154 --
Chapter 14 Swift as the Wind 165 --
A Child's First Prank 166 --
Reconciling with Hera 170 --
More Than a Mere Messenger 170 --
Bad Boy Attraction 172 --
Hermes Wins the Prize 174 --
Chapter 15 Adultery Abounds 175 --
A Master Craftsman 177 --
Beauty and the Beast 178 --
Love's Helping Hand 182 --
Chapter 16 Lord of Libation 185 --
Dionysus Driven Mad 187 --
Dionysus Takes a Wife 189 --
Not-So-Random Acts of Kindness 192 --
Joining the Olympians 194 --
Chapter 17 Lesser Gods 195 --
Lesser, But Not Least 204 --
Chapter 18 Monster Madness 207 --
More Mythological Monsters 216 --
Chapter 19 A Hero's Tale 219 --
Chapter 20 Trojan War 235 --
Olympians Enter the War 238 --
Deities Are Disgusted 243 --
Chapter 21 When in Rome 245 --
Greek Versus Roman 246 --
Founding of the Roman Race 249 --
Chapter 22 Thank the Gods and Goddesses! 257 --
Myth in Everyday Language 258 --
Myth in Literature 259 --