[英语] Theoi.Com, Greek Mythology, 2019 [Heavy Greek Mythology Encyclopedia]

Theoi.Com, Greek Mythology, 2019

✦Total Number of Entries: 5,474
✦Linked Entries: 2,694
✦Original Entries: 2,780

✦Mythological Entries: 1,264
✦Library Entries: 286
✦Gallery Pages: 1181
✦Miscellaneous Pages: 49


✦Data collected on November 17, 2019 from Theoi.Com
✦Data Collected and MDX+MDD Created by NHB42
✦Last Modified on November 23, 2019


About

Theoi.Com is the home of the Theoi Project, the largest and most comprehensive reference website dedicated to Greek mythology and representations of mythological figures in ancient Greek art and literature. It was created by Aaron J. Atsma from Aukland, New Zealand, with help from the libraries of the University of Aukland and Leiden University in the Netherlands. Established in 2000, the website contains more than 1,500 pages and 1,200 images. The website also has a library of classical literature on the theme of Greek mythology, including the works of many of the lesser-known poets.

In Aaron's own words, "The aim of the project is to provide a comprehensive, free reference guide to the gods (theoi), spirits (daimones), fabulous creatures (theres) and heroes of ancient Greek mythology and religion."

More About Theoi.Com

The Theoi Project profiles each deity and creature of Greek mythology on a separate page, incorporating an encyclopedia summary, quotations from a wide selection of ancient Greek and Roman texts, and illustrations from ancient art. Analysis of the texts and interpretation of the stories of myth is currently beyond the scope of the project. For such detailed analysis, I would suggest consulting some of the good books available on the subject.

Transliterated forms of Greek names are used throughout the biography pages of the site rather than their Latin forms, e.g. Kirke instead of Circe, Ouranos for Uranus, Apollon in place of Apollo, etc. The index and introduction pages, however, use the Latin name-forms for ease of reference.

The Theoi Classical Texts Library contains an extensive collection of classical literature on the theme of Greek mythology, including the works of many of the lesser known poets which are not available online elsewhere. Please note, that these are not the same texts which are quoted on the biography pages of Theoi.com, which are listed separately on the Bibliography page.

Summaries of the most important of the Greek gods, as well as classes of divinity can be found on the Pantheon and Greek Gods pages. The fabulous creatures, tribes and monsters of Greek mythology are listed in the Bestiary.

The entire Family Tree of the Greek pantheon of gods is displayed over eight charts with a central name index. There is also a separate table outlining the genealogy of the gods from Hesiod's Theogony.

A simple map of the various kingdoms of Greek mythology can be found on the Kingdoms page. Other themed pages include Plants and Flowers in Greek mythology and Star Myths.

The site contains a Gallery of more than 1200 pictures from ancient Greek and Roman art, including vase paintings (C6th to C4th B.C.), sculptures, frescos and mosaics (C4th B.C. to C4th A.D.).