By offering, for the first time in a single edition, complete English translations of Apollodorus' Library and Hyginus' Fabulae-the two most important surviving "handbooks" of classical mythography-this volume enables readers to compare the two's versions of the most important Greek and Roman myths. A General Introduction sets the Library and Fabulae into the wider context of ancient mythography; introductions to each text discuss in greater detail issues of authorship, aim, and influence. A general index, an index of people and geographic locations, and an index of authors and works cited by the mythographers are also included."To refer to this volume as just a translation is misleading, because Smith and Trzaskoma have provided much more, most notably the best short introduction to ancient mythography-and these particular authors-available in English. . . . The translations themselves are clear and accurate. [An] admirable volume. Smith and Trzaskoma are to be commended."-Kris Fletcher, Bryn Mawr Classical Review