Ausführliches Lexikon der griechischen und römischen Mythologie ("A detailed vocabulary of Greek and Roman mythology") is a fundamental reference and an indispensable guide to the study of ancient mythology and literature [1] . It was written by a team of predominantly German scientists under the leadership of the chief editor V. G. Rocher and published by Teibner in 1884-1937.
Consists of six large volumes of about 7000 pages, the seventh volume is made up of applications. Includes about 14 thousand articles on the mythological characters of Greek and Roman mythology, known from literary sources, papyrus and inscriptions, and epithets of deities, also contains information about the deities of the Middle East and other peoples described by ancient authors.
Edition Description
Ausführliches Lexikon der griechischen und römischen Mythologie. Hrsg. von HW Roscher. (inaccessible link) . Leipzig, 1884-1937. Stereotyped reprint: 2 Aufl., Bd 1-7, Hildesheim, 1965.
- Band I. A - H. Columns 1-3024. 1884-1890.
- Band II. Abt. 1. I - K (Iache - Kyzikos). Columns 1-1776. 1890-1894.
- Band II. Abt. 2. L - M (Laas - Myton). Columns 1775-3326. 1894 - 1897 .
- Band III. Abt. 1. N - P (Nabaiothes - Pasicharea). Columns 1–1664. 1897-1902.
- Band III. Abt. 2. P (Pasikrateia - Pyxios). Columns 1665–3472. 1902-1909.
- Band IV. Q - S (Quadriformis - Syzygia). Columns 1–1648. 1909-1915.
- Band V. T. Columns 1-1572. 1916-1924.
- Band VI. U - Z (U - Zyrratel). Columns 1-848. Nachträge (Additions, columns 849-1072). Corrections (pp. 1-17 of a separate pagination). 1924-1937.
- Band VII ( 1965 ). Re-release of four applications:
- Appendix I. Epitheta deorum quae apud poetas graecos leguntur (List of epithets of gods and heroes). Pages 1-225 (Leipzig, 1893 ).
- Appendix II Epitheta deorum quae apud poetas latinos leguntur (Latin epithets for gods and heroes). Pages 1-106 and the reverse index (pages 107-154) (Leipzig, 1902 ).
- Appendix III. The Mythical Cosmography of the Greeks (pp. 1–41) (Leipzig, 1904 ).
- Appendix IV The article “The History of the Study of Classical Mythology” (pp. 1-248) (Leipzig, 1921 ).
Publishing
- Articles starting with letter A ;
- Articles in letters BE ;
- Articles in letters FH ;
- Articles in letters IK ;
- Articles on the letters LM ;
- Articles in letters NO ;
- Articles starting with letter P ;
- Articles on letters QS ;
- Articles starting with letter T ;
- Articles in letters UZ .
Notes
- ↑ Brief literary encyclopedia . T.8. M., 1975. St. 905